Consultations

Meet one on one with one of our expert consultants to get advice on academic writing and/or study skills.

Our learning advisors and writing consultants can answer your questions about academic writing and study skills or give you feedback on your assignment’s structure, focus, paragraph structure, flow, presentation, use of sources, and referencing. There’s plenty of availability, and you can book up to one appointment per week.

Note: While we can meet with students to discuss test and exam strategies, we cannot provide feedback on writing for Time Constrained Assessments (TCAs; such as take home tests).

For help with CV and cover letter writing, please visit the Massey Career Centre on MyHub.

Assignment Pre-reading Service: Get written feedback on your draft assignment

Assignment Pre-reading Service: Get written feedback on your draft assignment. Submit a draft of your assignment and receive detailed, individual written feedback on how to improve your university level writing before submitting it for marking. Watch this 2 minute video About the Pre-reading Service and find out why 97% of students rated the service as excellent, very good, or good (71% excellent; 2% very good).

Upcoming Events

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PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Thesis with Publication Online

Learn more about thesis with publication.In this session, we bring together a panel of speakers, from recently completed PhDs, to supervisors and copyright experts. In particular, this panel session... More

Date:: Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 212 seats left

PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Improving your thesis writing style Online

This workshop is aimed at providing advice on how to improve your thesis writing. In particular, it covers: Typical thesis structure/s Mastering the 3 Cs: Clarity, conciseness, & coherence in your... More

Date:: Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 256 seats left

PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Presenting your PhD research Online

Learn more about how to present your research in this workshop. It provides numerous hints and tips, including: How to maximise the impact of your slides Communicating clearly through voice and... More

Date:: Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 266 seats left

PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Writing for journals Online

This workshop takes a closer look at what is involved in writing a journal publication. It covers a range of issues, including: Preparation work involved in the journal publication process How to... More

Date:: Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 271 seats left

PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Writing results and discussion chapters of qualitative research-based theses Online

In this workshop, you will learn about what is involved in writing results and discussion chapters for qualitative-based theses. In particular, it highlights: Options for chapter structure:... More

Date:: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 272 seats left

PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Writing results and discussion chapters of quantitative research-based theses Online

Similar to the previous workshop, in this session you will learn about what is involved in writing results and discussion chapters for quantitative-based theses. In particular, it highlights:... More

Date:: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 278 seats left

PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Editing your thesis Online

Editing your thesis can be time consuming process and this workshop provides some helpful guidance on how to get an early start, as well as maintain the editing process throughout your writing-up... More

Date:: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time:: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Categories:: PhD Writing Skills
Registration Type:: Online Registration

: Register! - 275 seats left

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Our services

The Centre for Learner Success provides a wide range of support services and learning resources to help enhance your academic skills and success whatever your level of study. We strongly encourage you to explore the following range of services and resources we offer.

Academic Q&A	If you have a quick question about study skills or academic writing, then you can ask it on the Academic Q&A forum.
Consultations	One-to-one and group consultations with learning advisors are available online and on campus. Advisors can answer your questions about academic writing and study skills or give you feedback on your assignment’s structure, focus, paragraph structure, flow, presentation, use of sources, and referencing. There’s plenty of availability. Please book online.
Online Writing and Learning link(OWLL)	Develop your academic writing and study skills with the Online Writing and Learning Link (OWLL) from Massey University. OWLL includes information on assignment types, referencing, study skills, and exam skills.
Online Workshops	Free study seminars and workshops are run on campus and online. See here for programmes and registration details.
Pre reading Service	The Pre-reading Service is a free service that is available to all students. This service offers students an opportunity to send their draft assignment to CLS consultants for review and advice. Students receive individual written feedback on their assignment’s structure, focus, paragraph structure, flow, style, presentation, referencing, and use of sources.

Contact Us

The Centre for Learner Success provides a wide range of support services and learning resources. These services help enhance students' academic writing and study skills at all levels of study.

Contact us

Phone: +64 6 951 6540

Email: learnersuccess@massey.ac.nz

Auckland

Level 3, Auckland library.

Manawatū

Student Centre, Level 2.

Wellington

Level A, Wellington library (Block 5)