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Individual Services

SLD offers general academic skills appointments to all students. We aim to provide strategies to help you reach your own academic potential, in areas such as study skills, self-management, assessment and academic writing.

Appointment Types

SLD offers general & presentation appointments and also hosts appointments via the Academic Writing Centre. Queries on academic writing can be facilitated in any appointment, and are not exclusive to the Academic Writing Centre.

Appointment Bookings

We ask you to limit your appointments to one session per week, with a maximum of 8 per semester. This is to ensure fair access to all students to the service. If you feel that you need more support than this, please contact one of our team at student.learning@tcd.ie

Postgraduate Summer Clinic (30 mins)

SLD offers ONLINE academic skills appointments to PG students during the Summer months. We aim to provide strategies to help you reach your own academic potential, in areas such as study skills, self-management, and assessment including academic writing. Click here to read more or BOOK NOW

IN DEPTH (1 hour)

  • a longer appointment providing academic skills advice from one of our skilled academic advisors
  • a group appointment if several students wish to be seen together for the same issue
  • all year round, including Summer

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Academic Writing Centre

SLD offers a variety of writing services for all students to help them develop their academic writing skills. Our trained tutors have a variety of academic backgrounds. Click here to read more or to book an appointment today.

PRESENTATION PRACTICE

  • practice your presentation with one of our skilled academic advisors
  • group appointments for group project presentations
  • receive feedback on your presentation and slides

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Click here for technical information about your appointment.

Topics Covered in Appointments

ASSESSMENT STUDY SKILLS SELF MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC WRITING
  • Academic writing
  • Exam preparation
  • Groupwork
  • Viva & oral defence
  • Presentation skills
  • Online assessment
  • Study strategies
  • Reading & notemaking
  • Critical thinking
  • Building arguments
  • Time management
  • Motivation & procrastination
  • Using stress positively
  • Organisation
  • writing strategies
  • essays
  • thesis/dissertation
  • structuring
  • reflective writing
  • critical thinking
  • referencing/plagiarism