Study Skills Consultations

A 30 minute one-to-one appointment with an Academic Skills Consultant or Tutor can help you develop effective study strategies and enhance your approach to your academic work.

Study Skills Consultations are 30 minute one-to-one appointments with an Academic Skills Consultant or Tutor. We can help you develop effective study strategies and enhance your approach to academic work. 

Consultations can be used to discuss such things as (but not limited to):

  • managing reading workloads
  • effective note making
  • planning and prioritising your time
  • essay planning and writing
  • exam revision and techniques

When you book an appointment you will be asked for a specific study skill issue(s) you wish to discuss.

Booking will open in Semester 1. 

Member of staff listening to a student
Book a one-to-one

Study skills consultation appointments must be booked in advance. There is no drop-in service available.

You can book a one-to-one consultation here: 

All consultations will be held online in Microsoft Teams. You will receive information on how to join the session in an email reminder a few days before your consultation.

During semesters 1 and 2, you can find the schedule and booking information on the following webpage:

Study skills consultations - online booking page

If you would like a consultation outside semester 1 and 2, please email us at acskills.study@ed.ac.uk with your name, matriculation number, the study skill issue you wish to discuss, and at least 2 date and time options when you are free. These appointments depend on the availability of the Study Development Advisors and can take up to 2 weeks to arrange.

Booking will open in Semester 1. 


Study skills consultations will not cover:

  • Subject or assignment specific guidance
  • Proof-reading or editing of work
  • English Language advice
  • Reading of and/or feedback on individual pieces of work
  • Data collection or analysis, or software training

Contact details

Concerns about learning can be linked to other issues like stress or money worries. Check out some of our key student services you might need during your time as a student at the University of Edinburgh.

Key student services

Health and wellbeing

If anything is seriously affecting your work, you should tell your Student Adviser or another member from the student support team in your school as soon as possible.


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