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...
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: 8This 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: 89This 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: 32This 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.10-Week Basic Algebra Refresher Course
Starts: 30 Jan 2026, 10:00 amFinishes: 30 Jan 2026, 11:30 amRemaining places: 5010-Week Algebra Refresher Course. Starting Friday 30th January 2026. Follow the link for full details.Get started with assessments [Online]
Starts: 2 Feb 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 2 Feb 2026, 2:00 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.IT Essentials at Salford [Online]
Starts: 3 Feb 2026, 4:00 pmFinishes: 3 Feb 2026, 5:00 pmRemaining places: 94This 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.Writing Clear Sentences: From Simple to Complex [online]
Starts: 5 Feb 2026, 4:00 pmFinishes: 5 Feb 2026, 5:30 pmThis workshop will guide you to create clear, simple sentences, and effective compound and complex ones.Medicine Management: Liquid and Tablet Doses (Online)
Starts: 9 Feb 2026, 1:00 pmFinishes: 9 Feb 2026, 4:00 pmRemaining places: 62This session will look at the different types of medicine management assessment questions relating to liquid and tablet doses. This is a calculator-based session suitable for students required to complete medicine management assessments. This workshop will be delivered online.Writing Clear Sentences: From Simple to Complex
Starts: 10 Feb 2026, 12:00 pmFinishes: 10 Feb 2026, 1:30 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Learning Suite 2Remaining places: 17This workshop will guide you to create clear, simple sentences, and effective compound and complex ones.