Academic Skills

We hope that you’ll find the Revision Bites useful. As the name suggests though, they are designed to provide quick introductions to the ideas and concepts rather than going into any great detail or depth. Much of the advice in Revision Bites draws on the research and other work collated by the ‘Learning Scientists’, and we recommend that you also visit their website and blog to further explore the ideas raised here. You can also find some further practical advice on exams and revision in our Exam Bites resource.

Welcome to Stats Bites, a resource brought to you by the Academic Skills Centre (ASC) and the Centre for Technology and Innovation in Learning (CTIL). The resource is designed to give you an introduction to statistics by taking you through various core topics. These include; ‘Descriptive Statistics’, ‘Distributions’, ‘Hypotheses Testing’, ‘Correlation’ and ‘Choosing Your Analysis’. We hope that you will find this resource useful. If you wish to find out more information on certain topics, or if what your looking for isn’t covered in the series, check out the list of helpful online resources below.

In this 'Bites' series, we'll explore six different facets of Time Management. Several 'Bites,' such as 'Short-Term Planning' and 'Long-Term Planning' cover relatively traditional aspects of time management, including how to use calendars and to-do lists effectively. Others discuss strategies for less-discussed but equally important elements, such as finding focus, motivating yourself, avoiding procrastination, and managing stress