Enhancing your skills

The Academic Skills Gateway provides a point of access to academic skills support and resources available at the university. This includes:

• Learning at the University
• Research Skills
• Advanced Digital Skills
• Writing Skills
• Subject Support

Support provided through the Academic Skills Centre includes:

• Skills workshops
• 1:1 appointments, with support provided by advisors including writing skills, study strategies, referencing and searching for high quality sources for your assignments and dissertations.
• Digital skills including training in stats software, digital images, spreadsheets and more.
• Subject guides where you can find resources for your subject.

LinkedIn Learning provides access to over 13,000 industry-led on-line courses that cover a range of creative, business and software skills.

Useful Links

iCite – referencing at the University of Birmingham

Referencing and plagiarism