Academic skills include traditional study skills such as academic reading, writing and referencing and more general skills that facilitate effective and successful academic study, for example critical thinking, time management and digital literacy.
- The research literature indicates that mastering academic skills is vital for student academic achievement, wellbeing and success in higher education
- While research shows that academic skills development is generally most effective when embedded in subject teaching, additional provision can strengthen inclusiveness of skills development, especially for disadvantaged students and diverse student cohorts
- Purposeful academic skills provision facilitates and demonstrates engagement with ambitions articulated in the University’s Access and Participation Plan (APP).
