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...
10-Week Basic Algebra Refresher Course Week 10 (Straight Line Equations)
Starts: 30 Mar 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 30 Mar 2026, 11:00 amRemaining places: 4910-Week Algebra Refresher Course. Starting Monday 26/1/26. Follow the link for full details.Introduction to Construction Information Service (CIS) [SEE]
Starts: 1 Apr 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 1 Apr 2026, 2:45 pmThis webinar will introduce you to Construction Information Service (CIS), an online tool which helps you access current regulations, construction standards, technical advice, and industry news on building, engineering, design, and construction processes in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. This webinar is open to any student, staff or researcher who uses, or would like to use CISMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 14 Apr 2026, 5:00 pmFinishes: 14 Apr 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.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: 10This 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: 51We 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.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: 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.Get started with Library Search and searching the web well [Online]
Starts: 2 Jun 2026, 3:00 pmFinishes: 2 Jun 2026, 4:00 pmRemaining places: 100This workshop will show you how to find and use academic information for your assessments.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]
Starts: 4 Jun 2026, 4:00 pmFinishes: 4 Jun 2026, 5:00 pmVenue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam providerRemaining places: 12This 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.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [On Campus]
Starts: 10 Jun 2026, 10:30 amFinishes: 10 Jun 2026, 11:30 amVenue: 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.Finding and using journal articles and databases [Online]
Starts: 15 Jun 2026, 12:00 pmFinishes: 15 Jun 2026, 1:00 pmThis workshop explores what journal articles and databases are and why they are useful.