Resources

Resources for Students and Researchers

• Library Quickstart
  An introduction to the libraries at the University of Leeds.
• Flying Start
  This resource provides the opportunity for students to improve their academic skills and explore new ways of learning before they arrive at university.
• Second Year Success
  Second Year Success will look at some of the skills you started to develop in your first year – remember that study techniques and practice are something you can learn and improve on.
• Final Chapter
  This resource contains useful information for undergraduate and taught postgraduate students working on their research projects. The research project is the culmination of your course, and allows you to focus on an area of interest. This will provide you with research experience and the opportunity to develop your employability skills.
• Step up to Masters
  Step Up to Masters will help you to explore the academic experience and expectations at the University of Leeds, improve your academic skills, and make a successful leap to studying at Masters level.
• Research Quickstart
  This resource gives researchers the essential information they need to know when starting their research journey.
• Postgraduate Research Pathways
  This resource aims to help you decide whether Postgraduate Research (PGR) study is something you’d like to pursue, either in the near future or some years from now.
• Mature Student Skills Resource
  The Mature Student Skills Resource is designed for undergraduates who start their studies after a break from education. The idea came from the Mature Student Advisory Board, a group of current students who work together to improve the experience of mature undergraduates at the University of Leeds.

Guides and Tutorials for Students and Researchers

• Finding Journal Articles Online
  Interactive teaching resource.
• Note making techniques
  This exercise will explore the numerous approaches you can take to note making. You will learn the various options for note making in different contexts and explore the advantages and features of each approach.
• Examples of paragraphs in academic writing
  Interactive teaching resource.
• Referencing made simple
  This tutorial is designed to help you reference correctly. It will help you learn how to identify what kind of document or item you have and how to find all the information you need to create your reference.
• Open Research
  This resource introduces the guiding principles and aims of open research and highlights the benefits of open research. You will explore ways to make your research open, and consolidate your learning by interacting with a series of scenarios derived from open research case studies.
• The Copyright Explainer
  Fast, factual advice to help you stay within the rules.

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