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...
Medicine Management: IV: Drip Rates and Infusions [online]
Starts: 9 Jul 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 9 Jul 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 88This session will look at medicine management assessment questions relating to Drip Rates and Infusions and is suitable for any students required to complete these assessments. This session will be delivered online.Word: Formatting your dissertation or thesis [On Campus]
Starts: 9 Jul 2026, 10:00 amFinishes: 9 Jul 2026, 12:00 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 4This two-hour session is a practical workshop where you will learn how to use Microsoft Word tools to format your dissertation or thesis. This workshop is on campus.Become a Proofreading Pro: Top Tips for Academic English [Online]
Starts: 13 Jul 2026, 12:00 pmFinishes: 13 Jul 2026, 1:00 pmThis workshop is for all international students and students whose first language is not English to learn how to edit and proofread their academic work efficiently and effectively.Graduate Numerical Reasoning Tests [online]
Starts: 13 Jul 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 13 Jul 2026, 3:00 pmRemaining places: 38This session looks at the types of questions that occur on graduate numerical reasoning tests and problem-solving strategies. This session is suitable for any student that may be required to complete a numerical reasoning test as part of a job application process. This will be delivered online.Medicine Management: Complex Questions for Exam Preparation (Online)
Starts: 14 Jul 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 14 Jul 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 80This session will cover complex drug calculation questions required for medicine management assessments and is suitable for any students required to complete these assessments. This session will be delivered online.Medicine Management: Complex Questions for Exam Preparation (Online)
Starts: 16 Jul 2026, 9:30 amFinishes: 16 Jul 2026, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 80This session will cover complex drug calculation questions required for medicine management assessments and is suitable for any students required to complete these assessments. This session will be delivered online.Refresh your referencing skills [Online]
Starts: 16 Jul 2026, 12:00 pmFinishes: 16 Jul 2026, 1:00 pmThis workshop will cover common referencing errors and how to avoid them in our work. This workshop includes a Q&A section where you can ask specific referencing questions.Graduate Numerical Reasoning Tests [online]
Starts: 17 Jul 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 17 Jul 2026, 3:00 pmRemaining places: 35This session looks at the types of questions that occur on graduate numerical reasoning tests and problem-solving strategies. This session is suitable for any student that may be required to complete a numerical reasoning test as part of a job application process. This will be delivered online.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [On Campus]
Starts: 30 Jul 2026, 2:00 pmFinishes: 30 Jul 2026, 3:00 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.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [On Campus]
Starts: 7 Aug 2026, 11:00 amFinishes: 7 Aug 2026, 12:00 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 11This 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.