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Season 9
A Wee Blether About...Reading and Writing Tools
In this episode, Linda chats with the UWS Academic Skills team about some of the free digital tools out there that can help you with your reading and Academic Writing.
S9 · E11
Jun 2, 2026
21:03
A Wee Blether About...Exam Strategies
In this episode, Linda chats to the UWS Academic Skills about how best to prepare for exams.
S9 · E10
Mar 30, 2026
22:09
A Wee Blether About...Our 5th Anniversary - Academic Skills Over the Years
A special episode today as A Wee Blether celebrates 5 years since the podcast launched. Linda is joined by Carly, John and Mairi to discuss how academic skills have changed during that time and what academic skills might be like in another 5 years' time!
S9 · E9
Mar 18, 2026
23:00
Another Wee Blether About...Proofreading
In this episode, Linda chats with the UWS Academic Skills team again about the crucial proofreading stage of assignments.
S9 · E8
Mar 10, 2026
22:21
A Wee Blether About...Academic Resilience
In this episode, Linda chats to John and Carly about the term 'Academic Resilience' and how you can develop it at university.
S9 · E7
Feb 26, 2026
18:38
A Wee Blether About...A Student View of Academic Skills
In this episode, Linda and the team chat to 3rd year Nursing student Sukai Secka about her experience of using Academic Skills.
S9 · E6
Dec 4, 2025
17:25
A Wee Blether About...Students Using AI
In this episode, the UWS Academic Skills team discuss both how Generative AI could be used to help with assessments and things to be careful of when using it.
S9 · E5
Nov 20, 2025
22:06
A Wee Blether About...Academic Integrity with Dr Kate Cotter
We welcome a special guest, Dr Kate Cotter from the School of Business and Creative Industries, to talk about what Academic Integrity is and how the Academic Integrity panel works at UWS.
S9 · E4
Nov 11, 2025
20:48
Another Wee Blether About...Academic Writing Part 2
The UWS Academic Skills team take a deeper dive into the topic of academic writing.
S9 · E3
Nov 4, 2025
15:23
Another Wee Blether About...Academic Writing Part 1
In this episode, the Academic Skills team discuss what 'academic writing' is and give their advice on how to write at university.
S9 · E2
Sep 18, 2025
19:50
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