Academic, Personal & Professional Support
At Pembroke we’re committed to helping you thrive academically. Our two friendly study skills tutors, trained through the Oxford Study Skills Centre, run Pembroke's Academic, Personal & Professional Skills Hub.
The hub offers all Pembroke undergraduates lectures, workshops, and 1:1 mentoring on the skills needed for a successful time at Oxford and beyond. They also provide sessions for incoming freshers.
Rob and Dyedra are available to give support, advice and assistance with everything from essay writing and note taking, to time management and goal setting, and presentation skills and project management.
Current students can find more on the Pembroke Hub.
Dr Rob McMahon
Retained Lecturer in Study Skills
Rob is Head of Politics at Radley College. He also teaches US Government, UK Government, Political Sociology and the Introduction to Politics to undergraduates at Oxford. He has been tutoring Pembroke students in study skills for three years.
Dr Dyedra Morrissey
Retained Lecturer in Study Skills
Dyedra is a scientist, academic and consultant who has been teaching undergraduates and graduates at the University of Oxford for four years. She has tutored students at different colleges and departments on study skills, revision techniques and time management.
Even if you do not consider yourself to have a disability, you may still experience challenges relating to either your physical or mental health, or a specific learning issue. If this is the case, there is a range of support available to you whilst at university to facilitate your learning and ability to thrive on-course. The Disability Advisory Service in particular provides advice and guidance to all students; when you register with them, an advisor will discuss with you your experiences and expectations of study and support, and will consider how best to meet your needs in order for you to get on with your studies. This is often involves a student support plan, which will put in place formal support structures to help you manage a condition, but they can also help you to be assessed for a specific learning difficulty, and assist you in receiving extra support as a result. Whatever your particular needs you will be seen as an individual and provided with a range of options for your specific case.
Hear from our Students
Rob structured the session around my exact concerns, which I thought was super helpful. This was a fantastic service, I wish I had used it earlier.
Dyedra gives really good advice on how to tackle issues you have. She's very organised and explains herself clearly and succinctly.
