Study advice with Learning Advisers
We offer online and face-to-face appointments to support you with a wide range of topics, such as:
- Academic writing e.g. research, critical analysis, argument, academic language, structure, referencing
- Organisation and time management
- Reading and note-taking techniques
- Avoiding plagiarism and referencing
- Presentation skills (verbal and visual)
- Revision and exams techniques
- ...and much more
Our extended appointment slots will not be available during the summer months. However, we hope to resume this service in the autumn.
Writing advice (Royal Literary Fund Fellows)
RLF Writing Fellows are professional writers employed by the Royal Literary Fund to offer confidential, independent advice on written assignments to all University of Kent students. They can help with:
- Unpacking the question/topic
- Confidence building in writing
- Planning and structuring
- Use of language and clarity
- Grammar and punctuation
- Editing your own work
Lucy Strange (from October 2025)
(Canterbury) - Mondays and Fridays.
Email: lucy.strange@rlfeducation.org.uk to arrange an appointment.
Lucy is an award-winning children’s author. Her
books capture elements of classic children’s literature in a style that is
engaging and accessible for today’s younger readers. Often inspired by
folklore, fairy tales and mythology, Lucy combines British landscapes and
historical settings with touches of fantasy, creating utterly convincing worlds
in which anything might happen.
Among Lucy's published works are:
The Secret of Nightingale Wood (2016)
Our Castle by the Sea (2019)
The Island at the Edge of Night (2024)
Lucy lives in the heart of the Kent countryside with her husband and son.
Leo Zeilig (from October 2025)
(Canterbury) - Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Email: leo.zeilig@rlfeducation.org.uk
Leo is a celebrated writer, historian, and prize-winning novelist. His non-fiction examines the remarkable lives, scholarship and political movements of the Global South, while his novels explore how generations of leftwing activists have been shaped by their involvement in politics.
Among those whom Leo has written about are: Patrice Lumumba, Frantz Fanon, Walter Rodney, Thomas Sankara and Ruth First.
Leo's novels include:
Eddie the Kid (2013)
An Ounce of Practice (2017)
As an editor, Leo Zeilig has worked for many years on the Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE), a radical quarterly founded by anti-apartheid activists in 1974.
Leo lives with his partner in London and Folkestone.
Maths, financial maths & statistics
The Skills for Academic Success team runs clinics offering comprehensive advice and guidance on maths, financial maths and statistics:
- Wednesdays from 13:00 to 17:00
- Online appointments
- During Autumn and Spring Terms, with limited service during the Summer Term
How to book
To make an appointment for either clinic, please book online through S.A.S. CONNECT
Maths and Stats Resources
Maths resources - http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students/topics/
Stats resources - http://statstutor.ac.uk/topics/
Group Appointments
The Skills for Academic Success Team are now offering appointments for small groups between two – four students*.We are currently offering one appointment slot per week and online only**.
Please book via S.A.S. CONNECT as follows:
- On the main appointments page, click on 'Book' and choose 'Appointments'.
- On the Appointments page choose 'View group appointments'.
- On the next page you will have a choice of dates and times.
- Each student in the group must book. Please ensure you choose the same slot.
*If you are working in a group of five or six, please contact SAS directly at sas@kent.ac.uk
**If this service proves popular, we will increase the number of appointment slots per week. We can also accommodate in-person group appointments. Please contact sas@kent.ac.uk directly