Study consultations

Study consultations

Get help with assignments, finding information, referencing, academic writing, study techniques, and English, maths and science skills.

Need help with your studies? RMIT's dedicated Academic Skills Advisors and Librarians are ready to assist you!

Drop in to the Study Support Hub on campus, make an appointment or simply submit a question online.

Study Support Hub

A welcoming drop-in study space.

The Study Support Hub is staffed by Academic Skills Advisors, Maths and Science Advisors and Librarians who can help you with understanding your assessment task instructions and getting started.

They can also help with finding books, articles, images and other sources, assignment writing and academic English, referencing and academic integrity, mathematics and science study skills.

Visit the Study Support Hub

The hubs are closed for 2025 and will re-open in 2026. In the break, you can book in for an appointment with us on-campus or online, and you can also submit questions.

Swanston Study Support Hub:

The Swanston Study Support Hub will reopen on Monday 2 March 2026.

Hub hours: Monday to Friday, 12pm to 4pm, excluding public holidays and the mid-semester break.

Location: Swanston Library, Building 10, Level 5, City campus.

Bundoora Study Support Hub:

The Bundoora Study Support Hub will reopen on Tuesday 3 March 2026.

Hub hours: Tuesday to Thursday, 11am to 2pm, excluding public holidays and the mid-semester break.

Location: Bundoora Library, Building 210, Level 2, Room 17.

Can’t attend the Hub? Book an on-campus or online appointment with an Academic Skills Advisor, Maths and Science Skills Advisor or Librarian, or submit a study support question via the Student Connect portal.

Study Support will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Study Support will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025, reopening on Monday 5 January 2026. Students can continue to submit enquiries during this time via the Student Connect Portal. The Study Support team will respond to enquiries from Monday 5 January 2026 onwards.

Writing and assessment support

Academic Skills Advisors can help you understand your assessment tasks and rubrics and can give you overall advice on your assessments including:

  • planning and getting started
  • assessment structure and academic writing
  • presentation skills 
  • academic integrity
  • study skills including reading strategies and time management

  • understand how to use generative AI tools to help in your learning

Academic skills advisors cannot: 

  • proofread your assessments
  • provide detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use (for instant and detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use, use Studiosity’s AI-powered Writing Feedback Plus Service)

Students can book appointments with Academic Skills Advisors once per week.
 

Book an appointment

Location: Online appointments are available via the Student Connect portal.

How to book: Make an appointment online via the Student Connect portal.

PhD candidates can get help with researching, writing, referencing and publishing strategies via Library Research Services.

Study Support will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Study Support will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025, reopening on Monday 5 January 2026. Students can continue to submit enquiries during this time via the Student Connect Portal. The Study Support team will respond to enquiries from Monday 5 January 2026 onwards.

Maths and science support

Maths and Science Skills Advisors can help you to develop essential mathematical skills, understand mathematical processes and to develop high level skills across maths and science e.g. statistics, engineering, physics, chemistry and more.

Students can book appointments with Maths and Science Skills Advisors once per week.
 

Book an appointment

Location: Online appointments are available via the Student Connect portal.

Statistics help is available for PhD candidates via the free statistical consultancy service in the School of Graduate research.

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Writing and assessment support

Academic Skills Advisors can help you understand your assessment tasks and rubrics and can give you overall advice on your assessments including:

  • planning and getting started
  • assessment structure and academic writing
  • presentation skills 
  • academic integrity
  • study skills including reading strategies and time management

  • understand how to use generative AI tools to help in your learning

Academic skills advisors cannot: 

  • proofread your assessments
  • provide detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use (for instant and detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use, use Studiosity’s AI-powered Writing Feedback Plus Service)

Students can book appointments with Academic Skills Advisors once per week.
 

Book an appointment

Location: Online appointments are available via the Student Connect portal.

How to book: Make an appointment online via the Student Connect portal.

PhD candidates can get help with researching, writing, referencing and publishing strategies via Library Research Services.

Writing and assessment support

Academic Skills Advisors can help you understand your assessment tasks and rubrics and can give you overall advice on your assessments including:

  • planning and getting started
  • assessment structure and academic writing
  • presentation skills 
  • academic integrity
  • study skills including reading strategies and time management

  • understand how to use generative AI tools to help in your learning

Academic skills advisors cannot: 

  • proofread your assessments
  • provide detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use (for instant and detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use, use Studiosity’s AI-powered Writing Feedback Plus Service)

Students can book appointments with Academic Skills Advisors once per week.
 

Book an appointment

Location: Online appointments are available via the Student Connect portal.

How to book: Make an appointment online via the Student Connect portal.

PhD candidates can get help with researching, writing, referencing and publishing strategies via Library Research Services.

Study Support will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Study Support will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025, reopening on Monday 5 January 2026. Students can continue to submit enquiries during this time via the Student Connect Portal. The Study Support team will respond to enquiries from Monday 5 January 2026 onwards.

Librarians

RMIT’s librarians can help you with finding, evaluating and organising information, identifying the best sources for your assignments, referencing and using referencing tools like EndNote and Zotero.

We can also help you understand how to use generative AI tools in your learning and how to evaluate AI-generated content.
 

Talk to a librarian

Writing and assessment support

Academic Skills Advisors can help you understand your assessment tasks and rubrics and can give you overall advice on your assessments including:

  • planning and getting started
  • assessment structure and academic writing
  • presentation skills 
  • academic integrity
  • study skills including reading strategies and time management

  • understand how to use generative AI tools to help in your learning

Academic skills advisors cannot: 

  • proofread your assessments
  • provide detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use (for instant and detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use, use Studiosity’s AI-powered Writing Feedback Plus Service)

Students can book appointments with Academic Skills Advisors once per week.
 

Book an appointment

Location: Online appointments are available via the Student Connect portal.

How to book: Make an appointment online via the Student Connect portal.

PhD candidates can get help with researching, writing, referencing and publishing strategies via Library Research Services.

Study Support will be closed from 22 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Study Support will be closed from Monday 22 December 2025, reopening on Monday 5 January 2026. Students can continue to submit enquiries during this time via the Student Connect Portal. The Study Support team will respond to enquiries from Monday 5 January 2026 onwards.

Submit a question online

Our team of RMIT academic skills advisors and librarians can provide answers to questions about information research, referencing, academic English, writing skills, math and science queries, and study techniques.

Responses are provided within one business day.

Submit a question

Writing and assessment support

Academic Skills Advisors can help you understand your assessment tasks and rubrics and can give you overall advice on your assessments including:

  • planning and getting started
  • assessment structure and academic writing
  • presentation skills 
  • academic integrity
  • study skills including reading strategies and time management

  • understand how to use generative AI tools to help in your learning

Academic skills advisors cannot: 

  • proofread your assessments
  • provide detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use (for instant and detailed advice about sentence structure and grammar use, use Studiosity’s AI-powered Writing Feedback Plus Service)

Students can book appointments with Academic Skills Advisors once per week.
 

Book an appointment

Location: Online appointments are available via the Student Connect portal.

How to book: Make an appointment online via the Student Connect portal.

PhD candidates can get help with researching, writing, referencing and publishing strategies via Library Research Services.

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