About Study Skills
Each year SWAP East arranges a series of study skills events for current SWAP Students. Study skills events are hosted by our university partners and offer a valuable opportunity to find out about what it’s really like to study at university, get some tips and advice on study skills, speak to university support staff and meet SWAP students who are now studying at university. Feedback from previous years has been overwhelmingly positive; attendees tell us afterwards that they feel more confident, better informed and more enthusiastic about the possibility of going to university.
All registered SWAP students will receive an email invitation to attend the events relevant to your area of study and your location.
At the same time, you can be working on your study skills throughout the year, using our Prep for HE materials, which you are strongly advised to do:
Interview skills
Presentation skills
Referencing
Essay-writing
Note-taking
Top tips
Study Skills Dates and Venues 2023/24
Presentations from previous Study Skills events can be seen below:
Nursing (University of Dundee)
Expectations
Numeracy
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Nursing
Making the transition from college to university
Critical thinking
Essay writing
Referencing
Note-taking
University lecture
Science
Making the transition from college to university
Note-taking
University lecture
Referencing
Tutorial experience
Each year SWAP East arranges a series of study skills events for current SWAP Students. Study skills events are hosted by our university partners and offer a valuable opportunity to find out about what it’s really like to study at university, get some tips and advice on study skills, speak to university support staff and meet SWAP students who are now studying at university. Feedback from previous years has been overwhelmingly positive; attendees tell us afterwards that they feel more confident, better informed and more enthusiastic about the possibility of going to university.
All registered SWAP students will receive an email invitation to attend the events relevant to your area of study and your location.
At the same time, you can be working on your study skills throughout the year, using our Prep for HE materials, which you are strongly advised to do:
Interview skills
Presentation skills
Referencing
Essay-writing
Note-taking
Top tips
Study Skills Dates and Venues 2023/24
| Subject area | Details | Feedback from previous events |
Nursing for Fife, Tayside & Angus students | Date: 7 November 2023 Venue: Online. | ''Very informative, it was a great session'' (2020) ''I thoroughly enjoyed this event and feel excited and cant wait to go'' (2020) |
Science | Date: 19 January 2024 Venue: King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh Programme | ''I really enjoyed all the sessions and gained a lot from all of them'' (2021) "Very worthwhile sessions. Makes it all seem a bit more real in many regards'' (2021 |
Arts, Humanities,Social Sciences & Nursing | Date: 4 December 2023 Venue: Online. Programme | "The Study Skills day, as a whole, exceeded my expectations'' (2021) ''I think the sessions were all useful. They worked well and built on each other too'' (2021) ''Such enthusiasm from the lecturers who all seemed so nice, supportive and encouraging'' (2021) |
| Nursing - Moving forward event at RGU | Dates: TBC Venue: TBC |
Presentations from previous Study Skills events can be seen below:
Nursing (University of Dundee)
Expectations
Numeracy
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Nursing
Making the transition from college to university
Critical thinking
Essay writing
Referencing
Note-taking
University lecture
Science
Making the transition from college to university
Note-taking
University lecture
Referencing
Tutorial experience
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