Skills for Academic Success

Skills for Academic Success (SAS)

Academic skills support and advice for all students from foundation to PhD.

Welcome to Team SAS!

Our experienced advisors offer support and advice on a broad range of essential study skills, from essay planning to editing, and revision techniques to exam strategy.

With 1-to-1 appointments, workshops, downloadable study guides and our SkillBuilder videos, you'll find help that matches your ideal learning style.

You can book an online appointment or an in-person session in Canterbury using the link below.

Facing resits?

Check out our resit support section, or book an appointment for bespoke support.

Group Appointments

Why not commission a bespoke study skills group session with one of our advisors? Our term-time micro-group appointments are for two - four students and run on Tuesdays, 3pm - 4pm. You can book a group appointment using the link below, and emailing us at sas@kent.ac.uk and letting us know what you'd like to cover.

Book an appointment

Events and workshops

The Skills for Academic Success team provide a wide range of events and workshops for students both on campus and online. These include skills and numeracy workshops as well as exams and revision events.

See workshops

Book an appointment

There are three types of one-to-one appointments available and a group appointment option to help you with your studies:
Learning Advisers (study, assignment and writing guidance)
Royal Literary Fund Fellows (writing guidance)
Maths and Statistics
Group appointments

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Peer Assisted Learning

Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) Leaders are experienced students that can support your learning and help build your confidence as you begin new modules.

Perhaps you could offer your time to help support other students through the PAL scheme?

SkillsBuilder videos & downloadable study guides

Welcome to the home of our study guides, created by the Skills for Academic Success (SAS) staff. We have the SkillsBuilder: at a Glance series of short introductory videos on the essential university study skills, and our downloadable guides to read.

SAS learning advisors also offer 1-to-1 appointments and workshops throughout the year.

SkillBuilder at a Glance video

Downloadable Study Guides

SkillBuilder: at a Glance video guides

Here you can find videos created by Skills for Academic Success - SAS - designed to empower you to improve your studies. Browse the topics you are interested in or just work through them all.

Videos can be watched in full screen by pressing "YouTube" on each video. There you'll also find our full-length tutorials, if you want to dig a little deeper.

Scroll to the bottom of this page for even more downloadable resources to print and read.