STARTER COLLECTION · Reviewed 8 October 2026

Free study skills and revision techniques

A useful study routine needs a clear task and a way to check understanding. Try a technique for a week, keep it small, and adjust it to the work you actually need to do.

Your first goal

A realistic weekly plan that includes recall practice and breaks.

1 · Free core material

The Learning Scientists

Choose one evidence-informed study strategy to try.

Resources explaining effective study and memory strategies.

2 · Free core material

Learning Center UNC Tips

Find practical advice for concentration, reading or exam preparation.

Study strategies for reading, concentration, exams and time management.

3 · Free core material

Cornell Learning Strategies Center

Build a plan for notes, practice and reviewing your understanding.

Study planning, note-taking and exam-preparation guidance.

4 · Free core material

Academic Phrasebank

Use academic phrasing examples when writing up your work, without copying claims.

Language patterns for structuring academic writing.

Make this collection work for you

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