Academic study skills
We’re dedicated to offering you a wide range of classes, online tutorials and other support to help you improve your study techniques and write to a university standard.
We want you to gain and develop academic study skills, so you get the most out of your studies while you’re at Cardiff University.
Assess your academic skills
Our self-assessment tool will help you to identify the study skills you might need to focus on and point you to additional support.
Classes to enhance your academic skills
We run a variety of classes throughout the year for you to choose from, to meet your needs.
Academic Study Skills module
We’ve created an online module to keep all our resources in one place. You can access it anywhere, at any time.
Our friendly team will help you develop your academic study skills, including essay writing, critical reading and thinking, note taking, referencing, and preparing for exams.
We’re dedicated to encouraging you to become an independent learner, with the skills you need to succeed.
Get the most out of your studies
Our study skills support will help you to:
- discover practical tips to improve your study skills
- become more confident with your assessments
- get on the path to becoming an independent learner
What our students are saying
“The critical reading study skills class was clear and helpful and I left with an action plan to implement moving forwards”
I really enjoyed the Effective Reading Strategies class; it was easy to follow and nice to meet students from different courses. I felt more confident afterwards
The ‘Working Effectively in a Team’ workshop was incredibly valuable ahead of our group project. It provided practical tools and strategies that made our teamwork smoother and more organised, helping us collaborate more effectively. I highly recommend it to anyone preparing for group work!
Supporting you to settle in
Your student mentor can provide you with a student perspective on university life and learning, tell you more about your academic school, and introduce you to other students from your course.
