Student appointments
Meet with an Adviser for personalised advice and feedback to help you develop your academic skills.
What are Academic Skills appointments?
30-minute appointments with a qualified language and learning professional (one-hour for Graduate researchers).
Academic Skills Advisers can go through a section of your writing with you, discuss strategies to help you study more effectively (including using GenAI) and help you develop your communication skills.
How the service works
- Appointments are held via Zoom (in-person appointments also available by request)
- You can make up to four appointments per semester
- Limit of one appointment per student in a single week
- No more than two appointments on the same piece of writing*.
*Graduate researchers may meet with Advisers on a longer term, ongoing basis more than twice for the same piece of work due to the nature of Doctoral and research writing.
Frequently asked questions
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We can provide:
- Feedback on written work at any stage of the writing process
- Answers to any questions you have about academic work, eg incorporating sources, academic voice, critical analysis
- Advice on broader academic skills such as time management, managing reading, strategies for revision and taking exams and using generative AI tools
- Advice on improving your English.
We cannot provide:
- Subject content or discipline-specific advice
- Proofreading or editing. Instead, we work with you to develop your skills in self-editing
- Commentary on the mark your work might be given
- Help with choosing subjects or changing your course (see Stop 1)
- Help during time-limited exams
- Help with applications to other universities
- Help with writing a resume or cover letter (see Careers).
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Our service is available to any currently enrolled University of Melbourne student or Graduate Researcher.
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- We are open all year (excluding days the University is closed)
- Monday to Friday 9am-5pm
- Availability may be limited between semester periods.
Ready to book?
- Book up to two weeks in advance
- After booking, check your student email for a Zoom link
- Please note that any written submissions to Academic Skills must conform to University of Melbourne regulations and guidelines on Academic Integrity.
Book an online appointment
To request an in-person appointment, email us
Further questions about this service? Email academic-skills@unimelb.edu.au