Includes appendices, bibliographical references (pages 413-420) and index.

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introducing 'The study skills handbook' -- Success as a student : take charge of your success -- Gaining the most from your course : engage, enjoy, excel --- Employability and preparing for your future -- Successful study : intelligence, strategy and personalised learning -- The CREAM strategy for learning -- Time management as a student -- Managing stress and well-being -- Working with others : collaborative study -- Developing cultural competence : learning in diverse and international contexts -- Effective reading and note-making -- Researching and managing for study -- Critical thinking -- Writing at university level -- Developing your academic writing -- Writing essays -- Managing assignments : research projects, reports, case studies and dissertations -- Devising your revision and exam strategy -- memory.

This title introduces higher-level study skills and allows students to develop a deeper understanding of the learning process itself, encouraging a reflective and well-informed approach to study.