About Study Skills
Each year SWAP East arranges a series of study skills events for current SWAP Students. Study skills events are hosted by our university partners and offer a valuable opportunity to find out about what it’s really like to study at university, get some tips and advice on study skills, speak to university support staff and meet SWAP students who are now studying at university. Feedback from previous years has been overwhelmingly positive; attendees tell us afterwards that they feel more confident, better informed and more enthusiastic about the possibility of going to university.
Please note: Because of COVID restrictions to on-campus activity, these sessions will run on-line this year.
All registered SWAP students will receive an email invitation to attend the events relevant to your area of study and your location.
At the same time, you can be working on your study skills throughout the year, using our Prep for HE materials, which you are strongly advised to do:
Interview skills
Presentation skills
Referencing
Essay-writing
Note-taking
Top tips
Study Skills Dates and Venues 2021/22
Presentations from previous Study Skills events can be seen below:
Nursing (University of Dundee) 2nd November 2021
Expectations
Numeracy
Nursing at Inverness College/UHI 3rd February 2022
Preparing for Life as a Nursing Student at UHI
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Nursing 22 February 2022
Making the transition from college to university
Critical thinking
Essay writing
Referencing
Note-taking
University lecture
Science and Engineering 2 March 2022
Making the transition from college to university
Note-taking
University lecture
Referencing
Tutorial experience
Each year SWAP East arranges a series of study skills events for current SWAP Students. Study skills events are hosted by our university partners and offer a valuable opportunity to find out about what it’s really like to study at university, get some tips and advice on study skills, speak to university support staff and meet SWAP students who are now studying at university. Feedback from previous years has been overwhelmingly positive; attendees tell us afterwards that they feel more confident, better informed and more enthusiastic about the possibility of going to university.
Please note: Because of COVID restrictions to on-campus activity, these sessions will run on-line this year.
All registered SWAP students will receive an email invitation to attend the events relevant to your area of study and your location.
At the same time, you can be working on your study skills throughout the year, using our Prep for HE materials, which you are strongly advised to do:
Interview skills
Presentation skills
Referencing
Essay-writing
Note-taking
Top tips
Study Skills Dates and Venues 2021/22
| Subject area | Details | Feedback from previous events |
Nursing for Fife, Tayside & Angus students | Date: 2 November 2021 Venue: Virtual. | ''Very informative, it was a great session'' (2020) ''I thoroughly enjoyed this event and feel excited and cant wait to go'' (2020) |
Science and Engineering | Date: 2nd March 2022 Venue: Virtual | ''I really enjoyed all the sessions and gained a lot from all of them'' (2021) "Very worthwhile sessions. Makes it all seem a bit more real in many regards'' (2021 |
Arts, Humanities,Social Sciences & Nursing | Date: 22nd February 2022. Venue: Virtual | "The Study Skills day, as a whole, exceeded my expectations'' (2021) ''I think the sessions were all useful. They worked well and built on each other too'' (2021) ''Such enthusiasm from the lecturers who all seemed so nice, supportive and encouraging'' (2021) |
| Nursing event for students applying to UHI | Date: 3 February 2022 Venue: Virtual | ''Really enjoyed attending the event and grateful we had the opportunity'' (2021) |
| Nursing - Moving forward event at RGU | Dates: 16 May 2022 Venue: Virtual. | Invitations have been sent to all students applying to RGU for Nursing |
Presentations from previous Study Skills events can be seen below:
Nursing (University of Dundee) 2nd November 2021
Expectations
Numeracy
Nursing at Inverness College/UHI 3rd February 2022
Preparing for Life as a Nursing Student at UHI
Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Nursing 22 February 2022
Making the transition from college to university
Critical thinking
Essay writing
Referencing
Note-taking
University lecture
Science and Engineering 2 March 2022
Making the transition from college to university
Note-taking
University lecture
Referencing
Tutorial experience
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