Academic English Skills for PGRs: Avoiding plagiarism (paraphrasing, summarising, synthesising)

The University Graduate School (UGS) at the University of Birmingham is working with the Birmingham International Academy (BIA) to deliver a 5-week series of workshops: Academic English Skills for PGRs.

The course consists of five stand-alone workshop style sessions and is for University of Birmingham postgraduate researchers (PGRs - Mres/PhD/MPhil) of any discipline, who have English as an additional language.

In-person or online?

You are looking at the in-person version of this event, we also offer this session online – see our other listings here.

We are offering each session in-person on main campus Mondays 4-6pm, and again online Tuesdays 1-3pm.

What are the workshop outcomes?

The overarching aim of the course is to help PGRs to reflect on the challenges faced by research students common to various disciplines at different stages of the thesis writing process.

Sessions are led by an experienced BIA Academic English tutor who will provide tips and strategies, whilst facilitating the sharing of experience and resources among the international PGR community.

By attending 'Avoiding plagiarism (paraphrasing, summarising, synthesising)', you will be better able to:

• Recognise the risks of poor academic practice and the benefits of appropriate synthesis of sources using a variety of writing strategies (e.g. paraphrase and summary)

Who is this workshop series for?

Current University of Birmingham postgraduate researchers (PGR - PhD, MPhil, MRes etc.) from any discipline, who have English as an additional language.

Do I need to do anything before the workshop?

Ahead of joining the workshop, you are expected to enrol onto the BIA Academic English Canvas course to access course materials and complete pre-session activity. We will provide information on accessing this information in your booking confirmation email.

Who are the BIA?

The Birmingham International Academy (BIA) provides English support for international students at the University of Birmingham. You can access a range of Academic English classes, 1-1s, workshops and resources.

Who are the UGS?

The University Graduate School supports postgraduates at the University of Birmingham. We offer a variety of academic, social and wellbeing activities throughout the year.

Booking information

Registration will close 24 hours before the session start time.

Directions to the workshop location will be sent in the booking confirmation email, so keep your eyes out for emails from Eventbrite and don’t forget to add the event to your calendar!

Any questions, please contact Katie Mill at the University Graduate School graduateschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk