Workshop schedule

Academic Style: What It Is and How to Achieve It

Friday 1 August 2025 10.30am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

There is a style of writing which makes a text sound academic, and in this session you will learn what the elements of this style are, so you can begin to use them in your own academic writing. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS SUMMER SPECIAL: Image editing, infographics, and communicating information visually

Wednesday 6 August 2025 2pm - 4pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

Does a picture paint a thousand words?

In this session we'll take a look at the practicalities of visual communication, exploring the basics of digital image editing and design. How do you get an image to look like what you want it to look like? How can you make infographics that are attractive but also meaningful? And what's the difference between all those pesky image file formats?!

Media editing: Images Data: Data visualisation

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Academic Writing: What It Is and How to Do It

Friday 8 August 2025 10.30am - 12.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

A number of academic text types, ranging from different essay types to reports, will be introduced in this session and then we will look at strategies for determining which of these best suits our assignment. In this session you will learn the basics of what academic writing is so you can recognise that style in the texts you are reading and begin to do it yourself. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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10 tips for 3D modelling

Monday 11 August 2025 2pm - 3pm

Organiser: Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: staff/Students/research graduate

Let's explore the world of 3D models. In this introductory online session, we'll quickly share our top tips for getting started with designing and creating a 3D model from scratch.

Open for everyone, we'll get practical with some easy-to-use free tools to help you get started with modelling your own creations. 3D models are great for 3D printing, using in a virtual environment and sharing ideas. They are also an interesting way to help explain a topic or engage people with your work. Feel free to come along with an idea of your own!

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Critical Thinking: What It Is and How to Do It

Wednesday 13 August 2025 10.30am - 12pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: virtual event
Open to: Everyone

Students are often told that they need to think critically. In this session, you will learn how you think critically all the time and how to apply this to thinking critically in your studies. There will be clear examples of critical thinking and we will show you how you can do this in a number of academic contexts. Please find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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Editing and Proofreading

Monday 18 August 2025 1pm - 2.30pm

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

If you find it difficult to edit or proofread your own work effectively, this is the session for you. During this workshop, you will learn a number of different strategies and techniques to help you redraft your written work and also identify and correct errors. Find related online resources here: https://subjectguides.york.ac.uk/academic-writing

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10 tips for Audio Editing

Wednesday 20 August 2025 3pm - 4pm

Organiser: Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Everyone

In this quick-fire webinar, we'll share our top tips for when it comes to editing an audio file. We'll take you through some tools and advice on how to edit any sound file; whether you're making a podcast, playing around with music or just recording yourself. From trimming and splitting your clips to our favourite tools, this session will get you ready for creating and combining your own audio files.

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Google Vids: quick video creation

Tuesday 2 September 2025 2.30pm - 3.30pm

Organiser: Creativity Lab
Location: online
Open to: Students/staff/research graduate

Google Vids is a new web-based video editing tool, available as part of Google Workspace. In this bitesize session, we’ll show you how to easily compile and edit your own videos. We’ll explore, using the in-built recording feature, importing pre-existing videos and how to cut your video clips. This is an online session held via Zoom.

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3D Selfie: Scan yourself

Wednesday 24 September 2025 10am - 4pm

Organiser: Creativity Lab
Location: LFA/103 Creativity Lab
Open to: Everyone

Ever wanted to grab a digital snapshot of yourself in a 3D model?

This is the session for you! Come and take a 3D selfie in the Creativity Lab. In this fun session, we'll introduce you to our handheld 3D scanners to take a full detailed scan of your head and shoulders. We will create a 3D model file you can then take away and keep for yourself. We'll also chat about what you can then do with the model, whether that's animating it, or even 3D print it. No booking required, just pop in to the Creativity Lab (Harry Fairhurst Library building) between 10am and 4pm.

Please note that our standard 3D scanners use a bright flashing light and may affect those with photo-sensitivity. For any questions around this, please email us via lib-creativitylab@york.ac.uk and we can discuss other options.

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Scan & animate a toy

Tuesday 30 September 2025 1pm - 3pm

Organiser: Creativity Lab
Location: LFA/103 Creativity Lab
Open to: staff/Students

Scan & Animate a toy

Let's bring some 3D models to life! In this fun hands-on session, we'll show you how to take 3D scans of some real models, like toy dinosaurs, using our handheld 3D scanners. We'll then explore the basics of animation and have a go at giving our 3D models movement to make a short video. This session is open and suitable for anyone, no previous knowledge is required. It's a great way to explore new skills for telling stories about your learning or research with animation, 3D scanning and creating a video. You are also welcome to bring your own toys or models along to the session.

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