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Forthcoming Events

Wed 22nd July

BIFoR Annual Meeting 2026: The Remembering Forest: 22nd July midnight - 23rd July midnight; Alan Walters Building; The BIFoR Annual Meeting 2026 marks ten years of CO₂ enrichment research at the FACE facility and brings together international researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore how forests “remember” environmental change.

Tue 28th July

Academic English Skills: Understanding and acting on supervisor feedback: 1pm - 3pm; Online; Join Academic English Skills sessions exclusively for PGR students. Today's session focuses on working with your supervisor and dealing with feedback for PhD and MPhil students.

Thu 30th July

Academic English Skills: Avoiding plagiarism: 1pm - 3pm; Online; Join Academic English Skills sessions exclusively for PGR students. Today's session focuses on recognising risk and avoiding plagiarism in research.

Tue 4th August

Academic English Skills: The language of literature reviews: 1pm - 3pm; Online; Join Academic English Skills sessions exclusively for PGR students. Today's session focuses on selecting resources and reviewing them critically for your thesis.

Thu 6th August

Academic English Skills: Writing critically: 1pm - 3pm; Online; Join Academic English Skills sessions exclusively for PGR students. Today's session focuses on how to express critical thinking in your writing.

Mon 10th August

Getting your thesis ready: 10am - noon; 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.

Tue 11th August

Academic English Skills: Proofreading, polishing, and use of AI: 1pm - 3pm; Online; Join Academic English Skills sessions exclusively for PGR students. Today's session focuses on understanding how to proofread and polish the language of your thesis using generative AI tools in ethical and acceptable ways.

Wed 12th August

Preparing for your viva: 3pm - 4pm; Main Library Fourth Floor Training Room; 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 14th August

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.

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.

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.

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