Academic Support

UWA's Academic Skills Centre

Participate in free, innovative academic skills development programs to improve your study techniques, time management, writing, communication, English language, maths, stats and research skills.

You can:

One-to-one study advice

Meet with UWA academic skills advisers in online consultations to improve writing, study, maths, stats or English language skills:

Book an Adviser

For help finding sources, evaluating information or referencing:

Book a Librarian

In-person drop-in feedback

Drop-ins @ Reid Library

Drop by the ground floor of the Reid Library between 10am-12pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays during semester for on-the-spot drop-in advice with UWA Academic Skills Advisers. You can get help with:

  • Writing and Referencing

and

  • Maths and Stats

No need to book; just come along.

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Academic skills workshops

Develop your writing, research, English language, presenting, maths and stats skills in specialised academic skills workshops conducted via Microsoft Teams.

Find out more and register via UniHub. We will email your UWA account with links to join sessions.

Register

Get your copy of the workshop program for S2 2024:

Program

After-hours study help

As a UWA student, you can get a free Studiosity account for after hours study support. Your account enables you to chat live with an external tutor and to send assignments for feedback within 24 hours.

Access Studiosity in LMS

You can get study resources and find key contacts below and through UWA Study Success in your LMS. Is your unit using the Cadmus assessment platform? Familiarise yourself with how it works in the UWA Study Success LMS organisation.

Study Success

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning is a global platform that provides you with access to online learning modules to help you develop the professional and personal skills to support your studies and future careers. It is free to all students at UWA for the duration of their studies.

You may find some links to LinkedIn Learning videos and courses specially selected and promoted throughout UWA Units you are enrolled in within the LMS. You are also free to independently use LinkedIn Learning to teach yourself a wide range of information and communication technologies and to gain important business skills. 

  • LinkedIn Learning Access

    To use LinkedIn Learning you will need a LinkedIn profile set up. If you have a profile in LinkedIn you can proceed to activate LinkedIn Learning. 

    Please note:

    As part of your initial activation, you will be directed to log in to your UniID account – to confirm your UWA status and then your LinkedIn Profile account – to connect your UWA email. You do not need to change your LinkedIn Profile email and login to your UWA email.

  • Recommended LinkedIn playlists to get you started

    Core skills

    Microsoft Essential Training

    Time Management

    Teamwork Foundations

    How to work in a team

    Digital Creativity

    Successful study

    Remote Learning

    UWA Students Wellbeing support

    Research for your assignments

    Referencing and avoiding plagiarism

    Completing your assignments

    Get ahead with your career

    Career Development

    Job search tools

    Workplace tools

    Employability

  • Sign up to LinkedIn

    If you do not have a Linkedin Profile account, you will need to sign up for one before you can activate your LinkedIn Learning account.

    Please follow the instructions below.

    1. To join LinkedIn and create your profile please click on the following link,  LinkedIn sign up page (it will open in a new window) and click Join Now

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    2. Type your first and last name, email address, and a password you will use (we recommend using your personal email address).

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    You must use your real name when creating a profile. Company names and pseudonyms are not allowed.

    3. Click Agree and Join. Complete any additional steps as prompted.

    Note: You can amend your profile to non public viewing by following the instructions in your LinkedIn Profile account settings.

Featured resources

Academic Integrity resources

Resources produced with students by students for students

Resources for international students

Planning and online learning tools

Find out more about UWA's support for academic skills on YouTube.


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