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Get Ready to Study
Study skills support for your first year at university.
Study skills for Stage 1
Stepping up to university studies can be challenging. Strengthen your study skills with resources that have been created with students, for students. Ranging from quizzes and interactives to videos and animations, they provide you with the core skills you’ll need during Stage 1 of your degree. Each skills area is accompanied by blog posts written by students, who share their experiences and what they learned in their first year of university.
Teaching: what to expect
Going to university is about more than just studying subjects at a higher level. It’s also about learning and developing in new ways. The structure, format and expectations of teaching at university will be very different to the lessons you had at school and college. There are many different kinds of university teaching, including lectures, seminars, labs and online materials, and the type of teaching will vary between programmes. You’ll find out more about what kind of teaching you’ll have during your induction and module introduction sessions. In the meantime, find out more about what to expect from teaching from Newcastle University students and our Academic Skills Team experts.
Making sense of it all
Your tutors will introduce you to the key topics and debates in your subject through lectures, timetabled sessions and online learning materials. But they won’t tell you everything you need to know. They’ll also expect you to find, evaluate and manage information for yourself.
Over time, you’ll develop the skills to find information across a range of resources. You’ll also learn to assess the quality of that information, and how to use it responsibly in your own work.
Our Skills Audit is a good place to begin to reflect on what is working well for you at the moment, and where you can improve.
Undergraduate Skills Audit
Reflect on your current information and digital skills and find advice on developing them further.
Developing your skills
Studying at university isn’t just about learning your subject. It’s also about learning how to learn more independently and effectively. As well as your subject tutors, you’ll also have a personal tutor, a school wellbeing advisor and a peer mentor. All of these people will support you to develop your skills and grow as a learner.
The Academic Skills Team are also here to help you develop your study skills and fulfil your potential. We’re here all year round, and all our support is free and confidential. You can talk to us in-person and online.
Academic Skills Team
Find out more about how the Team can help your with your studies.
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