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Thu 10th September

Preparing for your viva: 4pm - 5pm; Online; The viva is an important part of the assessment for your programme. Attend this workshop in the months approaching your viva to do some practical activities to help you prepare.

Fri 11th September

Shut Up and Work for early career researchers: 9:30am - 4:30pm; Main Library Fourth Floor Training Room; Work on your own writing, planning or literature discovery in a quiet but supportive environment. There will be time to set targets at the beginning of the day and there will be regular planned breaks to enable you to network or take a walk.

Tue 15th September

Getting your thesis ready: 2pm - 4pm; Online; For postgraduate researchers (PGRs) approaching the final stages of preparing their thesis (4-6 months from submission), this workshop covers thesis presentation, the submission process and copyright considerations.

Wed 16th September

Introducing Cadbury Research Library: 1pm - 3pm; Cadbury Research Library, Lower Ground Floor, Muirhead Tower; Drop into the University of Birmingham’s special collections library, home to 4 million archival items and 250,000 rare books. This event is designed especially for first-time visitors.

Tue 22nd September

Preparing for final year or your dissertation: come and have a chat with the Academic Skills Centre: 10am - 11:30am; 4th Floor Training Room, Main Library; This workshop, specifically tailored for final year UG students, will help you manage your time and work-load and strengthen your critical thinking and academic voice as you start to prepare for final year projects or dissertations.

Learning at University: Gain some essential learning skills with the Academic Skills Centre: noon - 1pm; 4th Floor Training Room, Main Library; Reflect on your own approaches to study to feel prepared for the year to come in this workshop, open to all UG and PGT students. We'll look at some essential learning skills including time management, independent learning, and notetaking.

Wed 23rd September

Introduction to Library Resources: 11am - noon; 4th Floor Training Room, Main Library; This workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, will introduce you to some key Library resources that will help you with your study: how to access and use your module Resource List and how to get the most out of the library catalogue, FindIt@Bham.

Introduction to using Generative AI for studying: 1pm - 2pm; Online; Open to all UG and PGT students, this is a great introduction to GenAI tools and how they can be used to enhance your study and learning. Gain a better awareness of the risks and limitations, whilst ensuring that you maintain academic integrity.

Thu 24th September

Interactive session on GenAI: getting started with 'prompting': 11am - 12:30pm; 4th Floor Training Room, Main Library; Open to all UG and PGT students, you’ll get the opportunity to use GenAI tools in the context of learning and studying. We’ll focus on creating effective prompts and using our critical thinking skills to assess the tool’s output.

Learning at University: Gain some essential learning skills with the Academic Skills Centre: 1pm - 2pm; Online; Reflect on your own approaches to study to feel prepared for the year to come in this workshop, open to all UG and PGT students. We'll look at some essential learning skills including time management, independent learning, and notetaking.

Fri 25th September

Introduction to Library Resources: 11am - noon; Online; This workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, will introduce you to some key Library resources that will help you with your study: how to access and use your module Resource List and how to get the most out of the library catalogue, FindIt@Bham.

Preparing for 2nd Year: come and have a chat with the Academic Skills Centre: noon - 1pm; 4th Floor Training Room, Main Library; Are you an undergrad moving into your 2nd year of study? This workshop reflects on key skills from your 1st year including time management, reading and notetaking, and writing critically so that you feel confident and prepared for your second year.

Wed 30th September

What do students do all day?: How to build academic skills into your daily routine.: 1pm - 2pm; 4th Floor Training Room, Main Library; This session explores how students spend their time, how they talk about their day, and how you can shape your own study habits. With real examples and practical tips, you’ll leave with ideas for building academic skills into your daily routine.

Prepare for final year or your dissertation with The Academic Skills Centre: 2pm - 3pm; Online; This workshop, specifically tailored for final year UG students, will help you manage your time and work-load and strengthen your critical thinking and academic voice as you start to prepare for final year projects or dissertations.

Wed 7th October

PGT Essentials: Develop your skills for postgraduate study with the Academic Skills Centre: 3pm - 4:30pm; Online; Postgraduate study can feel like a big transition, whether you are returning to university straight after an undergraduate degree or a longer break from education. This session will explore some key skills required for PGT study, followed by a Q&A.

Thu 15th October

Preparing for your Assignments: Getting started with finding information: noon - 1pm; Online; Search strategies can provide a handy structure to your research. We’ll explore breaking down a topic into keywords, exploring alternatives and how to use search operators to make database searches easier. Open to UG and PGT students.

Wed 21st October

Preparing for your Assignments: Reading and notetaking strategies: 1pm - 2pm; Online; In this workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, we’ll consider different strategies for reading effectively and taking active and useful notes for your assignments.

Thu 22nd October

Preparing for your Assignments: Getting started with referencing: noon - 1pm; Online; Being able to reference resources correctly is a key academic skill. This workshop will introduce you to some key principles of referencing as well as highlight the main styles (like Harvard) used at UoB.

Wed 28th October

PGT Essentials: Finding and Using Information: 2pm - 3:30pm; Online; What is the best way to begin your assignment research? how can you make sure you find the information you need? and how do you make the most of library resources? Join the Academic Skills Centre for this online workshop followed by a Q&A.

Thu 29th October

Preparing for your Assignments: Critical Thinking: 1pm - 2pm; Online; What is ‘critical thinking’ and why is it important? This workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, will explore how to apply critical thinking to your assignments. Including structure, analysis and creating strong arguments in written work.

Wed 4th November

Preparing for your Assignments: Planning an assignment: 1pm - 2pm; Online; How do you plan an assignment? How you do you move from a few notes to a full first draft? In this mini workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, we’ll look together at how a student at UoB plans their essays to give us some inspiration.

Thu 5th November

Preparing for your Assignments: Easy formatting for Microsoft Word: noon - 1pm; Online; Not using the full range of functions within Word? This workshop open to all UG and PGT students will help you to make the most of automatic functions to help with sections, page numbering, tables etc.

Wed 11th November

Dissertation Series: Finding information for dissertations: 1pm - 2pm; Online; This workshop covers how to access and use key resources for your dissertation including journals, databases and other relevant sources of information. It will also cover the key principles of referencing so that you can confidently cite your sources

PGT Essentials: How to critique an academic article: 2pm - 3:30pm; Onine; What does it mean to 'be more critical'? This academic skills workshop followed by a Q&A considers how we might think more critically and then move from critical thinking and reading to a piece of critical, analytical, and evaluative writing.

Thu 12th November

Preparing for your Assignments: How to paraphrase: noon - 1pm; Online; In this workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, we'll look at the role of sources and reporting verbs in your writing and practice paraphrasing using a few simple steps.

Thu 19th November

Preparing for your Assignments: Moving from descriptive to critical writing: 1pm - 2pm; Online; How do we make sure our writing is critical? In this workshop, open to all UG and PGT students, we’ll take a closer look at what makes a strong paragraph and how we can comment on things we have read in interesting, analytical and evaluative ways.

Wed 25th November

Preparing for your Assignments: Writing Concisely: noon - 1pm; Online; This session, open to all UG and PGT students, 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.

Thu 3rd December

Preparing for exams and revision: 1pm - 2pm; Online; Open to all UG and PGT students, this workshop will help you reflect on your own approaches to exam preparation, explore practical revision strategies and ensure you’re feeling prepared on the day for the exam.

Wed 9th December

PGT Essentials: How to paraphrase and write concisely: 2pm - 3:30pm; Online; How can we summarise and write about other people’s research, and communicate our own arguments clearly? Join the Academic Skills Centre for this online workshop on some of the fundamentals of academic writing, followed by a Q&A.

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