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Join the Academic Skills Team for this special edition podcast episode on The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma Venables and Tony Cliffe are joined by Wendy Garner and Michael Bird from The School of Education to discuss Planning and Critical Paragraphs. 

Please note: this podcast was recorded for students in The School of Education so do be sure to check the expectations of your discipline regarding the topics covered. 

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Join the Academic Skills Team for this special edition podcast episode on The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma Venables and Tony Cliffe are joined by Wendy Garner and Michael Bird from The School of Education to discuss Reading and Critical Thinking. 

Please note: this podcast was recorded for students in The School of Education so do be sure to check the expectations of your discipline regarding the topics covered. 

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Join the Academic Skills Team for a podcast on The Skills Pod. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us discuss Time Management and our strategies for juggling multiple tasks and deadlines. This episode features: Liz Johnson, Tony Cliffe, Emma Venables, and Mikayla Holmes.

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Join the Academic Skills Team for a podcast on 'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuits, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us discuss the things which scared us at University and advice for making it less scary.~This episode features: Liz Johnson, Tony Cliffe, Emma Venables, and Mikayla Holmes.

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Join the Academic Skills Team for a podcast on 'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuit, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us discuss beginning/resuming university study.
~This episode features: Liz Johnson, Tony Cliffe, and Emma Venables.

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Join the Academic Skills Team for a podcast on  'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuit, sit back and relax. Learn more about your Academic Skills Team as a group of us explore the music that helps us to concentrate to work, revise and think! 
~This episode features: Nicola Dyke, Emma Venables, Anthony Cliffe, Liz Johnson, Mikayla Homes and Laura Kennedy.

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Join Lisa and Liz for a podcast on the Chester Blend on 'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuit, sit back and relax whilst Lisa and Liz give you tips and hints to take you into the new academic year.

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Join Liz and Natasha for a podcast on expectations of Postgraduate study on 'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuit, sit back and relax whilst Liz and Natasha give you tips and hints to take you through their experiences.
 
 

 Running order of the Postgraduate podcast
 
0:01 Introduction to Natasha - undergraduate course and postgraduate course 

4:47 Step up at Masters Level - expectations

7:23 Importance of planning your time

9:20 Academic voice and research

13:17 Chunking your tasks for efficiency

15:29 Formal academic writing language

19:10 Time to think and process ideas or reading

21:00 Returning to education - Relevant life experiences

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Join Liz and Katie, a film studies lecturer, for a podcast on writing, editing and assignments on 'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuit, sit back and relax whilst Liz and Katie give you tips and hints.
 

 Running order of the writing and editing advice podcast 

• Writing about films
• Editing your writing
• Tips to get help with the editing process
• Context is everything

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Join Liz and Sam from the SU for a podcast on referencing on 'The Skills Pod'. Grab your cup of tea and biscuit, sit back and relax whilst Liz and Sam give you tips and hints to take you through the expectations of referencing and the support the SU can give you if things go wrong. 
 

 Running order of the referencing advice podcast 

• The role of the SU
• Sam's role within the SU
• Why referencing is so important
• Academic integrity
• SU support if things go wrong

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