Keen to develop your study skills?

Alongside the technical skills and academic knowledge that you will gain on your course, as a Cranfield student you have the opportunity to develop a range of other skills that can enhance your learning experience. Our library staff offer a range of taught sessions on a variety of skills, from reading strategies, presenting and writing in an academic style, to referencing and much more!

The Study Skills Hub in Canvas takes this further by putting your learning in your hands. You can use the self-paced resources to learn transferable life skills as well as support your academic success. It is available for everyone whatever the focus or level of your study and you can dip into it whenever you need.

If you would like some guidance on where to start, you can use the Study Skills Self-Assessment tool to rate your confidence and skill across a range of study topics. You can return to it as many times as you like. The results will indicate a pathway through the resources within the Study Skills Hub to help direct your learning.

We have gathered the information under six key skills categories, giving you top tips and tools to help you study and work smarter: getting started with study skills, academic writing and assessment, effective communication and collaboration, support from library services, personal development and practice and reading and research.

To help you get started, we have grouped our resources below:

Studying part-time or online? Check out:

• Independent study
• Time management
• Stress management and resilience
• Networking

As you progress through your course or research:

• Literature searching
• Effective note-taking
• Research methods
• Critical thinking

Doing assessments or writing your thesis:

• Academic writing
• Working in a group
• Presentations
• Exam and assignment techniques
• Understanding rubrics

You can find the Study Skills Hub tile on your Canvas. Click on the tile image below to access the course.