Research
How to read a journal article in 15 minutes
A structured method for extracting what you actually need from a paper — abstract, method, findings, relevance — without reading it start to finish.
Learning Resources
Free guidance you can use tonight. No session required.
Guides, templates, and tools built by the same advisors who run our sessions — useful whether or not you ever book one.
Featured Guide
Start here if you’re not sure where to look.
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Five categories, everything else searchable.
Guides & Checklists
Seven guides covering the most common sticking points.
Referencing
Harvard Referencing Guide
The core rules of Harvard style, with worked examples for books, journals, and websites.
Referencing
APA Referencing Guide
APA 7th edition basics — in-text citation, reference list formatting, and common mistakes.
Research
Literature Review Checklist
A step-by-step checklist for moving from a reading list to a structured, argument-led review.
Dissertation
Dissertation Timeline
A realistic month-by-month structure for planning a dissertation from proposal to submission.
Research
Research Question Builder
A framework for narrowing a broad topic into a research question you can actually answer.
Presentation & Exams
Presentation Checklist
What to check the night before — slides, timing, delivery, and likely questions.
Study Skills
Critical Thinking Guide
How to evaluate an argument's evidence and assumptions, not just summarise its conclusion.
Downloadable Materials
Templates you can use immediately.
Literature Review Matrix Template
A structured table for tracking sources, arguments, and gaps.
Download PDF ↓Referencing Quick-Reference Sheet
Harvard and APA formats side by side, one page.
Download PDF ↓Weekly Study Planner
A printable template for balancing coursework and deadlines.
Download PDF ↓Learning Tools
Two lightweight tools, not a software suite.
Reading Time Estimator
Estimate how long a paper will take to read at your pace, to help you plan a session.
Citation Formatter
Paste a source, get a correctly formatted Harvard or APA citation. This one needs more careful parsing to get right across source types — in active development, coming soon.
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