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: 12 May 2026, 5:00 pmFinishes: 12 May 2026, 6:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 9This 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: 13 May 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 13 May 2026, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 48We 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.Pythagoras and Trigonometry Refresher
Starts: 18 May 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 18 May 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 88This session will cover the basic applications of Pythagoras' Theorem, SOHCAHTOA and the Sine/Cosine rules.What Feedback Really Means (and How to Use It) [Online]
Starts: 18 May 2026, 4:00 pmFinishes: 18 May 2026, 5:00 pmThis workshop is for all international students and students whose first language is not English to learn how to interpret academic feedback and improve future work.Writing Clear Sentences: From Simple to Complex [online]
Starts: 19 May 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 19 May 2026, 2:30 pmThis workshop will guide you to create clear, simple sentences, and effective compound and complex ones.10-Week Basic Algebra Refresher Course
Starts: 19 May 2026, 1:30 pmFinishes: 19 May 2026, 3:00 pmRemaining places: 4810-Week Algebra Refresher Course. Starting Tuesday 19/5/26. Follow the link for full details.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [On Campus]
Starts: 20 May 2026, 3:30 pmFinishes: 20 May 2026, 4:30 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 10This 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: 21 May 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 21 May 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 90This session will cover the basic applications of Pythagoras' Theorem, SOHCAHTOA and the Sine/Cosine rules.Using Punctuation for Style and Clarity [Online]
Starts: 26 May 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 26 May 2026, 2:00 pmThis workshop introduces a range of punctuation marks, including commas, colons, and semicolons, to help make your writing clear and effective.Get started with assessments [Online]
Starts: 27 May 2026, 4:00 pmFinishes: 27 May 2026, 5:00 pmThis workshop is aimed at new students. This workshop covers the different types of assessments at university and how to get started on them. This workshop will be delivered on Teams via the link provided.