Study skills resources

The resources below are suggestions only, and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is not affiliated with any of the referenced institutions. 

Please also check out our My Student Community page on Moodle (student login needed) for in-house video resources.

Cambridge University Library Guides offer guidance and resources on the following topics: 

• Academic writing
• Critical reading and evaluation
• Finishing off a long document in Microsoft Word
• Reading on screens
• Responding to and using assessment feedback
• Self-reflection and setting goals
• Speed reading
• Time management

The Open University offers free online courses and resources on a range of topics, including: 

• Academic integrity and plagiarism
• Beating Procrastination
• Critical reading 
• Developing good academic practice
• Distance learning
• English Skills for learning
• Essay and report writing skills
• Extending and Developing your Thinking Skills
• Feel more comfortable speaking English
• Finding pockets of time to study
• Getting started with SPSS 
• Learning how to learn
• Navigating work and/or family alongside study
• Reading and note taking 
• Succeeding in Postgraduate Study 
• Talk the Talk (presentation skills) 
• Time management 

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