Student Support

4 5 ACADEMIC SUPPORT Your first priority during your time with us will be your academic progress. Dedicated personal tutor as your first point of contact Weekly one-to-one appointments with academic librarians, who can guide you through referencing and research for your assignments A dedicated Centre for Academic Skills and English (CASE) team to support you with developing your academic skills and improving coursework and exam outcomes Weekly one-to-one appointments with academic development tutors, who help you structure assignments and develop your presentation skills Online support via our Assignment Life Cycle. This includes a huge range of resources designed to help you develop your academic, research, referencing and presentation skills Weekly Graduate Advantage sessions, where we get experts to speak to you about everything – from polishing your presentation skills to top careers in your field Regular workshops to help you develop your academic skills – e.g. paraphrasing, listening skills, academic reading, referencing and more One-to-one ‘Maths and Stats’ support with maths coaches from the University of Warwick, including costing calculations, algebra, pivot tables, statistical analysis and more Free access to Grammarly Premium, which will help you proofread your work A mentoring scheme which helps develop your academic knowledge and skills, as well as aiding your career development and enhancing personal growth Digital resources to help you develop your academic skills online Over 30,000 print books available for loan and over 60,000,000 online digital resources such as eBooks, journals, reports, statistics and more Aside from lectures, tutorials, a virtual learning environment and excellent study facilities, which you would expect a university to provide, we can proudly say that we offer so much more, including: Waqas 2nd year degree student Attending the Academic Skills Centre to have a one-to-one support session with an Academic Librarian and an Academic Development Tutor has increased my module marks over the course of my degree study. They identify my areas for improvement, help me with my research and referencing skills, as well as improve my academic writing through learning how to be more critical and evaluative. DID YOU KNOW? OUR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT TEAM ARE HERE TO SUPPORT YOU DURING YOUR UNIVERSITY LIFE They ensure you have a single point of contact to discuss any issues you may be having while studying. The team work to improve communication between students, academic staff and support services and provide you with advice, guidance and support so you can focus on your studies. All our first year undergraduate students have access to a success coach who can provide advice and guidance, address your concerns and co-create achievable goals, so that you don’t feel overwhelmed when you join us. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM