Workshops
We offer a wide range of academic skills workshops delivered online and in-person on campus.
Academic Skills Workshops
Elevate your skills and knowledge with us!
This is a great place to start if you want to:
- Improve your study and research skills
- Develop your IT and digital skills
- Focus on your maths and numeracy.
Workshops are added regularly, so keep checking back to see what's new!
Workshop topics
Study and Research
- Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Academic writing for assessments e.g. critical and reflective writing, assessment structure, paraphrasing, referencing
- Digital note-making
- Endnote
- Finding information e.g. Library Search, finding journal articles and using databases
- Motivation and procrastination
- Preparing for exams
- Presentation skills
- Reading lists
- Resilience
IT and Digital
- Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Creating academic posters
- Creating narrated presentation videos
- Formatting your dissertation
- Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exams
Maths and Numeracy
- Numerical reasoning tests
- Medicine management numeracy skills
Library Welcome
- Library Welcome webinar
- IT essentials at Salford
Coming up...
IT Essentials at Salford (Online)
Starts: 6 Jan 2025, 11:00 amFinishes: 6 Jan 2025, 12:00 pmRemaining places: 97This workshop will introduce you to the main IT tools, resources and services you need to get started as a student at the University of Salford. This workshop will be delivered online. Join the workshop on the day here: bit.ly/3OSL1H7Discover Your Library (Online)
Starts: 7 Jan 2025, 11:00 amFinishes: 7 Jan 2025, 11:45 amRemaining places: 99Discover the Library and meet fellow students. Learn about the free Library services and resources available. Find out how they will help your studies. Join the workshop on the day here: bit.ly/3ZNdUuuMake a Zine! (On campus)
Starts: 8 Jan 2025, 11:00 amFinishes: 8 Jan 2025, 12:00 pmVenue: Peel Park Campus, Clifford Whitworth University Library, CW Zine Maker SpaceRemaining places: 19Join us at our creative zine workshop where you can meet fellow students, learn about the Library and find out how we can help with your studies. The best bit is that you can make a zine and take it away with you!IT Essentials at Salford (Online)
Starts: 8 Jan 2025, 1:00 pmFinishes: 8 Jan 2025, 2:00 pmRemaining places: 98This workshop will introduce you to the main IT tools, resources and services you need to get started as a student at the University of Salford. This workshop will be delivered online. Join the workshop on the day here: bit.ly/3VxmZ8e