U-Skills

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Audience

  • UG

Programme information

U-Skills is a programme of skills development workshops and activities to help you during your undergraduate degree. This academic year we have over 50 workshops supporting your studies and beyond, from developing your academic writing with our expert team, to improving your communication skills with a former hostage negotiator.

Academic

6 courses - these are all optional.

  • Critical Thinking at university
  • Finding and using sources at university
  • Fundamentals of university writing
  • How to study for a successful first year
  • Preparing for university assessments
  • Referencing and citing at university

Communication & engagement

7 courses - these are all optional.

  • Communication Skills - Understanding How to Listen Differently : Listening Barriers, Styles and What To Listen For 
  • Communication Skills - Understanding How to Navigate Challenging Conversations, People and Situations :  Conflict Prevention and Management (and other helpful tactics) 
  • Communication Skills - Understanding Human Behaviour Behind Communication: The Less Predictable
  • Communication Skills - Understanding Human Behaviour Behind Communication: The Predictable
  • Communication Skills - Understanding The Importance of Timing and How To Influence: Using Hooks and Influential Language
  • Presentation Skills
    • Thursday 20 February 2025
  • Success in Groupwork
    • Tuesday 18 February 2025

Confidence & leadership

4 courses - these are all optional.

Creative & entrepreneurial

6 courses - these are all optional.

Digital

2 courses - these are all optional.

Sustainability

5 courses - these are all optional.

  • Climate change: everybody’s problem?
  • Sustainability & Accountability: media and campaigners
  • Sustainability & Responsibility: organisations and government
  • Sustainability Fundamentals
  • Sustainable St Andrews

Programme organiser

IELLI
Email: ielli@st-andrews.ac.uk