PGT workshops

PGT Essentials: Online workshops

The Academic Skills Centre are delivering a series of online workshops specifically for postgraduate taught students. You can now book your place for workshops taking place in semester two. Booking links are below. All sessions will be recorded.

Semester 2

Getting started with your research strategy

In this workshop, we’ll guide you through breaking down your topic, identifying key concepts, and translating them into a structured search strategy. You’ll learn practical tips and tricks for smarter searching and discover how to build a focused, comprehensive search string that works across academic databases. 

  • Wednesday 4 February 2026, 14:00-15:30 (UK time)
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Critical thinking

Critical thinking should help you to: interpret evidence, data, and arguments; identify the relevance of this evidence to your assignment question; situate your work with the work of other academics and theorists; and develop well-reasoned arguments of your own. 

  • Wednesday 18 February 2026, 13:30-15:00 (UK time)
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Developing your writing 

Are you unsure about how best to structure your work, how to use references effectively, or how to get your points across? Good academic writing is essential in communicating your argument and understanding of your subject, and a key skill to develop over the course of your postgraduate studies.

  • Wednesday 4 March 2026, 14:00-15:30 (UK time)
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Managing your research project

Completing a dissertation is a large part of any postgraduate degree, but managing your research project for the first time can be overwhelming and unfamiliar.  Join the Academic Skills Centre for this online workshop on time management, working with your supervisor and getting started with your project.

  • Wednesday 18 March 2026, 14:00-15:30 (UK time)
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Getting started with your dissertation

How do I get started with my dissertation? Where do I begin with searching the literature? How can I engage with my subject critically, and how do I communicate this in my writing? Three advisors from the Academic Skills Centre will give you some top tips for acing the final hurdle of your postgraduate degree and tackle your dissertation questions.

  • Wednesday 29 April 2026, 13:30-15:00 (UK time)
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Summer dissertation series

Bookings will be made available in 2026.

Summer 2026

Reference management tools for your dissertation

Wednesday 24 June 2026

Dissertation writing: systematic reviews

Wednesday 1 July 2026

Dissertation writing: primary research

Wednesday 8 July 2026

Dissertation writing: secondary research

Wednesday 22 July 2026

Communicating your research: formatting, visuals and data presentation

Wednesday 29 July 2026

Editing and proofreading your dissertation

Wednesday 19 August 2026

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