Uni skills workshops
Attend our online workshops to boost your academic skills.
Our free uni skills workshops cover all the study essentials – academic writing, referencing, research, maths, memory, presentations and revision. The 45-minute webinars run regularly every semester. You can attend as many or as few as you like.
And if you miss a session, you can access the recordings in the webinars and recordings Moodle shell.
Semester 1 workshops
Discover why we procrastinate, how habits shape our productivity, and what really drives motivation.
You’ll learn practical strategies to overcome avoidance, set meaningful goals, and design routines that work with your brain—not against it.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 24 July
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Learn practical strategies to read academic sources more efficiently and with greater confidence.
This webinar shows you how to identify key arguments, take effective notes, and avoid getting lost in dense writing. You’ll leave with a step‑by‑step approach you can apply to any article.
Overwhelmed by how to find information for your assessments? Don’t stress - we’ve got your back.
We’ll guide you through the Library webpage, show you how to locate high‑quality, peer‑reviewed sources, and share searching tips that actually work.
Learn how to evaluate whether a source is reliable, and how to seek help if you need it. Let’s make searching feel easy.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Tuesday 4 August
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This webinar introduces a range of tools designed to support reading, writing, organisation, and focus to reduce barriers to learning.
Whether you have a learning difficulty, or simply want to boost your productivity, you’ll gain practical insights into tools and strategies that can support your academic success.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Wednesday 5 August
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Overwhelmed by how to find information for your assessments? Don’t stress - we’ve got your back.
We’ll guide you through the Library webpage, show you how to locate high‑quality, peer‑reviewed sources, and share searching tips that actually work.
Learn how to evaluate whether a source is reliable, and how to seek help if you need it. Let’s make searching feel easy.
2.00 - 2.45 pm, Thursday 6 August
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Effective note-taking can help your learning in so many ways - it can assist you to retain information, make it easier to see themes in the research literature, better prepare you to develop an argument, and much more.
In this webinar, we'll walk through some different note-taking techniques you can try out for yourself.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 7 August
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Ever procrastinate? Get frozen or overwhelmed? Feel like you can't face your work?
With input from one of our key psychology lecturers, this webinar explains why you might find it hard to get started on your assessment tasks and what you can do to get the work done.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 7 August
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You've done some research and made a plan for your task... now you have to write about your evidence. But how?
This webinar will help you practice writing clearly and effectively about the concepts, theories, arguments and ideas from your reading.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 21 August
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This webinar will help you understand how to structure academic writing clearly and logically.
You’ll learn how to plan paragraphs, organise ideas, and guide your reader through your argument.
Whether you’re writing your first essay or your tenth, you’ll gain practical skills to strengthen your work.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 28 August
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We’ll show you how to:
- locate high‑quality, peer‑reviewed sources
- use searching tips that actually work
- evaluate whether a source is reliable
2.00 - 2.45 pm, Thursday 23 April
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We'll show you how to integrate evidence smoothly and confidently into your academic writing.
You'll learn how to quote, paraphrase, and summarise as well as how to connect evidence to your ideas.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 24 April
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We'll show you some effective memory techniques to help important information stick.
You’ll try out methods like spaced repetition, chunking, and visual strategies. These practical approaches can support you in preparing for exams, learning skills, or mastering new concepts.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 1 May
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We'll show you how to identify your study strengths and areas for improvement.
You’ll explore simple strategies to boost your learning habits and academic performance.
10.30 - 11.15 am, Friday 8 May
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