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Online courses and TED-Ed talks

Online courses

Try our free online courses which focus on specific areas of research. They will help you develop skills to study online and enhance your knowledge and understanding of the research methods required for a successful project.

Skills to succeed at university

Prepare for university and master academic skills that are essential for undergraduates.

Critical thinking

Learn how to develop a more critical approach to your thinking, reading and writing.

Introduction to research ethics

Find out more about how to conduct ethical research.

Learning online: Researching your project

Improve your online research skills and your ability to critically analyse sources of information.

TED-Ed talks

5 tips to improve your critical thinking

Every day, a sea of decisions stretches before us, and it's impossible to make a perfect choice every time. But there are many ways to improve our chances — and one particularly effective technique is critical thinking. Samantha Agoos describes a 5-step process that may help you with any number of problems.

How to manage your time more effectively

Human beings and computers alike share the challenge of how to get as much done as possible in a limited time. Over the last fifty or so years, computer scientists have learned a lot of good strategies for managing time effectively — and they have a lot of experience with what can go wrong. Brian Christian shares how we can use some of these insights to help make the most of our own lives.

Why do people fall for misinformation?

In 1901, David Hänig published research that led to what we know today as the taste map: an illustration that divides the tongue into four separate areas. It has since been published in textbooks and newspapers. There is just one problem: the map is wrong. So how do misconceptions like this spread, and what makes a fake fact so easy to believe? Joseph Isaac dives into the world of misinformation.

University of Leeds library

The Skills@Library team develops resources to support students developing academic skills, these resources will also help support students on their EPQ journey.

Academic skills

Find out everything you need to know about academic research skills, including essay writing, note making, referencing and critical thinking.

Flying Start

Flying start has been created for students who have just started university. As an EPQ student, you can use these resources to help develop your taught skills.