The Skills Pod
Members of the University of Chester’s Academic Skills Team chat all things Academic Skills, sharing advice and anecdotes from their own experience in higher education. We have episodes on skills like referencing, critical thinking, maths and statistics, and time management.
Listening to The Skills Pod is a great way to learn hints and tips to help you during your academic journey while getting to know the Academic Skills Team.
The Skills Pod
Latest Episodes
Demystifying Academic Terms
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma, Lisa, Stefan, Alice, and Sharon go through some academic terms you might come across over the course of your studies with the aim of dem...
Learning To Learn At University
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Lisa, Sharon, and Emma, are joined by Katie Mansfield-Loynes, Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Healthcare Education, to discuss learning to lear...
Reading Strategies: Text Mapping
Join the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Liz, Sharon, and Emma, discuss text mapping. They chat about what it is, what you need, and how it can be a useful strategy to help with your ...