Consultations
Meet one on one with one of our expert consultants to get advice on academic writing and/or study skills.
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- Andrea Trueman
- Cherie Todd-Williamson
- Deborah Stites
- Elaine Kelleher
- Gerard Chow
- Huan Zhao
- James Hamilton
- Janet Wutzler
- Jiayan Lin
- Julia Tanner
- Kat (Katherine) Lyons
- Kendra Marston
- Lawrence McDonald
- Liang Cui
- Marianne Simon
- Martha Hardy-Ward
- Michelle Erai
- Mojtaba Tadayonifar
- Nadine Humphys
- Penny Hay
- Rebecca Reader
- Ruth Laulu (Pasifika)
- Sally Coughlan
- Sandra Kim
- Sean Parker
- Selu Paea
- Sonny
- Susan Gray
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: Writing the confirmation report Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 246 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Thesis with Publication Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 262 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Improving your thesis writing style Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, June 18, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 270 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Presenting your PhD research Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, July 16, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 276 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Writing for journals Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, August 20, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 278 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Writing results and discussion chapters of qualitative research-based theses Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, September 17, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 275 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Writing results and discussion chapters of quantitative research-based theses Online
- Date:
- Wednesday, October 15, 2025
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Categories:
- PhD Writing Skills
- Registration Type:
- Online Registration
- Register! - 279 seats left
PhD Writing Skills Workshop: Editing your thesis Online
- 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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Cannot attend?
For those who cannot attend the live sessions the are self-paced, interactive online tutorials available at:
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.
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If you have a quick question about study skills or academic writing, then you can ask it on the Academic Q&A forum. |
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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)
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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. |
Free study seminars and workshops are run on campus and online. See here for programmes and registration details. |
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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)