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
Maths and Numeracy
- Numerical reasoning tests
- Medicine management numeracy skills
Library Welcome
- Library Welcome webinar
- IT essentials at Salford
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
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
Coming up...
Word: Formatting your dissertation or thesis [On Campus]
Starts: 26 Mar 2025, 2:00 pmFinishes: 26 Mar 2025, 4:00 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 9This two-hour session is a practical workshop where you will learn how to use Microsoft Word tools to format your dissertation or thesis. This workshop is on campus.Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Exam session (On Campus)
Starts: 27 Mar 2025, 11:00 amFinishes: 27 Mar 2025, 12:00 pmVenue: Frederick Road Campus, Allerton, C811Remaining places: 2This one-hour EXAM SESSION for MOS certification takes place ON CAMPUS. At the time of booking, you must have scored over 70% in GMetrix's 'Testing' mode for your chosen application. Bookings not meeting this criterion will be cancelled.Algebra Refresher 1: Core Techniques
Starts: 2 Apr 2025, 9:30 amFinishes: 2 Apr 2025, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 85This session is designed to reinforce essential algebraic techniques for students who want to refresh their understanding before diving into more advanced topics. We'll cover foundational concepts including basic notation, laws of indices, expanding and simplifying expressions, collecting like terms, factorisation, substitution/rearranging formulae and algebraic fractions.Algebra Refresher 2: Solving Equations
Starts: 3 Apr 2025, 9:30 amFinishes: 3 Apr 2025, 12:30 pmRemaining places: 86This session will focus on solving different types of equations, providing a practical refresher on linear, simultaneous, and quadratic equations. The workshop will include step-by-step guidance on solving these equations efficiently and accurately, ensuring you’re prepared for further study