Academic Skills
Part of the Skills Centre, we provide digital and academic skills support to all students.
Skills Centre
Drop-ins, courses, online resources and 1:1 tutorials to help you succeed in your studies and beyond.
Improve your academic writing this semester
Skills development that fits flexibly around your timetable
Enhance your academic and career prospects through our workshops, courses, self-access resources, tutorials and drop-in sessions. Master academic and study skills, digital and GenAI, maths and statistics, languages, and essential workplace skills.
Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)
We help all students with maths and statistics problems.
Foreign Languages
We offer courses throughout the academic year to build your language skills, develop your intercultural competence, and maximise your career prospects.
Developing digital skills
Access our online resources at a time and a pace that suits you, to develop the digital skills you need in your studies and employment.
Your digital skills and capabilities
Supporting you to develop your digital skills and capabilities, through resources, tools and technologies at Bath.
Employability and Student Success
The Skills Centre is an integral part of the Employability and Student Success directorate. We work closely with colleagues in Careers, placements, and Enterprise to ensure all students are given the best opportunity to fulfil their potential at university and beyond.
Read more about Employability and Student Success
Support for international students
We offer exceptional English language and cultural awareness courses for international students, to support their linguistic, intercultural and employability skills.
British Studies
We offer credit-bearing courses for visiting and exchange students on British literature and culture and English linguistics.
Discussion Skills
Enhance your English language discussion skills and build your confidence with spoken communication in academic contexts.
English Language skills
These classes help you develop the English language skills you need to succeed in your studies and future career.
Academic & Employability Skills blog
Tips, reflections, and advice from our staff to help you develop your academic and employability skills. We've picked some of our favourites here - click the button to read everything.
On 20 April, the United Nations will mark its 17th Chinese Language Day. Behind this date lies a rich cultural story and a compelling case for learning Chinese.
When either grammar or vocabulary is inaccurate, the message can become unclear, which can affect how your work is interpreted and assessed.
Volunteering as a Language Café facilitator two years ago proved far more rewarding than expected, both personally and for the employability skills I gained.
If you’ve had feedback like ‘Needs more development,’ or ‘Expand your argument,’ you’ve run into under‑explanation, one of the most common issues students face.
With no significant results, is your project is ruined? Ruth from MASH offers a fresh perspective on what a non-significant result actually means.
This year’s Student Co-Creators (SCCs) are current students bringing real insight into student experiences and helping us improve our support for students.
Unihub
Unihub is your one-stop-shop for everything you need to develop your study and employability skills, and discover opportunities to put those skills to the test. Use MySkills to find and book the right skills development opportunities for you, My Employability Profile to show employers what you've done, and MyFuture to find vacancies and work experience opportunities.
What's new
Read our latest announcements and updates on our services.
This year’s Student Co-Creators (SCCs) are current students bringing real insight into student experiences and helping us improve our support for students.
Improve your academic writing this semester
A full programme of writing workshops is still available to help you strengthen your academic writing and critical thinking.
Language Café – April Session
Our next Language Café is taking place on Tuesday 21 April 2026, from 13.00 to 14.00.
About us
The Skills Centre is overseen by Helen Stringer, Director of Employability & Student Success.
Our Heads of Teams are:
- David Busby, Head of Digital & Academic Skills
- Dr Emma Cliffe, Head of the Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)
- Claire Charlemagne, Head of Languages
Contact us
If you have any questions about skills development opportunities, please get in touch via email.