Welcome back! The Oxford Study Skills Centre is reopening this week for the 2020-21 academic year with a combination of online and face-to-face sessions in accordance with guidance from the university. For students sitting exams in September, we are offering sessions beginning September 23rd. Please book online if you’d like to attend a session to… Read More
The new ‘Skills for Remote Study’ Canvas site from Student Welfare and Support Services at the University of Oxford provides a series of videos to help Oxford students prepare for studying effectively in 2020-21 academic year, which will likely involve a blended format of face-to-face and online learning and assessment. Check out the ‘Skills for Remote… Read More
2020 Made Us is the Universities UK’s campaign to support students studying at university during COVID-19. In the words of Universities UK, “Now is a good time to go to university. 2020 has been a year like no other. In this uncertain world, everyone wants to be confident before taking big steps in their lives… Read More
Starting at Oxford in October? Congratulations! Michaelmas term 2020 will likely be different from Michaelmas terms past in many ways, but everyone at Oxford is hard at work to make sure we offer our students the best possible student experience. The Oxford Study Skills Centre is excited to welcome you in the autumn and looking… Read More
Happy end of term! Trinity term 2020 was a challenging term for many of us in a variety of different and often unexpected ways. Well done to have reached the end of it. The Oxford Study Skills Centre wishes you a good long vacation this summer. Whether you are working, interning, caring for family, studying,… Read More
OSSC is working to develop a list of resources for studying and learning during COVID-19 that brings together ideas for preparing for open-book exams, making space for studying, creating a routine, and more. We will be updating this section of our website regularly. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us at ossc@lmh.ox.ac.uk with any questions related… Read More
Struggling to find all of your textbooks and course readings online? Struggle no further! OSSC has partnered with the LMH Library to offer remote Library Adviser Sessions. These sessions are an opportunity for LMH students to access support in using online library resources. Emmy Ingle (LMH Senior Library Assistant) will be available to answer questions… Read More
Many students will be sitting open-book exams in Trinity, and OSSC has been receiving a lot of questions about how best to prepare for this style of exam. While much of your revision process will be unchanged, there are a few things that are unique to open-book exams to keep in mind. OSSC has put… Read More
The Oxford Study Skills Centre now offers all of our study skills sessions remotely. Our Study Skills Advisers will be available to help you with studying–including planning revision and preparing for exams–via Microsoft Teams, email, and telephone. This means that you can get study support no matter where you are. To get more info and… Read More
The Oxford Study Skills Centre has put together a slide show of advice for Offer Holders at Oxford designed to help you think about tackling your exams and preparing to come to university. (Click the video below to watch the slide show.) We’ll be publishing further advice for offer holders in the coming weeks, so… Read More