Supporting your work
Discover how to reference others and use quotations correctly in your assignments
Here you'll find vital tips on referencing, note-taking, and using resources effectively. These are all important skills to make the most of your time at university.
The information in the sections below is also available as downloadable PDFs, which you'll find at the bottom of the relevant page – so you can easily add the information collated here to your notes.
Get further help
Contact the Academic Skills team
The Academic Skills team can help with developing your writing, managing assessments, and approaching academic tasks.
You can contact the team from Monday to Thursday 8.30am–5.00pm and Friday 8.30am–4.00pm.
You can book a tutorial by contacting academicskills@port.ac.uk or phone 023 92843462. In-person tutorials are also available by arrangement.