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The Distractibles Meetup

Wednesday 30 September 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Academic Skills workshop room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup on Wednesdays, 12.30pm to 1.30pm in the Library, LFA/144. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and accessibility ideas to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: An introduction to useful digital tools available at York

Wednesday 30 September 2026 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Open to: Everyone

At York you have access to a wealth of software, from general 'Office' applications like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 through to more specific programs to help you be organised or be creative. This session (aimed at all members of the University, however long you've been here) will provide an overview of some of the digital tools available that you might find useful, with a particular focus on applications for organising information, keeping track of your notes, working collaboratively, and keeping up to date. We will share some of our tips for making the best use of technology, and there'll be time to ask questions and share any of your own IT tips.

This session is being delivered hybridly. You can attend either virtually (via Zoom) or face-to-face (in LFA/144, Fairhurst Building, University Library). Follow the booking link for more details.

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No-code Micro-games

Thursday 1 October 2026 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Open to: Everyone

Let's make a simple platform game. Games can be a brilliant tool to aid learning, share your study/research or just make for a bit of fun. Anyone is welcome to come to this session, whether you already have an idea or not. Using a tool called Gdevelop, we'll look at the beginner steps to build your first simple game, with step-by-step instructions and lots of time to have a go yourself.

No coding knowledge is involved, it instead uses some 'event-based' instructions to set up the rules for the game. We'll look at some of the key areas of game mechanics, and have some time to plan out our ideas for a simple game.

This workshop is available to attend both online or in-person.

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The Distractibles Meetup Online

Wednesday 7 October 2026 12.30pm - 1.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Students/staff

Finding it hard to focus and plagued by distractions? Join The Distractibles Meetup online on the first Wednesday of each month, 12:30pm to 1:30pm. We are a support group of staff and students with small group chat and an ideas bank of things to try. Whether you're neurodivergent or just easily distracted, our peer-support group might be just the thing for you. The Distractibles.

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: How do you engage with generative AI ethics?

Wednesday 7 October 2026 3.30pm - 5.30pm

Organiser: Digital Skills & Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Generative AI has been a hot topic for several years now, whether that's hype about what it might do or fear about the impacts it will have on our world. The University of York has its own position statement on generative AI. You probably have your own thoughts and feelings about generative AI and its use.

In this face-to-face workshop, you will explore some of the issues and limitations associated with generative AI and discuss what the impact of these might be on the future of education and our world in general. You will consider how you can engage with these issues, keeping up to date and thinking about practical ways to have an impact on the future.

Skills Guide: Generative AI

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