HeadlineImage

Academic Resource Centre - for a successful academic experience

Do you need tips and strategies in order to study more effectively? Feel confident about speaking during seminars? Write better papers? Put together good presentations? The Academic Resource Centre is available to all students as well as PhD students at Umeå University. You can visit us in the library, attend one of our presentations, or use our resources on the web. We want to help you succeed in your studies.

The Academic Resource Centre will be closed the following days during the Spring term:

Wednesday, May 23 - closed
Wednesday, June 6 - closed

The ARC closes for the summer holiday on Thursday, June 14 and opens again for the Fall term on Monday, August 27.

The staff at the Academic Resource Centre

The Academic Resource Centre is often staffed from Monday to Thursday, 9 - 15. Each staff member specialises in different services and our individual hours vary, but there is nearly always someone here who can help you get started. The easiest way to contact us is either by visiting us during our drop-in hour, 12-13 (Tuesdays - Thursdays) or by sending us an e-mail (Click on the contact form link in the upper right-hand column). When you send us an e-mail, please be certain to include your name, what program you are in, whether you are a bachelor's, master's or PhD student, and what you would like help with.

Self help - step by step

  1. To get started, you can read the information available here on our webpages. There are many links to useful online resources in English.
  2. Listen to the presentation, Writing in Academic English. The dates and times are to the right. You must sign up for the presentation.
  3. Visit us at the Academic Resource Centre - we can help you take the next step.
  4. E-mail your questions to the Academic Resource Centre, please use the contact form.
  5. If you need more assistance, then you can schedule an appointment with one of our staff members.

The Academic Resource Centre's lectures

Each term we offer lectures that serve as a good foundation for developing successful academic studies. Please note the only lecture that is currently given in English is the lecture titled, Academic writing in English. All other lectures are given in Swedish.

Academic writing in English - some helpful guidelines (lecture is in English)

This lecture aims to provide information on the following:
helpful writing guidelines
useful writing hints with examples
on-line writing resources for self-help and future reference

This lecture is:
not meant as a comprehensive lesson in English grammar or composition
not meant to cover, e.g., formatting, citation style or paraphrasing
not targeted toward basic or advanced-level writing; rather, it covers topics relevant at all levels of academic writing for non-native English speakers.

Page Editor: Annika Bindler
2012-05-15

Print page

Contact Information

Academic Resource Centre
University Library
901 87 Umeå, Sweden 

Visiting Address
Academic Resource Centre, University Library, ground floor

Tel:  090-786 64 71

Contact Form

Current lectures

Spring 2012 lectures

The Academic Resource Centre is often staffed Mon. - Thu. hours 9-15.

For your first visit we encourage you to come by during our Drop-in hour
Tues. - Thu. 12-13.

Sign up for lectures

Lectures must be signed up for in advance. You need to be registered as a current student at Umeå University in order to sign up for lectures. The sign up service is in Swedish; follow the instructions below on how to sign up.

  1. Click on the 'Sign up' link below, which will open a new page that says ‘Studentkurser’ in blue.
  2. Click on the word ‘Studentkurser’.
  3. There is a list of lectures. The lecture 'Writing in Academic English' is at the bottom of the list. Click on it. (If the lecture is not listed, then it means that it is currently not available).
  4. There is a description of the lecture and at the bottom there is a button that says ‘Till anmälan’. Click on that button.
  5. This opens a new page that shows the lecture dates. Choose a date and click on the ‘Anmäl’ button in the far right-hand column.
  6. Then write your e-mail address in the box that says ‘Skriv in din e-postadress’.
  7. Once you have written your e-mail address, then click on the button that says ‘skicka anmälan’. A new page will open.
  8. On this page fill in your name, telephone number and department.
  9. You should receive an e-mail confirming that you have signed up for the presentation (the e-mail is in Swedish).

Sign up (opens in new window)