Getting Started With UniSkills

This topic will help equip you, as a new Edge Hill University student, with practical tools to nurture your own academic resilience. It will help you recognise the qualities of those with a ‘growth’ as opposed to ‘fixed’ mindset, and help prepare you to feel confident in dealing constructively with future feedback.

You can explore this topic further through our interactive toolkit or by booking your place on a live, online workshop, which run at key times of the year.

Explore our interactive toolkit

Book your place on a workshop

We run live, online workshops in summer and winter months ahead of new student intakes and you can view the dates and times of the next workshops in the table below. You can book your place by either clicking on the workshop title, which will take you to the booking page for that exact event, or you can explore all the workshops by clicking on the button underneath the table.

This topic will help you to discover more about developing your research skills in preparation for studying at Edge Hill University. We will introduce you to the concept of academic information, the importance of using dedicated search tools to find high quality information it and discuss good note taking techniques for carrying out your research. 

You can explore this topic further through our interactive toolkit or by booking your place on a live, online workshop, which run at key times of the year.

Explore our interactive toolkit

Book your place on a workshop

We run live, online workshops in summer and winter months ahead of new student intakes and you can view the dates and times of the next workshops in the table below. You can book your place by either clicking on the workshop title, which will take you to the booking page for that exact event, or you can explore all the workshops by clicking on the button underneath the table.

This topic introduces what academic writing is and what it involves at university level. We will look at what to expect as a student at Edge Hill University, how to get the most out of your learning and how to maintain your study motivation. 

You can explore this topic further through our interactive toolkit or by booking your place on a live, online workshop, which run at key times of the year.

Explore our interactive toolkit

Book your place on a workshop

We run live, online workshops in summer and winter months ahead of new student intakes and you can view the dates and times of the next workshops in the table below. You can book your place by either clicking on the workshop title, which will take you to the booking page for that exact event, or you can explore all the workshops by clicking on the button underneath the table.

This topic introduces you to the step up from undergraduate to taught postgraduate (PGT) study. We will help you to recognise and understand what the expectations are in relation to academic research, reading and writing skills at this level. We will also introduce you to the many ways you can access support during your time at Edge Hill.

Explore our interactive toolkit

Book your place on a workshop

We run live, online workshops in summer and winter months ahead of new student intakes and you can view the dates and times of the next workshops in the table below. You can book your place by either clicking on the workshop title, which will take you to the booking page for that exact event, or you can explore all the workshops by clicking on the button underneath the table.