Stella Cottrell

Stella Cottrell was formerly Director for Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement at the University of East London, UK. She supports students from diverse backgrounds, such as those with dyslexia and mature, international and disabled students.

Her publications for staff and students have sold more than a million copies worldwide. First published in 1999, ''The Study Skills Handbook'' is now in its 6th edition. Stella has authored a number of study skills guides as part of the Macmillan Study Skills series including ''Critical Thinking Skills'', ''Skills for Success'' and ''The Macmillan Student Planner'' (previously published as ''The Palgrave Student Planner'').

In the June 2011 edition of ''Education Bookseller'', Victor Glynn characterised Cottrell's books as "concise, clearly laid out and covering a wide range of subjects." Provided by Wikipedia