Study support

We offer one-to-one tutorials, workshops, guides and videos to help you with your studies.

Reading and writing

Workshops: reading

Develop reading strategies essential to understanding academic texts.

Workshops: writing

Break down the academic writing process to improve your essays, dissertations and exams.

One-to-one: Royal Literary Fellows

Bookable sessions with a professional writer to help you find your academic voice.

One-to-one: academic skills

Bookable and drop-in sessions with a Study Skills tutor to discuss issues and develop your academic skills.

Guide: successful reading strategies

Videos, strategies and exercises you can follow in this online guide.

Guide: essay planning and writing

How to brainstorm your topic and then build an argument and then summarise it.

Guide: copyright

Guidelines for working with copyright licences, which govern how you can reuse other people's work.

Referencing

Workshops: referencing

Understand the principles of referencing, why and when to reference and what online tools are available.

One-to-one: Subject Librarian

Get advice and support with finding and referencing sources for your assignments.

Guide: referencing

Videos, quizzes and online information to help you understand how to reference.

Guide: citation styles

Understanding different styles used for referencing and which are used by your academic department.

YouTube: Zotero

How to use the free Zotero application to manage your references.

Researching

Workshops: researching

How to conduct independent research to find information sources beyond your reading list.

One-to-one: Subject Librarian

Get advice and support with researching sources for your work, specialised to your department.

Guides: subjects

Detailed guides for all the different subjects taught at Goldsmiths.

Guide: researching and using the Library

Instructions, quizzes and demos to guide you through the key skills and knowledge you need.

YouTube: searching

Videos on finding resources, advanced searching and eResources.

Research Café

Research Cafés are free public talks by Goldsmiths researchers in an accessible space in the Library.

Digital skills

Adobe Skills Lab

Adobe creative resources

Guide to help you start exploring and creating posters, podcasts and videos.

Adobe Digital Badges

Earn Adobe-certified badges ready to be added to CVs and LinkedIn profiles with these free, self-paced learning courses including presentations, GenAI and podcasts for Goldsmiths students and staff.

Sign in at creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/students with your Goldsmiths username in the format abcde001@campus.goldsmiths.ac.uk.

Free software for students and staff

Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, Zotero and more.