1. Why are study & communication skills important?
2. Making the most of lectures
3. Making the most of tutorials and workshops
4. Making the most of group work
5. Making the most of practical work
6. Working with different information sources
7. Choosing the right writing
style
8. Writing assignments
9. Writing practical and project reports
10. Communicating with a non-scientific audience
11. Avoiding plagiarism
12. Using feedback
13. Preparing scientific presentations
14. Delivering scientific presentations
15. Creating academic
posters
16. Getting the most out of revision
17. Getting the most out of exams
18. Developing and articulating your skills
19. Career skills
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Tina Overton is Professor of Chemistry Education at Monash University in Australia and Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham, UK. Tina has published on the topics of critical thinking, context and problem-based learning, the development of problem solving skills, work-based
learning and employability and has co-authored several textbooks in inorganic chemistry and skills development. She has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's HE Teaching Award, Tertiary Education Award and Nyholm Prize, the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's Fensham Medal and is a
National Teaching Fellow and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Stuart Johnson is the Director of the Careers Service at the University of Bristol. He obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Leicester, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Learning and
Development from Thames Valley University. He was previously the Deputy Director of the Career Development Service at the University of Leicester.
Professor Jon Scott is the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience and Professor of Bioscience Education at the University of Leicester.
He obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences and a PhD in Neurobiology from Durham University. He joined the University of Leicester as a lecturer in physiology since 1987 and went on to become the Director of Biological Studies.