Student Services

Academic Support

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Academic Support

We want you to succeed and get as much as possible out of your time with us, so we provide several academic support services to help you through your degree. The Study Skills and EAP team, within Student Services, can offer a range of support with academic work, personal organisation and study skills.

Study Skills and English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

The Study Skills and EAP team within Student Services can offer support with academic work, personal organisation and study skills. You can book a tutorial with the Study Skills Tutors or EAP Lecturers. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss booking a one-to-one tutorial, please call Student Advice at 01202 363780 or email them directly at studentservices@aub.ac.uk. If you're on campus, feel free to drop by Student Services reception and discuss how to book there.

Study Skills

One-to-one tutorials
In-course bespoke workshops organised by subject lecturers
Study Skills workshops open to all students
Creative Learning Activity Cards

Whether you are new to higher education or are a confident, experienced student – developing study skills can help you feel more confident about your studies and achieve the results you want. Some of the essential skills related to academic study we can help with are:

Independent study
Critical thinking and writing
Essay and dissertation writing
Organisation and time management
Managing workload

Book a Study Skills appointment

If you're an existing student, you can find Study Skills resources on your Canvas dashboard

Meet the team

Julia Kotula Study Skills Tutor

MA (Hons), BA (Hons), FHEA.

Email me jkotula@aub.ac.uk

Benjamin Olsen Study Skills Tutor

MA, BA (Hons), PGCert, FHEA

Email me bolsen@aub.ac.uk

English For Academic Purposes

Whether you are new to higher education or are a confident, experienced student – developing your academic skills and language can help you feel more confident about your studies and achieve the results you want. Some of the essential skills related to academic study we can help with are:

Understanding your assignment briefs
Managing your time
Planning and structuring your essays
Using clear and appropriate grammar and vocabulary
Following academic conventions, such as referencing and style
Communicating with an audience of tutors and/or peers
Following and taking notes in lectures

Term-time teaching:

‘Language For…’ classes. Open to all students who want to practise their language and skills for academic and social stations at university. Wednesdays 15.30-17.00 on campus.
Hang Out and Write sessions. Open to all students working on written projects who want to get writing but have academic support in the room from one of our AUB Librarians and our EAP lecturer. A dedicated writing space with a supportive atmosphere, access to advice from an AUB Librarian and EAP lecturer, helping students feel motivated by working alongside other students and focussed on achieving their goals.

Book a 'Language For' class Book a Hang Out and Write session

One-to-one/small group tutorials:

Please note that the Study Skills and EAP teams work together to support students in one-to-one or small group tutorials. If you speak English as an additional language, you may wish to choose Emma (our English for Academic Purposes lecturer) when you book.

If you'd like to discuss booking a tutorial, please call Student Advice at 01202 363780 or email at studentservices@aub.ac.uk

Book an EAP tutorial