Events
Events and training
Discover our events, drop-ins and training sessions designed to support you with your studies, teaching and research.
Check back regularly as more sessions are added all the time.
You can also request a one-to-one with the Learning Development team and browse sessions for researchers.
There are 28 events taking place this month
- Date
- 19/11/2025 (12:30-13:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- Looking for information on education policies and practice? Or preschool, primary, secondary, higher, special, adult education? Discover some of the key databases from our Education collection, and how to search them effectively to find relevant information. This webinar is suitable for all students studying Education.
- Date
- 20/11/2025 (12:30-13:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- What is a?journal?article and why do they seem to matter so much at University? We will explore why journal articles are important for your academic development, how to read?them?effectively, and how to tackle tricky sections of?journal?articles.
- Date
- 20/11/2025 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- Discover how to think critically when reading and evaluating information, particularly papers found in published journals. This webinar is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and masters students.
- Date
- 21/11/2025 (10:00-11:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- Develop your literature searching skills and explore your subject databases to find information for projects and dissertations. This webinar is suitable for undergraduates (year two onwards) and masters students studying Science subjects.
- Date
- 25/11/2025 (12:30-13:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- Explore the basic styles of referencing, find out what to do with tricky sources and discover where to find further advice and guidance on how to construct reference lists and bibliographies.
- Date
- 27/11/2025 (12:30-13:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- In this session, we explore how to break down assignment questions, structure an argument, and develop a written paragraph for university-level writing. This is a great starter webinar for those new to university writing, with part 2 (for more advanced writing) later in your course.
- Date
- 27/11/2025 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- This session will explore how to search different types of grey literature effectively, explain the importance of citation searching, discuss the pros and cons of using generative AI tools, and give an overview of tools that support the systematic review workflow. Booking is required.
- Date
- 27/11/2025 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- Microsoft Teams
- Description
- This online session will explore the concept of research impact as well as case studies, platforms and measurement at a researcher and institutional level. Booking required.