{"id":71,"date":"2024-10-08T15:13:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2024-10-08T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:13:20","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills Assistants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/Contact-our-email-for-our-latest-workshops-or-to-book-one-on-one-or-small-group-session-1024x256.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/Contact-our-email-for-our-latest-workshops-or-to-book-one-on-one-or-small-group-session-1024x256.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/Contact-our-email-for-our-latest-workshops-or-to-book-one-on-one-or-small-group-session-300x75.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/Contact-our-email-for-our-latest-workshops-or-to-book-one-on-one-or-small-group-session-768x192.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/Contact-our-email-for-our-latest-workshops-or-to-book-one-on-one-or-small-group-session-1536x384.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/01\/Contact-our-email-for-our-latest-workshops-or-to-book-one-on-one-or-small-group-session.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Student Skills Assistants (SSAs), we are here to help you navigate and learn skills and resources for applying information and knowledge to your degree.&nbsp;We focus on topics such as critical reading and analysis, referencing, answering problem questions, and skills such as time management.&nbsp;We regularly host drop-in sessions during the week on these issues, and we are also available for small group\/one-to-one sessions. To book an appointment, our email is:<br><em><strong>studentskills-law@qub.ac.uk<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/sarahjane.png\" alt=\"Student Skills Assistant Sarah Jane\" class=\"wp-image-12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/sarahjane.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2022\/11\/sarahjane-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sarah-Jane Coyle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What I can help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal research, academic writing, answering problem questions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Aislinn Fanning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Picture2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" style=\"width:244px;height:223px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Picture2.jpg 504w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/10\/Picture2-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What I can help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critical reading and analysis, active reading, note taking, and settling into university life\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/seanin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-174\" style=\"width:200px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/seanin.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/seanin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2023\/02\/seanin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Sean\u00edn Little<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>What I can help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critical reading and analysis, confidence building, \u2018Shut up and work\u2019 revision sessions, well-being initiatives\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Taylor Montgomery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"402\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-304\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:244px;height:223px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/image.png 402w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/image-258x300.png 258w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What I can help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Settling into university life, peer mentoring initiatives, finding sources, wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Lydia Millar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/processed-B8547BD7-6784-4209-91A1-0A604916F365-edited.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-308\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:224px;height:233px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/processed-B8547BD7-6784-4209-91A1-0A604916F365-edited.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/10\/processed-B8547BD7-6784-4209-91A1-0A604916F365-edited-247x300.jpeg 247w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What I can help with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal research and academic writing, Careers advice, OSCOLA referencing, Critical reading and analysis\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Student Skills Assistants (SSAs), we are here to help you navigate and learn skills and resources for applying information and knowledge to your degree.&nbsp;We focus on topics such as critical reading and analysis, referencing, answering problem questions, and skills such as time management.&nbsp;We regularly host drop-in sessions during the week on these issues, and&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/law-study-skills\/about-us\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Skills 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