The Learning Development team offer individual drop-in sessions and appointments, as well as mentoring schemes and workshops. They can advise on academic reading and writing, independent study, criticality, time management, maths, and a range of other study areas.

Find out more on the Learning Development webpages

Contact emails for faculty Learning Developers:

• Arts and Social Sciences: learningdevelopmentfass@lancaster.ac.uk
• Health and Medicine: learningdevelopmentfhm@lancaster.ac.uk
• Science and Technology: learningdevelopmentfst@lancaster.ac.uk
• Management School: learningdevelopmentlums@lancaster.ac.uk
• Maths and Statistics Hub (all Faculties) mash@lancaster.ac.uk
• English Language Development (all Faculties) englishlanguagedevelopment@lancaster.ac.uk

Lancaster University Library offers a variety of workshops aimed at helping students develop a range of skills.

Workshops focus on:

• academic writing
• assessments and exams
• creative problem solving
• digital skills,
• finding and using resources
• group work and presentations
• Independent learning
• research training
• studying at university

Workshops are available to be booked on the library's learning development webpage.

The library has a range of interactive study resources, advice and tips and online courses to help develop your independent learning skills. Areas of skills include academic writing, digital skills, independent learning, finding and using resources, exams and assessments, group work and presentation and studying at university. These study online resources can be accessed on the library learning development webpage.

Lancaster University makes Panopto lecture capture software available to departments should they wish to provide online videos of the lectures. Please ask your department if they have opted into this support.

There are several packages available to you via Information Systems Services (ISS) to help improve accessibility. Most of these are available on ISS-supported machines and can be downloaded from AppsAnywhere. These include:

• JAWS: Screen-reading software for Windows. Available on one specific computer within the library. Speak to the library staff for more information.
• Texthelp Read and Write Gold: Dyslexia support software to assist users in developing skills in reading and writing. Available on all ISS-supported PCs via AppsAnywhere.
• Mindjet MindManager: Mind-mapping software. Available on all ISS-supported PCs via AppsAnywhere and can be installed on personal devices.
• Office 365: A cloud-based system that provides access to email, applications and many more related services. It is available to all students and staff at the University. Once you are a student your Lancaster email will be the main method we use to contact you.
• LU App: A voice-controlled digital companion which can answer questions about your studies, timetabling, campus life and services. Find out how LU can support students with a disability.

For more information about the available software provision at the University, please visit the Software page. You may be recommended additional software through your DSA assessment or Lancaster Support Review.