We offer various academic skills workshops that are available to all students. Sessions cover a wide range of topics, from finding and managing information to critical reading, referencing, and writing. Taught sessions are online and in-person at Bill Bryson Library and the Teaching and Learning Centre (TLC).
Some workshops may also be arranged through your academic department – contact your Faculty Librarian for more information.
You need to book to attend any of our academic skills workshops - details of our sessions for the next four weeks and booking links are below. Future dates will be added as we move through the term - keep checking this page for details of additional sessions.
To explore the full range of sessions available, visit the Academic Skills Centre.
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Monday 14 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Tuesday 15 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Thursday 17 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Friday 18 October |
Online |
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| Paraphrasing, quoting and summarising | Monday 21 October 12pm-1pm |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Tuesday 22 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Thursday 24 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Friday 25 October |
Online |
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Pushing past paywalls: making the most of open access scholarly materials |
Friday 25 October |
Online |
| Using ChatGPT to make you a better writer |
Monday 28 October 12pm-1pm |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Tuesday 29 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Wednesday 30 October |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Thursday 31 October |
Online |
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Friday 1 November |
Online |
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Friday 1 November |
Online |
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Monday 4 November |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Effective literature searching: Making the most of Scopus and Web of Science |
Tuesday 5 November |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Thursday 7 November |
Bill Bryson Library |
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Critical reading part 1: What is critical reading and thinking |
Thursday 7 November |
Online |
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Friday 8 November |
Online |
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Friday 8 November |
Online |
Future dates will be added as we move through the term - keep checking this page for additional sessions.
Every Wednesday during term time, from 12pm-3pm, you can drop into Bill Bryson Library for a one-to-one chat with a Tutor or Faculty Librarian about your work and get advice on developing your skills.
Academic Skills drop-ins are also available at the Teaching and Learning Centre and online. For more information, see ASC Drop-ins.
Our suite of tutorials, videos, webinars and guides will help you to get the most out of our resources and develop the skills you need to research your assignments and dissertation effectively.
Your Faculty Librarian can support your learning, help you to develop your academic skills and provide you with subject-specific guidance to help you to get the most from our resources.
You can get in touch through our live chat service or by email, and search our FAQs for answers to your questions.
