Academic Supports

Our innovative and friendly maths support centres offer the extra support that you may need. Services include consultations, tutorials, computer-based tutorials, access to relevant text materials and the option to submit maths problems for correction. You can access these facilities on a one-to-one basis, as a small group or online.  

Students of all abilities can benefit from our academic writing supports. These include getting started with assignments, effective notetaking, report writing, avoiding plagiarism, successful writing in exams and the writing process which includes generating ideas, drafting, revising and editing. You can access these facilities on a one-to-one basis, as a small group or online.  

Our Access and Widening Participation service provides a range of supports and services for students applying to ATU and attending degrees within the university. Our supportive service, which includes personal, academic and financial supports, can help you realise your educational potential regardless of your background or age

Learning support tutors provide tailored supports such as study skills, essay planning, time management and exam preparation to eligible students following a needs assessment. These supports, offered on a one-to-one or group basis, facilitate academic development, participation and progression. Support may include appropriate assistive technology for you.  

Our dedicated Disability and Learning Support Service (DLSS) offers a professional support plan tailored to the specific needs you may have. These include a range of pre and post entry supports for our students with disabilities. The supports offered include learning support, educational support workers and notetakers, modifications to the physical environment, transport, reasonable accommodations for examinations and assistive technology.  

Assistive Technology (AT) can help you overcome barriers such as communication difficulties, mobility issues, sensory impairments and cognitive and learning difficulties. ATU offers a range of AT supports to eligible students following a needs assessment. These include laptops, Roger Select, Connect 12, echo pens, printing facilities, reader pens, touch screen tablets and specialised software.  

The ATU Library supports research, teaching and learning in all libraries across our campuses. The multicampus library team provides dynamic support in the evolving library space. ATU students and staff have access to almost 230,000 physical books, 270,000 e-books and over 70,000 ejournals. In addition to over 1100 newspapers, 80 databases and 170 library guides.