Workshop schedule

Monday 12 December 2022 11am - 12.30pm

Academic Reading: What it is & how to do it

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 13 December 2022 11am - 12.30pm

Critical Thinking: what it is & how to do it

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 10 January 2023 10am - 12pm

Essential Spreadsheets (a 5-week course)

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 11 January 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Introduction to coding

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Friday 13 January 2023 10am - Friday 20 January 2023 1pm

DigiCreate Fridays

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: Harry Fairhurst Building (University Library, Campus West)
Open to: Students/staff

Monday 16 January 2023 10am - Monday 6 February 2023 1pm

Monday Drop-in's at the Creativity Lab

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 18 January 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Universal design for coding projects

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 19 January 2023 10am - 12pm

Microsoft Word: Academic Documents

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 23 January 2023 10am - 11.30am

Academic Writing: what it is and how to do it

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 23 January 2023 2pm - 4pm

Getting started with SPSS

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 24 January 2023 1.30pm - 3pm

Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL) 1 of 4

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 25 January 2023 12pm - 1.30pm

Academic Reading: what it is & how to do it

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 25 January 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Make websites with HTML & CSS

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 26 January 2023 10am - 12pm

Let's get critical I: Credible sources

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 26 January 2023 1pm - 2pm

Managing Questionnaire Data

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Friday 27 January 2023 10am - 12pm

Introduction to programming with Python (a 2-week course)

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 30 January 2023 10am - 11am

Note-making for reading: what it is & how to do it

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 30 January 2023 2pm - 4pm

Introduction to R Studio

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 31 January 2023 1.30pm - 3pm

Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL) 2 of 4

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 1 February 2023 12pm - 1pm

Critical thinking: What it is and how to do it

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 1 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Create a virtual reality world with A-Frame

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/103 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 2 February 2023 10am - 12pm

It's all in the presentation: creating and presenting your slides

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 2 February 2023 12pm - 2pm

Getting started with STATA

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Monday 6 February 2023 10am - 11.30am

Essay writing: understanding titles, structuring and developing arguments

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 6 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Choosing a Statistical Test

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 7 February 2023 1.30pm - 3pm

Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL) 3 of 4

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 8 February 2023 12pm - 1.30pm

Academic Language

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 8 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Introduce website iteractivity with JavaScript and jQuery

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 9 February 2023 10am - 12pm

Let's get critical II: Finding the right reading

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 9 February 2023 12pm - 2pm

Numerical Reasoning

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 9 February 2023 1.30pm - 2.30pm

Communication: Active Listening

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 13 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Writing Week: Reading Retreat

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 14 February 2023 10am - 11.15am

Writing Week: How to make the most of Academic Listening and Notetaking

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 14 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Writing Week: Being Critical Retreat

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 15 February 2023 10am - 11.15am

Writing Week: Academic Writing - Structure & Introductions

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 15 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Create a soundtrack with Bespoke Synth

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 16 February 2023 10am - 11.15am

Writing Week: Academic Writing - Paragraphing and Integrating Sources

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 16 February 2023 10am - 12pm

Posters with a Power(ful) Point

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 16 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Writing Week: Academic Writing Retreat 1

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Friday 17 February 2023 10am - 11.15am

Writing Week: Academic Writing - Conclusions & Editing

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Friday 17 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Writing Week: Academic Writing Retreat 2

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Monday 20 February 2023 10am - 11.30am

UG Dissertation Writing 1: Your Introduction & Literature Review

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 20 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Planning for Data Analysis

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 21 February 2023 1.30pm - 3pm

Confidence to Speak and Listen (COSAL) 4/4

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 22 February 2023 12pm - 1.30pm

PGT Dissertation Writing 1: An Introduction

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 22 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Block-based coding with robots and Lego

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/103 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 23 February 2023 10am - 12pm

Let's get critical III: How to read an article

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 23 February 2023 12pm - 2pm

Getting started with SPSS

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 23 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Essential Surveys (a 2-week course)

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Friday 24 February 2023 10am - 11am

How to improve your mark

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 27 February 2023 10am - 11.30am

UG Dissertation Writing 2: The Methods & Results

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 27 February 2023 2pm - 4pm

Getting started with STATA

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 28 February 2023 1.30pm - 3pm

Confidence in presenting maths and statistics

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 1 March 2023 12pm - 1.30pm

PGT Dissertation Writing 2: Introductions & Literature Reviews

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 1 March 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Create interactive graphs with R

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 2 March 2023 10am - 12pm

Reference management: Where did I read that thing?

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Friday 3 March 2023 10am - 11.30am

Writing & Citing

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 6 March 2023 10am - 11.30am

UG Dissertation Writing 3: Discussion & Conclusion

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 6 March 2023 2pm - 4pm

ANOVAs in SPSS

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Tuesday 7 March 2023 1.30pm - 3pm

Confidence to present in person: academic posters

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 8 March 2023 12pm - 1.30pm

PGT Dissertation Writing 3: Methods & Results

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 8 March 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Build games with Python

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 9 March 2023 10am - 12pm

Let's get critical IV: Active critical reading

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 9 March 2023 12pm - 2pm

Introduction to R Studio

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Friday 10 March 2023 10am - 11.30am

Structuring Paragraphs Effectively

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 13 March 2023 10am - 11am

Editing & Proofreading

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Monday 13 March 2023 2pm - 4pm

Regressions in SPSS

Organiser: Academic Skills
Location: LFA/144 Seminar Room (Harry Fairhurst Building, Campus West)
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 15 March 2023 12pm - 1.30pm

PGT Dissertation Writing 4: Discussions & Conclusions

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Wednesday 15 March 2023 2pm - 4pm

DIGITAL WEDNESDAYS: Learn to code: Make a face-tracking app with p5.js

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

Thursday 16 March 2023 12pm - 1pm

Numerical Reasoning

Organiser: Academic Skills
Open to: Everyone

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