Academic skills
Every student arrives at Essex with the same spirit of determination but different experiences of education and levels of academic readiness. Skills for Success can help you identify your talents and strengthen those areas you need to develop.
Writing skills
Resources and support to help you improve your writing skills including note taking and essay writing.
Find out about writing skills at postgraduate level.
Develop your understanding of academic integrity, authorship and plagiarism. Learn how to reference correctly.
Guidance about good practice in relation to third-party proofreading of student work.
Maths, stats, and digital skills
Find out about the maths, stats, numeracy and problem-solving skills support you can access.
Find out about the numeracy assessment and modules for students in certain academic departments.
Research and referencing skills
Find out about the different types of referencing styles and systems.
Support and guidance to help you with your research.
English language skills
If English is not your first language, you'll need to sit a short English language assessment.
Academic English classes to support you if English is not your first language.
The Department of Language and Linguistics offers dependants of international students and staff free English classes.
Workshops and other support
Find out about the support you can access to help you with your exam revision.
A range of workshops run throughout the year to help you develop your academic skills.
