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Learner Development Services

Learner Development Services (LDS) offer practical advice and support to help students study and research more effectively. We do this through one-to-one consultations, in-class activities, drop-ins and self-access materials.
Our advisers can offer advice on the following:

Mathematics and statistics
Organisation and time management
Research reading and note-taking
Academic writing
Critical analysis and evaluation
Editing and reviewing

You can book an appointment through our booking system or by emailing learner-development@strath.ac.uk.

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Learner Development Centre

Our Learner Development Centre has group and individual study areas and is where you can get in-person advice regarding research, learning, and maths and stats support.

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You can take a virtual tour of our centre here:

Appointments and Resources

Face-to-face and online appointments

As well as offering advice about all aspects of studying, revision, research, academic writing and assessments, we can also help you with specific topics and/or lack confidence when applying your mathematical and statistical knowledge. Book here.

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Online resources

A wide selection of resources are accessible via our online classes on Myplace. In addition to the study and research resources, there are also maths and stats summary notes, multiple choice quizzes and practice tests.

Exams 2022-23

We have an extensive range of resources to help you with your revision and exam performance, including tailored advice for those undertaking exams with a mathematics or statistics component. See LDS Exams and LDS Maths and Stats or make an appointment with one of our advisers.

The LDS Maths & Stats support sessions were hugely beneficial as they provided a level of one-to-one support that is difficult to receive in large classes. The Maths & Stats Adviser was readily available to book in sessions over Zoom or Teams and would take time to do worked examples, mark my answers and explain mathematical principles. If you feel you’d benefit from one-to-one support in Maths or Stats this is definitely a service you should utilise.

Marcus Hall

Dept. of Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management

I want to thank the Learner Development team for helping me: at first, everything seemed so complex, but after, I was able to present a much higher standard of academic work. One of the benefits is individualised learning to meet student’s educational needs. This is an excellent service that I recommend to all the students of the University of Strathclyde because it affected my writing skills and academic results in a positive way.

Nancy Okolo

MSc Education Studies