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IT training and skills

We provide a range of online, face-to-face and one-to-one training opportunities, tailored to the needs of University students, researchers and staff.

For further software support, please see the Software pages.

Skills Guides

You will find a range of options to help you build on your existing skills including workshops and online material on the Skills Guides.

IT Essentials

Get started using IT at York or refresh your existing knowledge with our IT Essentials online guide.

Google Apps

The applications in the Google Workspace can help with many everyday tasks.

Useful communication tools

Find tools to help you keep in touch and collaborate with others online.

Academic posters

Posters are often used to communicate research proposals and outcomes in a range of environments. PowerPoint can be used for this purpose.

Creating documents

Creating text documents is a common task, whether you're making essays, academic papers, reports, notes, or otherwise. Our resources explore using the features of Microsoft Word and Google Docs well, and knowing which is best for your purpose.

Printable guides on creating a thesis in Microsoft Word:

Managing references

Academic work needs accurate referencing, and reference management applications help with collecting, organise and citing.

Printable guides

University Information Systems

SITS, Data Warehouse & Agresso course materials:

Staff Digital Skills Framework

The University is supporting staff to enhance their skills by using a Staff Digital Skills Framework. This provides one of the foundations for the wider digital strategy that is being developed by the University. 

Staff and research postgraduates

IT Services courses are open to all University of York staff and research postgraduates, and are provided at no charge to members of the University. 

We also have tailored listings of forthcoming digital skills training of particular relevance to staff and researchers.

Research Computing

For details of research computing training provided by IT Services, see: University of York training resources

Designing presentations 

There are lots of ways by which you can present information to an audience, and not all of them involve projecting text and images from a software application. It's a common approach, though, and the Skills Guide provides information on the main applications people tend to use.  

Printable guide

Working with data

Managing data effectively is a key skill in all aspects of academic life. Spreadsheets and databases are two commonly-used generic applications.

Printable guides