Revision and exams
Events
Excel 2016 - Charts
This course will enable you to produce charts in Excel. You learn how to add and format charts of different types.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Punctuation in Academic Writing
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
MindView v7 - Get Started with Mind Mapping
This course will introduce to the basics of mind mapping and then show you how MindView can be used as your mind mapping tool of choice.
Presentations: Planning and structure – undergraduates
Learn new strategies for planning and structuring your presentations.
Logo Design using Adobe Illustrator
Create and edit stunning logo designs using Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign CC 2017 - Up and Running
This course will introduce you to InDesign CC 2017. It will also be equally useful for users of other recent versions of InDesign.
Researching with the Library - UG Refresher
Session for undergraduate students to learn the techniques of searching Library Search, and finding suitable resources for their studies.
Excel 2016 - Functions
This course builds on your basic Excel knowledge. You will learn how to harness formulas to unlock the mathematical power of Excel.
MindView 6 - Get Started with Mind Mapping
This course will introduce to the basics of mind mapping and then show you how MindView can be used as your mind mapping tool of choice.
Essay writing: Planning and structure – Masters
Learn how to plan and structure your essay, and how to write well-formed paragraphs.
Working on my dissertation – undergraduates
This session discusses what’s involved, how to plan your time and structure your dissertation.
Improving my Dissertation - undergraduates
Edit and improve your dissertation.
Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 – Getting Started
This courses will introduce you to Photoshop CC 2017. It will also be equally useful for users of other recent versions of Photoshop.
NEW WORKSHOP How to read a journal article – undergraduates
Learn efficient techniques for reading journal articles.
MindView v7 - For project management
This course will show you how to use MindView for project management. It will be assumed that you know how to use MindView.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Using Participles and Participle Clauses to Develop Academic Style
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Presentations: Planning and structure - Masters
Learn new strategies for planning and structuring your presentations.
Adobe Illustrator - Further Skills
This course is for those who have a basic understanding of Illustrator CC 2017. It will also be useful for other recent versions of Illustrator.
Creating a research poster using InDesign
Learn how to use Indesign to construct your research poster
Essay writing: Planning and structure – undergraduates
Learn how to plan and structure your essay, and how to write well-formed paragraphs.
Adobe InDesign CC 2017 - In Practice
This course is for those who have a basic knowledge of InDesign or who have attended our InDesign CC 2017 - Up and Running course.
Excel 2016 - Functions
This course builds on your basic Excel knowledge. You will learn how to harness formulas to unlock the mathematical power of Excel.
PowerPoint 2016 - Further Skills
This session is for people who want to learn more about PowerPoint and aims to continue from the PowerPoint: Introduction course.
NEW WORKSHOP How to read a journal article – Masters
Learn efficient techniques for reading journal articles
Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 – Further Skills
This course will develop your existing Photoshop skills. It will be equally useful for users of other recent versions of Photoshop.
Excel 2016 - Pivot Tables
This course builds on your basic Excel knowledge. You will learn to use pivot tables and pivot charts to present and manipulate data.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Lexical Complexity in Academic Language
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Working on my Masters Dissertation
This session discusses what’s involved, how to plan your time and structure your dissertation.
Refining my Masters Dissertation
Edit and improve your dissertation.
Create your own Augmented Reality experience
This session will provide an introduction to augmented reality for complete beginners, no previous knowledge or experience required.
Researching with the Library for your dissertation
Postgraduate taught students: learn how to find suitable resources for dissertations, including searching specialist resources.
NEW WORKSHOP Effective team working - Masters
Discuss the best ways of tackling group work.
Essay writing: Developing a good argument - undergraduates
Come up with an argument and structure your essay to make sure your argument is clear.
Presentations: Becoming a confident speaker - undergraduates
Develop your presentation skills by becoming a more confident speaker.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Textual Cohesion in Academic Writing
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Presentations: Becoming a confident speaker - Masters
Develop your presentation skills by becoming a more confident speaker.
Creating multimedia presentations
Learn how to use Adobe Spark, to produce stunning graphics, digital posters, web pages and video presentations quickly and easily!
NEW WORKSHOP Effective team working – undergraduates
Discuss the best ways of tackling group work.
Essay writing: Developing a good argument – Masters
Improve your skills in forming an argument and structuring your writing to ensure clarity.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Relative Clauses and Noun Phrases in Academic Writing
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Infographics for presentations
Learn how to create visually attractive infographics using Canva - a free, fun and easy online tool.
Essay Writing: Answering the question – Masters
Learn how to devise a suitable essay question and work out how to answer it most effectively.
Introduction to reference management tools
This session will demonstrate how free tools such as Zotero and Mendeley can make the process of referencing easier.
Essay writing: Introductions and conclusions – undergraduates
Learn how to write well-structured introductions and conclusions.
Report writing: planning and structure – undergraduates
Learn how to plan and structure your report.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Using Cautious Language in Academic Writing
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Hour of code
Gain an understanding of basic concepts in coding and information processing by participating in an Hour of Code.
Report writing: Planning and structure - Masters
Learn how to plan and structure your report.
Essay writing: Answering the question - undergraduates
Learn how to successfully unpick the question and work out how to answer it most effectively.
Essay writing: Introductions and conclusions - Masters
Learn how to write well-structured introductions and conclusions.
How to manage your dissertation research data and store your work securely
Session for postgraduate taught students on applying the principles of Research Data Management (RDM) to describe, organise and store data.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Paraphrasing, Summarising and Quoting in Academic Writing
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Introduction to referencing with Zotero
This workshop will help you to maintain academic integrity and avoid plagiarism by using Zotero, a free tool that makes referencing easier.
Podcasting
This session will introduce you to the basics of recording, editing and publishing your own podcast using easy to learn free tools.
Introduction to referencing with Endnote
This workshop will help you to maintain academic integrity and avoid plagiarism by using Endnote, a free tool that makes referencing easier.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Using Nominalisation to Develop Academic Style
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week.
Law resources for non-law students
Practical workshop aimed at students not currently studying law, but may need to use law resources as research for their studies.
Introduction to referencing with Mendeley
This workshop will help you to maintain academic integrity and avoid plagiarism by using Mendeley, a free tool that makes referencing easier.
English Language for Academic Study workshop - Signalling Nouns and Reference Words in Academic Writing
For students with English as an additional language. The workshop lasts 2 hours and is repeated several times throughout the week:
