Singleton Campus (Week 1 - Kickstart your semester)

Being a Successful Student

Starting university is an exciting experience, but can also be challenging. This workshop explains how to succeed as an undergraduate. It introduces the varied teaching, learning and assignment types you will encounter, and shows how to engage with them to maximise your academic success.

Singleton Campus
Monday 26th January 2026
10:00 - 11:00

 study skills

Sgiliau Astudio Allweddol

Cyngor ac ymarferion i’ch helpu i fanteisio i’r eithaf o weithio’n ddwyieithog.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Llun 26ain Ionawr 2026
 11:00 - 12:00

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 26th January 2026 (Session 1 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00

 writing, grammar

Using Feedback

Getting feedback on your work is an important aspect of learning at university. This workshop will help you make the most of the feedback you receive, allowing you to build on your strengths and eliminate your weaknesses to improve your assignment grades.

  Singleton Campus
  Monday 26th January 2026
 13:00 - 14:00

 study skills, academic feedback

Being a Successful Postgrad

Postgraduate study is a great opportunity to learn new skills and gain in-depth subject knowledge, but it can be a daunting step-up from an undergraduate degree. This workshop explains how to make the transition to successful postgraduate work.

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 27th January 2026
 10:00 - 11:00

 new skills, in-depth knowledge, postgraduate research

Drop-in sessions

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

 Stable Block Reception, Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 27th January 2026
 10:00 - 11:30

Sgiliau darllen

Bydd y cwrs hwn yn cyflwyno strategaethau gwahanol i wella'ch geirfa a'ch dealltwriaeth wrth ddarllen. Byddwch yn dysgu ffyrdd o wella eich darllen yn Saesneg, gan ddefnyddio ffynonellau academaidd a thestun newyddion.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Mawrth 27ain Ionawr 2026
 11:00 - 12:00

 sgiliau astudio, cymorth iaith Saesneg, darllen academaidd

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 27th January 2026 (Session 1 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

Time Management

This workshop explains the key concepts behind successful time management. It provides practical tips and exercises to help you reflect on your routines and develop successful time management strategies of your own.

  Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 27th January 2026
  13:00 - 15:00

 study skills, time management, personal organisation

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 Mawrth 27ain Ionawr 2026
 15:00 - 16:00

Deall adborth ar eich gwaith

Mae derbyn adborth ar eich gwaith yn rhan bwysig o ddysgu yn y Brifysgol. Bydd y gweithdy hwn yn helpu chi i ddeall a gweithredu adborth eich tiwtoriaid, er mwyn datblygu eich sgiliau, datrys gwallau, a gwella eich marciau.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Mercher 28ain Ionawr 2026
 10:00 - 11:00

 sgiliau astudio, adborth academaidd

Drop-in sessions

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

 Stable Block Reception, Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 28th January 2026
 10:00 - 11:30

An introduction to Matrices

This workshop explores matrices and their order, addition and subtraction of matrices, multiplication of a matrix with a scalar, identity and zero matrix, laws for the basic operations on matrices, and the transpose of a matrix.

 Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 28th January 2026
  11:00 - 12:00

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 28th January 2026 (Session 1 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00

writing, grammar

Learning to Learn

Discover the science behind how our brains learn, and how to apply simple techniques to help maximise your study potential in coursework and exams.

 Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 28th January 2026
 13:00 - 15:00

 study skills, revision

Hypothesis Testing

This workshop provides a basic introduction to statistical analysis of quantitative data, introducing data analysis and hypothesis testing: We will talk about the concept of Hypothesis testing, and the reason why this is an essential tool for performing our analyses.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 28th January 2026
  14:00 - 15:00

 Statistical analysis

Hypothesis Testing in Action

Using given datasets, you will be asked to formulate a hypothesis, pick statistical tests and interpret results. We will be working in the programme R and students are encouraged to follow along. The statistical analysis will include some common analyses such as t-test, chi-squared and correlation analysis.

 Singleton Campus
Wednesday 28th January 2026
15:00 - 16:00

Statistical analysis, R programming

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 28th January 2026
 15:00 - 17:00

Advanced Grammar

This course will help you to develop your communication skills, both written and verbal. Being able to identify grammatical patterns and then apply them to your own work will improve the clarity of your work.

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 29th January 2026 (Session 1 of 8)
 11:00 - 12:00

writing, grammar

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 29th January 2026 (Session 1 of 5)
 12:00 - 13:00

 study skills, english language support, academic reading

Being a Successful Student

Starting university is an exciting experience, but can also be challenging. This workshop explains how to succeed as an undergraduate. It introduces the varied teaching, learning and assignment types you will encounter, and shows how to engage with them to maximise your academic success.

Singleton Campus
  Friday 30th January 2026
10:00 - 11:00

 study skills

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 30th January 2026 (Session 1 of 10)
 11:00 - 12:00

 oral communication, speaking with confidence

Being a Successful Postgrad

Postgraduate study is a great opportunity to learn new skills and gain in-depth subject knowledge, but it can be a daunting step-up from an undergraduate degree. This workshop explains how to make the transition to successful postgraduate work.

 Singleton Campus
 Friday 30th January 2026
 12:00 - 13:00

 new skills, in-depth knowledge, postgraduate research