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Workshops

  • Elevate your skills and knowledge with us! We offer a wide range of skills training. If you need to improve your IT skills, learn how to find information for your assignments, improve your study skills or focus on your career plans this is a great place to start.

  • Check out our list of workshops below, and secure your spot by simply clicking on the workshop title and booking via Advantage. If a session is already full, don't worry - you can add yourself to the waiting list.

  • Our online workshops are delivered through Collaborate, offering you a convenient and interactive learning experience. Upon booking, you'll receive a confirmation email containing a session link. Plus, if you're concerned about your internet connection, no problem! You can also join Collaborate workshops via a dial-in option. Just reach out to the event organizer for guidance on using this feature.

Workshops are added regularly, so keep checking back to see what's new!

    • Getting Started With Academic Integrity [Online]

      Starts: 2 Oct 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 2 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm
      This online workshop is for anybody who wants to learn about academic integrity: what it is; why it is important; how you can demonstrate it in your studies.

    • Getting Started With Academic Integrity

      Starts: 4 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 4 Oct 2023, 2:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Learning Suite 2
      Remaining places: 33
      This face to face workshop is for anybody who wants to learn about academic integrity: what it is; why it is important; how you can demonstrate it in your studies.

    • Numeracy Refresher [on campus]

      Starts: 4 Oct 2023, 1:30 pm
      Finishes: 4 Oct 2023, 3:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Peel, LG09
      Remaining places: 14
      This session is suitable for any student needing to complete numerical reasoning tests or refresh core numeracy skills: interpreting charts/data, money calculations, percentages, ratio/proportion, approximation, converting units and averages. This session will be delivered on campus.

    • Medicine Management: Liquid and Tablet Doses [online]

      Starts: 5 Oct 2023, 10:00 am
      Finishes: 5 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Remaining places: 8
      This 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.

    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 5 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 5 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 14
      This 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.

    • Skills for Success for your Second Year [Online]

      Starts: 6 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 6 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 29
      This workshop will be delivered online. It is for second year (Level 5) students to reflect upon their academic skills and create their own personal academic skills development action plan.

    • Library Welcome Webinar [online]

      Starts: 10 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 10 Oct 2023, 6:00 pm
      Remaining places: 80
      An introduction to all the free resources and services offered by the Library to students at the University of Salford to help you with your studies.

    • IT Essentials at Salford [Online]

      Starts: 11 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 11 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 85
      This 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.

    • Getting started: Introduction to Academic Assessments [ON CAMPUS]

      Starts: 12 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 12 Oct 2023, 2:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Peel, Peel Building room 106
      Remaining places: 15
      This 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 campus.

    • Getting started: Introduction to Academic Assessments [ON CAMPUS]

      Starts: 18 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 18 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Collaboration Space 1+ 2 (R1.15)
      Remaining places: 18
      This 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 campus.

    • PowerPoint: Creating a professional presentation

      Starts: 24 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 24 Oct 2023, 1:30 pm
      Venue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811
      Remaining places: 0
      This 1½ hour practical workshop will show you how to create a professional presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint. This workshop is on campus.

    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 24 Oct 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 24 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 11
      This is not a workshop session. This 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 Referencing [Online]

      Starts: 24 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 24 Oct 2023, 6:30 pm
      This workshop is aimed at new students using APA 7th as their referencing style. This workshop will be delivered online using BlackBoard Collaborate.

    • Getting Started with Referencing [On-campus]

      Starts: 25 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 25 Oct 2023, 2:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Collaboration Space 1+ 2 (R1.15)
      Remaining places: 9
      This workshop is aimed at new students using APA 7th as their referencing style.

    • Get IT qualifications with Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) [online]

      Starts: 31 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 31 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 33
      This 1-hour webinar will introduce you to our free Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) programme which allows you prove your Microsoft Office IT skills to potential employers, by studying for and sitting Microsoft certified exams in a range of Microsoft Office applications.
      This webinar is online.

    • Develop your finding and reading journal articles skills [on campus]

      Starts: 1 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 1 Nov 2023, 2:30 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Learning Suite 1
      Remaining places: 5
      In this workshop we will explore what journal articles are and why they are useful. You will learn how to find journal articles and how to target your reading. This workshop is useful for any student wanting to learn more about journal articles. This workshop is on campus.

    • IT Essentials at Salford [Online]

      Starts: 1 Nov 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 1 Nov 2023, 6:00 pm
      Remaining places: 94
      This 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.

    • Referencing refresh: Getting referencing right [online]

      Starts: 6 Nov 2023, 5:00 pm
      Finishes: 6 Nov 2023, 6:00 pm
      Remaining places: 20
      In this workshop we will cover some of the common referencing errors people make and discuss how to avoid them in our work. This workshop includes a question-and-answer section where you can ask specific referencing questions. This workshop is online.

    • Develop your paraphrasing skills

      Starts: 7 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 7 Nov 2023, 1:15 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Collaboration Space 1+ 2 (R1.15)
      This workshop covers why and how to paraphrase effectively.

    • PowerPoint: Creating Academic Posters

      Starts: 14 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Nov 2023, 1:30 pm
      Venue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811
      Remaining places: 3
      This 1½ hour workshop will show you how to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create an academic poster. It includes design advice as well as the opportunity to use PowerPoint with a poster template file. This workshop is on campus.

    • Develop your Reflective Writing Skills [ON CAMPUS]

      Starts: 14 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 14 Nov 2023, 2:00 pm
      Venue: Frederick Road Campus, Mary Seacole, room 260
      Remaining places: 20
      This workshop is aimed at students who are new to reflective writing. This workshop covers the different types of reflective writing at university and how to get started. This workshop will be delivered on campus.

    • Word, Excel, PowerPoint... Online training courses with LinkedIn Learning

      Starts: 15 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 15 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Venue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811
      Remaining places: 0
      This 1-hour workshop will introduce you to LinkedIn Learning’s online courses to build and improve your Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills. You'll be surprised to find out what you didn't know! Discover what else it has to offer from its wide range of courses.
      This workshop is on campus.

    • Develop Your Skills: Preparing for Exams

      Starts: 15 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 15 Nov 2023, 2:00 pm
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, Learning Suite 2
      Remaining places: 39
      This workshop is for anybody who needs to take an exam, and will cover effective revision techniques, and how to plan a revision timetable. There will also be the opportunity to ask your specific questions about effective revision and exam preparation.

    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 16 Nov 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 16 Nov 2023, 5:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 11
      This 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.

    • PowerPoint: Creating a Narrated Presentation Video [Online]

      Starts: 21 Nov 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 21 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Remaining places: 76
      This 1-hour webinar will show you how to develop your digital and creative skills by using PowerPoint to create a narrated video presentation.

      This webinar is online.

    • Referencing refresh: Getting referencing right [on campus]

      Starts: 22 Nov 2023, 10:00 am
      Finishes: 22 Nov 2023, 11:00 am
      Venue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Learning Suite 1
      Remaining places: 16
      In this workshop we will cover some of the common referencing errors people make and discuss how to avoid them in our work. This workshop includes a question-and-answer section where you can ask specific referencing questions. This workshop is on campus.

    • Word: Formatting your dissertation or thesis

      Starts: 24 Nov 2023, 10:00 am
      Finishes: 24 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Venue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811
      Remaining places: 0
      This 3 hour workshop will show you how to use Microsoft Word to format your dissertation or thesis. It is a practical workshop giving you the Word tools that can make formatting your long document a much easier process. This workshop is on campus.

    • Develop your Reflective Writing Skills [ONLINE]

      Starts: 24 Nov 2023, 10:00 am
      Finishes: 24 Nov 2023, 11:00 am
      Remaining places: 40
      This workshop is aimed at students who are new to reflective writing. This workshop covers the different types of reflective writing at university and how to get started. This workshop will be delivered online.

    • Develop Your Skills: Preparing for Exams [Online]

      Starts: 29 Nov 2023, 1:00 pm
      Finishes: 29 Nov 2023, 2:00 pm
      This workshop is for anybody who needs to take an exam, and will cover effective revision techniques, and how to plan a revision timetable. There will also be the opportunity to ask your specific questions about effective revision and exam preparation.

    • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session [Online]

      Starts: 5 Oct 2023, 12:00 pm
      Finishes: 5 Oct 2023, 1:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 14
      This 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: 24 Oct 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 24 Oct 2023, 5:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 11
      This is not a workshop session. This 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: 16 Nov 2023, 4:00 pm
      Finishes: 16 Nov 2023, 5:00 pm
      Venue: MOS Exam - Certiport exam provider
      Remaining places: 11
      This 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.
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