UCL Academic Communication Centre

The UCL Academic Communication Centre (ACC) is a support service to enhance UCL students’ discipline-specific writing and speaking skills. We work closely with UCL academic departments and faculties to develop tailored workshops, classes and tutorials for native and non-native English speakers.

Welcome to the ACC! We have a range of resources to support you during your studies. Please click on your faculty tile below to find out what support is available to you. We have been fully online since March 2020 and student feedback has been excellent. We will continue to be online until further notice.

Undergraduate

Support includes:

Credit-bearing modules: Academic Writing in English and English Language Skills for Academic Purposes
Academic communication workshops
Online resources
Writing retreats

Postgraduate Taught

Support includes:

Credit-bearing modules: Academic Writing in English and English Language Skills for Academic Purposes
Courses and workshops in academic writing, presentations and dissertation writing
Online resources
Writing retreats
One-to-one tutorials

Postgraduate Research

Support includes (through the doctoral school):

Thesis-writing
Pronunciation and Public Speaking
Preparing for your viva
Online resources
Writing retreats

Moodle

For undergraduates and taught postgraduates, there are resources to support you on our Moodle. For the enrolment key, please contact acc@ucl.ac.uk stating your degree programme and faculty.