Workshops
We offer a wide range of academic skills workshops delivered online and in-person on campus.
Academic Skills Workshops
Elevate your skills and knowledge with us!
This is a great place to start if you want to:
- Improve your study, research and writing skills
- Develop your IT and digital skills
- Focus on your maths and numeracy.
Workshops are added regularly, so keep checking back to see what's new!
Workshop topics
Library Welcome
Study, Research and Writing
- Academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism
- Academic writing for assessments, including:
- Assessment structure
- Critical and analytical writing
- Paraphrasing
- Constructing and deconstructing arguments
- Developing confidence in speaking
- Doing a literature review
- EndNote
- Finding information, including:
- Databases
- Journal articles
- Library Search (library catalogue)
- Reading lists
- Referencing
- Writing at a UK University
- Writing Café
IT and Digital
- Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Creating academic posters
- Creating narrated presentations
- Formatting dissertations/theses
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) exams
Maths and Numeracy
- Basic Algebra
- Graduate Numerical Reasoning Tests
- Medicine Management (Drug Calculations)
- Trigonometry Refresher
Coming up...
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 16 Dec 2025, 10:00 amFinishes: 16 Dec 2025, 11:00 amVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 11This is a one-hour online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking, you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criterion will be cancelled.Library and Academic Support Pop-Up
Starts: 13 Jan 2026, 12:00 pmFinishes: 13 Jan 2026, 2:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Inside Main EntranceDrop by our pop-up in the library during January Welcome Week. We’ll be here to answer your questions, share study tips, and help you make the most of your resources. No booking required.IT Essentials at Salford [Online]
Starts: 13 Jan 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 13 Jan 2026, 3:00 pmRemaining places: 98This workshop will introduce you to the main IT tools, resources and services you need to get started as a student at the University of Salford. This workshop will be delivered online.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 16 Jan 2026, 4:00 pmFinishes: 16 Jan 2026, 5:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 14This is a one-hour online EXAM SESSION for MOS certification. At the time of booking, you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criterion will be cancelled.Getting started with academic information and reading lists [Online]
Starts: 22 Jan 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 22 Jan 2026, 3:00 pmRemaining places: 49We will explore what academic information is, why it is important and how reading lists can help you find information for assessments. This workshop will be delivered online.10-Week Basic Algebra Refresher Course
Starts: 26 Jan 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 26 Jan 2026, 11:00 amRemaining places: 5010-Week Algebra Refresher Course. Starting Monday 26/1/26. Follow the link for full details.Pythagoras and Trigonometry Refresher
Starts: 27 Jan 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 27 Jan 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 90This session will cover the basic applications of Pythagoras' Theorem, SOHCAHTOA and the Sine/Cosine rules.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [On Campus]
Starts: 28 Jan 2026, 3:00 pmFinishes: 28 Jan 2026, 4:00 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 12This one-hour EXAM SESSION for MOS certification takes place ON CAMPUS. At the time of booking, you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criterion will be cancelled.Pythagoras and Trigonometry Refresher
Starts: 29 Jan 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 29 Jan 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 90This session will cover the basic applications of Pythagoras' Theorem, SOHCAHTOA and the Sine/Cosine rules.Writing at a UK University: how to pass your assessments [Online]
Starts: 29 Jan 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 29 Jan 2026, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 58This workshop focuses on how to pass assessments at a UK university. It focuses on some of the most important aspects of studying and producing academic writing at a UK university, including how to use academic information effectively. It is aimed at students new to studying in the UK or at the University of Salford.