Academic guidance

We offer a limited number of confidential appointments during term-time for individuals (or for small groups of students, on request). Both the workshops described below and advice appointments provide friendly, impartial advice in a relaxed environment.

Workshops and other events

We run a series of workshops and other events on study techniques, including sessions on Saturdays, especially for part-time students. They include revision and exam strategies, dissertation planning, and getting started with university study.

IT and Study Skills

A certain level of study and IT skills are necessary in order to study at university level. If you are returning to study or concerned about the level of work required, we can help you to incorporate these skills into your learning. We offer introductory sessions for students who feel they need extra assistance, including information on how to find books in the library, monitor your account, produce, save and retrieve essays, and submit them, either by emailing them to the school or via Moodle (the University’s Virtual Learning Environment). Places are limited and you should contact us as soon as possible to discuss any needs you have.

Information

SLAS has books, software, videos, audio tapes and leaflets on a wide range of themes related to study. Leaflets are free and you can borrow other resources. You can also get a lot of information from our website, which includes free printable downloads and links to other useful sites.

Maths and statistics

SLAS provides maths support materials. The Statistics Desk, based in the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, offers advice if you are doing a project involving statistics. We can help with maths queries by phone or email as well.

Referrals

This ‘human signpost’ service helps if you are experiencing any kind of difficulty with your studies. If we don’t know who can help we will find out; we work closely with other support services within and outside the University.

Facilities

Being a part-time student* allows you to gain access to the full range of University study resources - for instance the library collections which contain over a million books, periodicals, pamphlets, audio tapes, videos, DVDs, slides and microforms. Information Services also provides hundreds of PCs for student use on the Canterbury and Medway campuses and at the Tonbridge Centre.

If you are interested in sports or the arts, you may also want to take advantage of the University’s leisure facilities. On the Canterbury campus, these include a fully-equipped sports centre, the Gulbenkian Theatre and Gulbenkian Cinema. At Medway, students have access to the onsite sports facilities and various student societies. A state-of-the-art sports centre, Medway Park, is also available to students at discounted rates.

* the level of access varies for students taking accredited or non-accredited courses.