Student workshops and online resources 2024/25

The Academic Skills Centre (ASC) helps students to develop their academic and digital skills. Watch the following videos to learn about the support on offer at the Academic Skills Centre and to get started with library resources.

We offer confidential online individual appointments for undergraduates and postgraduate taught students (UG and MA/MSc). We can help with writing skills, study strategies, referencing, or searching for high quality sources for your assignments.

Additional support

Additionally, our Assessment Support Hub offers a wide range of online digital and academic resources. This Canvas course is home to various support guides from the ASC and includes important wellbeing information. We would like you to encourage all students to take advantage of these resources.

 Online Drop-Ins and Online one-to-one with Skills Advisors from Edgbaston Campus are available for students who need additional support. These advisors can help address specific questions or concerns. 

Upcoming workshops

Refer to the list of upcoming workshops to book a place.

 

Writing Skills

These workshops are designed to help you enhance your academic writing. Suitable for UGs and PGTs. 

Building on Your Own Skills

These online workshops are designed to help you build on your academic skills so you can excel in your assignments, from making the most of your previous feedback to writing clearly about the evidence. Suitable for UGs and PGTs. 

Writing Concisely         

Thursday, 20 March
16:00-16:45 (UAE time)

(Online)

This session will cover six methods that you can use to write concisely in an academic way. You will have opportunities to practice some of these and get feedback during the session.

Book online

 

Exams and Revision     

Thursday, 3 April
15:00-16:00 (UAE time)

(Online)

This workshop will help you prepare for your exams whether you're taking them remotely or in-person. It will help reflect on your own approaches to revision, consider different strategies for revising, and ensure you’re prepared on the day for the exam

Book online

 

Introduction to Data Analytics

Thurs 17th April 17:00-18:00 (UAE time)

(In-person)

Join us for "Your Data, Your Story: An Interactive Introduction to Analytics" and learn how to unlock insights from data! This engaging session will guide you through the basics of data analytics, from understanding key concepts to visualizing data with simple tools. You’ll get hands-on experience working with real-life data, helping you better understand trends in your academic and personal life. No prior experience required—just bring your curiosity and a willingness to explore!


Book online 

Developing Your Skills for Postgraduate Study

A series of workshops for postgraduate taught (PGT) students.

Managing your research project      

Wednesday, 2 April
15:00-16:30 (UAE time)

(Online)

This workshop will focus on time management, working with your supervisor and the process of research, followed by a Q&A where you can ask any questions related to this topic.

Book online

 

Previous workshops

Learning at University

This workshop covered some essential learning skills, including time management, independent learning, and notetaking. It will help you to reflect on your own approaches to study, ensuring that you feel prepared for the year to come. Watch the recording.

Finding, using and evaluating information

This workshop explored how to access and use key resources for your discipline, including journals, databases and other relevant sources of information. It also covered how to plan and implement an effective literature search. Watch the recording. 

Critiquing an academic article

This workshop covered how to improve your reading skills and understand what is involved in critiquing an academic article. It also covered how to identify, summarise and evaluate the information presented. Watch the recording.

Introduction to Academic Writing

This workshop covered some of the essential features of essay writing: planning, introductions, arguments, paragraph structure and signposting. Watch the recording.

You can also enrol on the Canvas course which looks at the content in more detail.

Critical thinking

Work through the critical thinking and writing Canvas course. This resource will build on the writing support helping you to identify, construct and evaluate arguments and their components. It will also explore how to write critically so that an argument is clearly conveyed. 

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