We offer a wide range of courses and workshops for every skill that you could need to succeed at university; from writing the perfect essay, to presenting or mastering those digital skills. 

Here you can explore the live courses and workshops the Centre for Academic Success has to offer over the next couple of weeks. This page will constantly be updating with new sessions listed throughout the term. 

Want to get a preview of all the events this term? Click here to view our Spring Summer 2025 prospectus.


Friday 21st February 2025

Intro to Logical Fallacies

Many of the arguments we encounter day-to-day seem very convincing, but on closer examination are wrong. How can this be? This workshop offers an introduction to the confusing but interesting world of ‘logical fallacies’, illustrating how bad arguments can be made to seem good and how this might affect our thinking.

 Online via Zoom
Friday 21st February 2025
09:00 - 10:00 GMT

critical thinking, arguments

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Fake news on a typewriter

Ysgrifennu’n feirniadol

Technegau ac ymarferion i ddatblygu a chryfhau eich ysgrifennu academaidd.

  Ar-lein trwy Zoom
  Dydd Gwener 21ain Chwefror 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Ysgrifennu’n feirniadol

Applying captions in Word

Learn to add pictures, charts, tables and equations to a Word document , and to adjust labels and numbering styles. Create lists of tables or figures, and a reference link to the caption in your text.

 Bay Campus
  Friday 21st February 2025
 10:00 - 12:00 GMT

digital skills, Word, captions, cross-referencing, table of figures

Sign up to this workshop
A person editing a word document with a caption

Intro to Logical Fallacies

Many of the arguments we encounter day-to-day seem very convincing, but on closer examination are wrong. How can this be? This workshop offers an introduction to the confusing but interesting world of ‘logical fallacies’, illustrating how bad arguments can be made to seem good and how this might affect our thinking.

Singleton Campus
Friday 21st February 2025
10:00 - 11:00 GMT

critical thinking, arguments

Sign up to this workshop
Fake News on a typewriter

Talk Club

Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!

 Singleton Campus
 Friday 21st February 2025 (Session 3 of 10)
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 oral communication, speaking with confidence

Sign up to this 10 week course
students chatting

Critiquing an Article

This workshop will introduce ways of understanding, analysing and evaluating a text so that you can interpret it confidentially and critically. Doing this will save you time and make your writing more purposeful.

 Online via Zoom
 Friday 21st February 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

critical reading, critical thinking, arguments

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a student creating an argument map of literature

Darllen yn feirniadol

Bydd y gweithdy hwn yn cyflwyno ffyrdd o ddeall, dadansoddi a gwerthuso testunnau er mwyn eu dehongli yn feirniadol ac yn hyderus. Bydd hyn yn arbed amser i chi, ac yn helpu i wneud eich ysgrifennu’n fwy ystyrlon.

  Ar-lein trwy Zoom
  Dydd Gwener 21ain Chwefror 2025
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
darllen a gwneud nodiadau

Monday 24th February 2025

Effective presentation skills

This workshop gives a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.

  Online via Zoom
  Monday 24th February 2025
 09:00 - 10:00 GMT

 speaker skills, presentation skills

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a presentation

Effective presentation skills

This workshop gives a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.

  Singleton Campus
  Monday 24th February 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 speaker skills, presentation skills

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a presentation

Cyflwyno mewn cynadleddau

Mae mynychu a chyflwyno mewn cynadleddau’n ddisgwyliad cyffredin ar gyfer nifer o raglenni doethuriaeth. Yn y sesiwn hwn, byddwn yn trafod sut i baratoi, adnabod beth i’w drafod, a sut i ddefnyddio’r profiad i symud eich ymchwil ymlaen.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 24ain Chwefror 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Myfyriwr yn rhoi cyflwyniad

Practise your Speech

The key to being a good speaker is to practise. This workshop offers the chance to rehearse your presentation/speech before a supportive audience, and to receive expert feedback.

Singleton Campus
Monday 24th February 2025
11:00 - 12:00 GMT

public speaking, presentation practice

Sign up to this workshop
a person speaking

Giving Informative Speeches

Elevate your speaking skills with our Informative Presentations Workshop. We'll look at the elements of a well-structured speech, analyse the 6 elements of informative speeches, and consider how to incorporate your sources effectively.

  Online via Zoom
  Monday 24th February 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 BST

 slide design basics, speaking to inform, structure

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a student giving a presentation

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Singleton Campus
  Monday 24th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
a student writing

Sesh sgwrs wythnosol

Sesiwn anffurfiol i ymarfer a datblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg ar lafar. Dewch â gwaith, neu goffi – mae croeso mawr i bawb, beth bynnag eich lefel iaith!

  Ystafell CAS 36, Bloc Stablau, Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 24ain Chwefror 2025
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Dewch draw i'r sesiwn galw heibio
myfyrwyr yn sgwrsio yn Gymraeg

Cyflwyniadau Grwp

Mae meistroli cyflwyniadau grŵp yn gofyn i chi ymarfer sgiliau trefniant a chydweithio penodol wrth baratoi a chyflwyno. Trafodwn y wahanol agweddau hyn yn y gweithdy hwn, yn ogystal â strategaethau ar gyfer cyfleu naws o undod a chymhwysedd yn eich cyflwyniad terfynol.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 24ain Chwefror 2025
 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Myfyriwr yn rhoi cyflwyniad

Tuesday 25th February 2025

Group work Tips

Working in a group can feel daunting and #grouphate is real! This workshop considers the different stages of group formation and will help you navigate group dynamics, so you get the best from your group work.

 Online via Zoom
 Tuesday 25th February 2025
 09:00 - 10:00 GMT

 groupwork, group dynamics, group assessment

Sign up to this workshop
a group of students working together

Siarad yn hyderus

Mae’r gallu i gyflwyno ar lafar yn hyderus yn sgil gwerthfawr mewn unrhyw faes - yn y Brifysgol a thu hwnt. Os ydych yn nerfus wrth siarad yn gyhoeddus, neu’n poeni am safon eich iaith bydd y gweithdy hwn yn cynnig cefnogaeth ymarferol a fydd yn helpu chi i adnabod a meistroli eich arddull a llais cyflwyno.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Mawrth 25ain Chwefror 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Siarad yn hyderus

Effective presentation skills

This workshop gives a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.

  Bay Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 speaker skills, presentation skills

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a presentation

Cyflwyniadau effeithiol

Mae'r gweithdy hwn yn rhoi trosolwg cyffredinol o arfer gorau wrth baratoi ar gyfer cyflwyniad. Mae'n berffaith i'r rhai sydd ar fin rhoi cyflwyniad neu a hoffai ddiweddaru eu sgiliau.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Mawrth 25ain Chwefror 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Cyflwyniadau effeithiol

Effective presentation skills

This drop-in session provides a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.

  Glyndwr 126, Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 speaker skills, presentation skills

a student giving a presentation

Giving Persuasive Speeches

Master the art of persuasive speaking, from the planning stage right through to delivering your speech. This workshop is ideal for those who want to maximise the effectiveness of their arguments through the power of convincing rhetoric.

  Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 public speaking, effective communication, influence and persuade

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a speech

Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025 (Session 4 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

Sign up to this 8 week course
students chatting

Gauss Elimination

This workshop builds on the previous workshop and explores an efficient strategy for determining the solution of a system of linear equations called Gauss elimination.

  Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
  12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Sign up to this Linear Algebra workshop
Matrices written on paper

Reading Skills

This course will introduce you to different strategies to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension. You will learn ways to improve your reading in English, using academic and news text sources.

  Bay Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025 (Session 4 of 5)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

Sign up to this 5 week course
books

Giving Informative Speeches

Elevate your speaking skills with our Informative Presentations Workshop. We'll look at the elements of a well-structured speech, analyse the 6 elements of informative speeches, and consider how to incorporate your sources effectively.

  Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 slide design basics, speaking to inform, structure

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a presentation

Practise your Speech

The key to being a good speaker is to practise. This workshop offers the chance to rehearse your presentation/speech before a supportive audience, and to receive expert feedback.

 Bay Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
13:00 - 14:00 GMT

public speaking, presentation practice

Sign up to this workshop
a person speaking

Practise your Speech

The key to being a good speaker is to practise. This workshop offers the chance to rehearse your presentation/speech before a supportive audience, and to receive expert feedback.

Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 25th May 2025
14:00 - 15:00 GMT

public speaking, presentation practice

Sign up to this workshop
a person speaking

Poster design in PowerPoint

Want to design professional quality posters to grab your audience’s attention? This workshop shows you how to create effective academic posters, ensuring information is readable from an appropriate distance.

 Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
 14:00 - 16:00 GMT

 digital skills, PowerPoint, poster design

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a poster design mocked up on a notice board

Ymarferwch eich cyflwyniad

Sesiwn ysgafn, cefnogol, lle cewch gyfle i ymarfer a derbyn adborth cyffredinol ar unrhyw agweddau o gyflwyno ar lafar, phrofi derbyn cwestiynnau, neu ymarfer trafod eich gwaith, boed trwy’r Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Mawrth 25ain Chwefror 2025
 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Ymarferwch eich cyflwyniad

Integration by Parts

In this workshop we will revise and practice Integration by Parts, Integrating by Parts more than once, and the Integration of Rational Functions.

  Online by Zoom
  Tuesday 25th February 2025
  15:00 - 16:00 GMT

Sign up to this Integration workshop
A curve on a blackboard with the area beneath shaded in

Wednesday 26th February 2025

Giving Persuasive Speeches

Master the art of persuasive speaking, from the planning stage right through to delivering your speech. This workshop is ideal for those who want to maximise the effectiveness of their arguments through the power of convincing rhetoric.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 public speaking, effective communication, influence and persuade

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a speech

Grammar Basics

This is a course for students whose first language is not English. It will improve your basic grammar before you write your assignments. This course covers key areas of English grammar such as the use of active/passive voice and basic sentence structures to improve written accuracy.

 Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
An English grammar book

Gauss Elimination

This workshop builds on the previous workshop and explores an efficient strategy for determining the solution of a system of linear equations called Gauss elimination.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025
  12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Sign up to this Linear Algebra workshop
Matrices written on paper

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Online via Zoom
  Wednesday 26th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
a student writing

Effective presentation skills

This workshop gives a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 speaker skills, presentation skills

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a presentation

Practise your Speech

The key to being a good speaker is to practise. This workshop offers the chance to rehearse your presentation/speech before a supportive audience, and to receive expert feedback.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 26th February 2025
 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

public speaking, presentation practice

Sign up to this workshop
a person speaking

Getting to know Python

This workshop is a beginner’s guide to python. We will cover basic concepts (variable, types, lists), and then move onto using functions, methods and packages to improve your code writing skills. At the end we will touch on NumPy a fundamental data science package in Python.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025
  14:00 - 15:00 GMT

Sign up to this workshop
a student looking at a Python textbook

Intermediate Python

This intermediate workshop builds on the getting to know Python workshop by exploring data visualisation through Matplotlib, understanding dictionaries and Pandas, using logic, control flow and filtering as well a loop for executing repeated code.

 Singlton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025
 15:00 - 16:00 GMT

Sign up to this workshop
a student looking at a Python textbook

The principles of slide design

Do your presentations engage your audience? Come along to our hands-on slide design workshop and discover top tips to make the most of Microsoft PowerPoint. Create better looking presentations and avoid the basic errors that cause your audience to switch off.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 26th February 2025
14:00 - 16:00 GMT

 digital skills, PowerPoint, slide design

Sign up to this workshop
presentation slides on a computer

Maths and Stats Drop-in

We offer friendly one to one support through weekly drop-in sessions for support with maths and statistics. There is no need to make an appointment, just pop along to have a chat with one of our advisors.

  Room 36, Stable Block, Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 26th February 2025
 15:00 - 17:00 GMT

Come along to the drop-in session
Stats on a computer

Thursday 27th February 2025

Poster Presentation Tips

Poster presentations may seem an easy option for presenting your research, but there are many elements to a successful poster. This workshop explores the links between design, content, and delivery, providing examples of good posters and tips for confident presentation.

 Online via Zoom
  Thursday 27th February 2025
 09:00 - 10:00 GMT

poster design, research poster

Sign up to this workshop
students delivering a poster presentation

Strwythuro cyflwyniad cofiadol

Mae’r gallu i fathu sylw cynulleidfa a’i gadw trwy gydol eich cyflwyniad yn sgil amhrisiadwy. Yn y sesiwn hwn, edrychwn ar strategaethau sy’n gweithio, camgymeriadau cyffredin i’w hosgoi, a deall sut i strwythuro cyflwyniadau sy’n cyfathrebu eich neges yn effeithiol.

  Ar-lein trwy Zoom
  Dydd Iau 27ain Chwefror 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Strwythuro cyflwyniad cofiadol

Poster Presentation Tips

Poster presentations may seem an easy option for presenting your research, but there are many elements to a successful poster. This workshop explores the links between design, content, and delivery, providing examples of good posters and tips for confident presentation.

 Bay Campus
  Thursday 27th February 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

poster design, research poster

Sign up to this workshop
students delivering a poster presentation

Effective presentation skills

This workshop gives a general overview of best practice when preparing for a presentation. It’s perfect for those who have an upcoming presentation or wish to refresh their skills.

  Online via Zoom
 Thursday 27th February 2025 
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 speaker skills, presentation skills

Sign up to this workshop
a student giving a presentation

Reading Skills

This course will introduce you to different strategies to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension. You will learn ways to improve your reading in English, using academic and news text sources.

  Singleton Campus
  Thursday 27th February 2025 (Session 4 of 5)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

Sign up to this 5 week course
books

The Rules of Differentiation

This workshop will explore differentiation from first principles, to help you understand how to use the quotient, chain and Product rules. It also addresses how to find the maximum and minimum values of functions.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 27th February 2025
  12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Sign up to this Differentiation workshop
A roller coaster

Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 27th February 2025 (Session 4 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

Sign up to this 8 week course
students chatting

Group work Tips

Working in a group can feel daunting and #grouphate is real! This workshop considers the different stages of group formation and will help you navigate group dynamics, so you get the best from your group work.

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 27th February 2025
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 groupwork, group dynamics, group assessment

Sign up to this workshop
a group of students working together

Basic Integration

In this workshop we will revise and practice basic integration, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and the most common standard Integrals.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 27th February 2027
  13:00 - 14:00 GMT

Sign up to this Integration workshop
A curve on a blackboard with the area beneath shaded in

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 27th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

 writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
a student writing

Friday 28th February 2025

Poster Presentation Tips

Poster presentations may seem an easy option for presenting your research, but there are many elements to a successful poster. This workshop explores the links between design, content, and delivery, providing examples of good posters and tips for confident presentation.

 Singleton Campus
  Friday 28th February 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

poster design, research poster

Sign up to this workshop
students delivering a poster presentation

Setting up a spreadsheet

Want to find an efficient way to process your data? Learn how to sort and label large quantities of information enabling you to quickly extract the information you need.

 Bay Campus
 Friday 28th February 2025
10:00 - 12:00 GMT

 digital skills, Excel

Sign up to this workshop
a person working on a spreadsheet

Talk Club

Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!

 Singleton Campus
 Friday 28th February 2025 (Session 4 of 10)
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 oral communication, speaking with confidence

Sign up to this 10 week course
students chatting

Cyflwyniadau arlein

Bydd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried gwahanol lwyfannau a meddalwedd ar gyfer cyflwyno ar-lein, gan gynnwys sut i ddefnyddio’r offer yn effeithiol ac yn hyderus, goresgyn a pharatoi ar gyfer heriau technolegol, a chyngor ymarferol i’w hystyried ynglŷn â’ch arddull cyflwyno.

  Ar-lein trwy Zoom
  Dydd Gwener 28ain Chwefror 2025
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Cyflwyniadau arlein

Monday 3rd March 2025

Academic Integrity Matters

This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.

 Singleton Campus
 Monday 3rd March 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 academic integrity, academic misconduct

Sign up to this workshop
signpost

Uniondeb Academaidd

Dysgwch am y disgwyliadau ac arferion astudio da sy’n rhan hanfodol o waith academaidd er mwyn osgoi problemau fel llên-ladrad.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 3ydd Mawrth 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Deall llên-ladrad (a sut i’w hosgoi)

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Singleton Campus
  Monday 3rd March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 writing, grammar

Sign up to this 10 week course
a student writing

Sesh sgwrs wythnosol

Sesiwn anffurfiol i ymarfer a datblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg ar lafar. Dewch â gwaith, neu goffi – mae croeso mawr i bawb, beth bynnag eich lefel iaith!

  Ystafell CAS 36, Bloc Stablau, Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 3ydd Mawrth 2025
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Dewch draw i'r sesiwn galw heibio
myfyrwyr yn sgwrsio yn Gymraeg

AI and Academic Skills

This course introduces Artificial Intelligence as an emergent technology and explains how it can be used to enhance your academic studies effectively and legitimately. 

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 3rd March 2025
  13:00 - 15:00 GMT

 study skills, reading, writing, academic integrity

Sign up to this workshop
interacting with technology

Gweithio’n ddwyieithog

Dysgwch ddulliau i gyfoethogi eich gweithio dwyieithog. Trafodwn strategaethau aralleirio a dyfynnu, cyfeirnodi a defnyddio ffynonellau allanol, ac ymarfer uniondeb academaidd.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 3ydd Mawrth 2025
 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Gweithio’n ddwyieithog

Tuesday 4th March 2025

Academic Integrity Matters

This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.

 Bay Campus
  Tuesday 4th March 2025
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 academic integrity, academic misconduct

Sign up to this workshop
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Becoming a Research Writer

Kickstart your journey to becoming a confident and effective research writer. Develop good writing habits and explore crucial tools of the trade to transform your writing process while discovering key elements of effective academic style.

 Singleton Campus
Tuesday 4th March 2025
10:00 - 12:00 GMT

PhD thesis, writing habits, writer's block, starting to write

Sign up to session 1 of 6
a desk of a research student

Academic Integrity Matters

This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.

 Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 4th March 2025
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 academic integrity, academic misconduct

Sign up to this workshop
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Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 4th March 2025 (Session 5 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

Sign up to this 8 week course
students chatting

Reading Skills

This course will introduce you to different strategies to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension. You will learn ways to improve your reading in English, using academic and news text sources.

  Bay Campus
  Tuesday 4th March 2025 (Session 5 of 5)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

Sign up to this 5 week course
books

Mathematical Expressions

Mathematical expressions are numbers, operators and symbols grouped to 'express' or 'show' a value. Once you understand manipulating expressions principles, you can factorise and simplify expressions. This workshop explores collecting like terms, expanding brackets, factorizing quadratic expressions and dealing with algebraic fractions.

  Online via Zoom
  Tuseday 4th March 2025
  12:00 - 13:00 GMT

Sign up to this Algebra workshop
Equations on paper

Paraphrasing and Citations

This workshop offers tips on how to paraphrase, quote and cite external sources. These skills are essential for avoiding accusations of plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. They are also the first steps for you engage critically with your sources.

  Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 4th March 2025
  13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing

Sign up to this workshop
A Marker and a Thought Bubble with quotation marks

AI and Academic Skills

This course introduces Artificial Intelligence as an emergent technology and explains how it can be used to enhance your academic studies effectively and legitimately. 

  Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 4th March 2025
  13:00 - 15:00 GMT

 study skills, reading, writing, academic integrity

Sign up to this workshop
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The Rules of Differentiation

This workshop will explore differentiation from first principles, to help you understand how to use the quotient, chain and Product rules. It also addresses how to find the maximum and minimum values of functions.

  Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 4th March 2025
  15:00 - 16:00 GMT

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Solving Differential Equations

This workshop will explore how to solve differential equations using different methods: direct integration, the separation of variables and the integration factor.

 Online via Zoom
 Tuesday 4th March 2025
 16:00 - 17:00 GMT

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Wednesday 5th March 2025

Grammar Basics

This is a course for students whose first language is not English. It will improve your basic grammar before you write your assignments. This course covers key areas of English grammar such as the use of active/passive voice and basic sentence structures to improve written accuracy.

 Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 5th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

writing, grammar

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The Rules of Differentiation

This workshop will explore differentiation from first principles, to help you understand how to use the quotient, chain and Product rules. It also addresses how to find the maximum and minimum values of functions.

 Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 5th March 2025
  12:00 - 13:00 GMT

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Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Online via Zoom
  Wednesday 5th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 writing, grammar

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Academic Integrity Matters

This academic integrity workshop explains how to avoid plagiarism, prevent collusion and steer clear of commissioning and exam regulation breaches. It will equip you with the tools and knowledge to excel honestly in your academic writing.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 5th March 2025
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 academic integrity, academic misconduct

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Basic Integration

In this workshop we will revise and practice basic integration, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and the most common standard Integrals.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 5th March 2025
  14:00 - 15:00 GMT

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Paraphrasing and Citations

This workshop offers tips on how to paraphrase, quote and cite external sources. These skills are essential for avoiding accusations of plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. They are also the first steps for you engage critically with your sources.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 5th March 2025
  14:00 - 15:00 GMT

 paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing

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Maths and Stats Drop-in

We offer friendly one to one support through weekly drop-in sessions for support with maths and statistics. There is no need to make an appointment, just pop along to have a chat with one of our advisors.

  Room 36, Stable Block, Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 5th March 2025
 15:00 - 17:00 GMT

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Thursday 6th March 2025

Paraphrasing and Citations

This workshop offers tips on how to paraphrase, quote and cite external sources. These skills are essential for avoiding accusations of plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. They are also the first steps for you engage critically with your sources.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025
  10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing

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AI and Academic Skills

This course introduces Artificial Intelligence as an emergent technology and explains how it can be used to enhance your academic studies effectively and legitimately. 

  Singleton Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025
  10:00 - 12:00 GMT

 study skills, reading, writing, academic integrity

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Paraphrasing and Citations

This workshop offers tips on how to paraphrase, quote and cite external sources. These skills are essential for avoiding accusations of plagiarism and maintaining academic integrity. They are also the first steps for you engage critically with your sources.

  Online via Zoom
  Thursday 6th March 2025
  11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing

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Reading Skills

This course will introduce you to different strategies to improve your vocabulary and reading comprehension. You will learn ways to improve your reading in English, using academic and news text sources.

  Singleton Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025 (Session 5 of 5)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

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Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025 (Session 5 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

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Integration by Substitution

In this workshop we will revise and practice integration by substitution.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025
  12:00 - 13:00 GMT

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Integration by Parts

In this workshop we will revise and practice Integration by Parts, Integrating by Parts more than once, and the Integration of Rational Functions.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025
  13:00 - 14:00 GMT

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Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 6th March 2025 (Session 5 of 10)
 14:00 - 15:00 GMT

 writing, grammar

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