Come along to these workshops to learn about all aspects of academic writing.
From structure to language and tone, we’ve got you covered!
Writing Intros and Conclusions
Learn to start and end your assignment well, with techniques for improving the impact of your academic introductions and conclusions.
Online via Zoom
Monday 13th October 2025
09:00 - 10:00
academic writing, introductions, conclusions
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Titles, Planning and Structure
This workshop will teach you how to correctly interpret question titles and use this knowledge to plan and structure a successful assignment.
Singleton Campus
Monday 13th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
academic writing, essay titles, planning
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Formatting in Word
Learning to apply and modify formatting styles in Word will give your work a professional finish but will make the document accessible and easy to navigate. You will also be able to create and update a contents page at the click of a button.
Bay Campus
Monday 13th October 2025
10:00 - 12:00
digital skills, Word, formatting styles, contents page
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Editing and Proofreading
The best assignments evolve out of several earlier drafts, so editing and proofreading are essential to good academic writing. This workshop focuses on the tools and techniques you need to ensure that your writing is clear and error-free.
Online via Zoom
Monday 13th October 2025
11:00 - 12:00
academic writing, editing, proofreading, drafting
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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.
Singleton Campus
Monday 13th October 2025 (Session 3 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
Writing Intros and Conclusions
Learn to start and end your assignment well, with techniques for improving the impact of your academic introductions and conclusions.
Singleton Campus
Monday 13th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
academic writing, introductions, conclusions
Sign up to this workshop
Report Writing
This workshop covers the basics of report writing, including the structure, purpose and effective presentation of information.
Online via Zoom
Monday 13th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
report writing basics
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Effective Notetaking
This session will teach you effective strategies for taking notes on your reading, and your lectures. Remember everything, spend less time revising, and never miss a key point again!
Singleton Campus
Monday 13th October 2025
14:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 14th October 2025
Titles, Planning and Structure
This workshop will teach you how to correctly interpret question titles and use this knowledge to plan and structure a successful assignment.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 14th October 2025
09:00 - 10:00
academic writing, essay titles, planning
Sign up to this workshop
Tackling Your Reading List
In this workshop you will learn approaches to make you a more effective and efficient reader, allowing you to learn more, save time, and improve the scope and depth of your written work.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
critical reading skills, skimming/scanning, note taking
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Report Writing
This workshop covers the basics of report writing, including the structure, purpose and effective presentation of information.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
report writing basics
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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.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
10:00 - 12:00
digital skills, Word, captions, cross-referencing, table of figures
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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.
Hwb, Digital Technium, Singleton Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
10:00 - 11:30
Aralleirio a thrafod ffynonell
Deall ac ymarfer sut (a phryd) i ymgorffori syniadau pobl eraill yn eich gwaith ysgrifenedig.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mawrth 14eg Hydref 2025
11:00 - 12:00
Writing with Flow
Develop an understanding of how to present information and arguments in a way that is logical, engaging and easy to read.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 14th October 2025
11:00 - 12:00
academic writing, paragraphing, academic style
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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 14th October 2025 (Session 3 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
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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.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 14th October 2025
12:00 - 13:00
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 14th October 2025 (Session 3 of 5)
12:00 - 13:00
study skills, english language support, academic reading
Sign up to this 5 week course
Writing with Flow
Develop an understanding of how to present information and arguments in a way that is logical, engaging and easy to read.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
academic writing, paragraphing, academic style
Sign up to this workshop
Effective Notetaking
This session will teach you effective strategies for taking notes on your reading, and your lectures. Remember everything, spend less time revising, and never miss a key point again!
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 14th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
Editing and Proofreading
The best assignments evolve out of several earlier drafts, so editing and proofreading are essential to good academic writing. This workshop focuses on the tools and techniques you need to ensure that your writing is clear and error-free.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
academic writing, editing, proofreading, drafting
Sign up to this workshop
Reflective Writing
Discover the purpose and style of reflective writing, and how to engage with different reflective models to make your writing more nuanced and critical.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 14th October 2025
14:00 - 15:00
academic writing, reflective writing
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Formatting in Word
Learning to apply and modify formatting styles in Word will give your work a professional finish but will make the document accessible and easy to navigate. You will also be able to create and update a contents page at the click of a button.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 14th October 2025
15:00 - 17:00
digital skills, Word, formatting styles, contents page
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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.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 14th October 2025
15:00 - 16:00
Getting to know LaTeX
This workshop is a beginners guide to writing documents in LaTeX using Overleaf. No prior knowledge is needed for this workshop or any other computing language, it will cover the basics of LaTeX including document structure, typesetting text, tables, figures, equations and Inserting references.
Online by Zoom
Tuesday 14th October 2025
16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 15th October 2025
Academic Style and Tone
Master the conventions of academic style with simple guidelines to help your writing match the expectations of the University.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
academic writing, academic style, editing
Sign up to this workshop
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.
Hwb, Digital Technium, Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
10:00 - 11:30
Ysgrifennu traethodau
Yn y gweithdy hwn, byddwn yn mynd i'r afael ag ysgrifennu traethodau. Trwy enghreifftiau a gweithgareddau, byddwch yn edrych ar bob rhan o’r broses - o ddeall y cwestiwn, i gynllunio strwythur cryf, a deall pwrpas a beth i’w gynnwys yn y cyflwyniad, prif gorff, a chasgliadau.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mercher 15fed Hydref 2025
11:00 - 12:00
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!
Technoleg Ddigidol 110b, Campws Singleton
Dydd Mercher 15fed Hydref 2025
12:00 - 13:00
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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 15th October 2025 (Session 3 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00
writing, grammar
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Matrix Multiplication
This workshop explores the dot product of two vectors, multiplication of a matrix with a scalar, multiplication of a matrix with a vector, multiplication of a matrix with a matrix, and laws for matrix multiplication.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
12:00 - 13:00
Golygu a phrawfddarllen
Mae golygu a phrawf ddarllen yn rhan hanfodol o ysgrifennu academaidd da. Mae’r gweithdy hwn yn canolbwyntio ar yr offer a’r technegau sydd eu hangen arnoch i sicrhau bod eich ysgrifennu yn glir ac yn gywir.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mercher 15fed Hydref 2025
13:00 - 14:00
Being Critical in Your Writing
This workshop examines the difference between descriptive writing and critical writing, what your lecturers are looking for when they ask you to be ‘more critical’ or ‘less descriptive’, and how to communicate your critical thinking through writing.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
critical writing, critical analysis, argument
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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 15th October 2025 (Session 3 of 10)
13:00 - 14:00
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
Essay Writing: Step by Step
Build confidence in your academic writing. This 6-week, hands-on course is designed for students who want to master the academic essay. Learn each stage of the writing process—from understanding your assignment to submitting a polished piece. Develop your own essays in a supportive, workshop-style environment.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025 (Session 1 of 6)
13:00 - 14:30
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
Wednesday 15th October 2025
13:00 - 15:00
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.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
14:00 - 15:00
paraphrasing, quote, citing and referencing
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Getting to know LaTeX
This workshop is a beginners guide to writing documents in LaTeX using Overleaf. No prior knowledge is needed for this workshop or any other computing language, it will cover the basics of LaTeX including document structure, typesetting text, tables, figures, equations and Inserting references.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
14:00 - 15:00
Strwythuro Paragraffau
Dysgwch trwy ymarfer strategaethau ymarferol i strwythuro paragraffau cryf a gwella llif ac eglurdeb eich gwaith ysgrifenedig academaidd.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mercher 15fed Hydref 2025
15:00 - 16:00
Intermediate Latex
This intermediate workshop builds on the getting to know LaTeX workshop by exploring the presentation package in LaTeX called beamer. We will also cover more complicated packages in LaTeX and look at how to use them.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 15th October 2025
15:00 - 16:00
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 15th October 2025
15:00 - 17:00 GMT
Thursday 16th October 2025
Tackling Your Reading List
In this workshop you will learn approaches to make you a more effective and efficient reader, allowing you to learn more, save time, and improve the scope and depth of your written work.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 16th October 2025
09:00 - 10:00
critical reading skills, skimming/scanning, note taking
Sign up to this workshop
Writing with multiple sources
Using sources to evidence facts and support your arguments is an essential part of good academic writing. This workshop will help you to make the most of your sources, and to synthesise (combine) them into effective paragraphs.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 16th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
paraphrasing, quotes, citing and referencing
Sign up to this workshop
Writing Intros and Conclusions
Learn to start and end your assignment well, with techniques for improving the impact of your academic introductions and conclusions.
Bay Campus
Thursday 16th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
academic writing, introductions, conclusions
Sign up to this workshop
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.
Hwb, Engineering Central Reception, Bay Campus
Thursday 16th October 2025
10:00 - 11:30
Being Critical in Your Writing
This workshop examines the difference between descriptive writing and critical writing, what your lecturers are looking for when they ask you to be ‘more critical’ or ‘less descriptive’, and how to communicate your critical thinking through writing.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 16th October 2025
11:00 - 12:00
critical writing, critical analysis, argument
Sign up to this workshop
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 16th October (Session 3 of 8)
11:00 - 12:00
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 8 week course.jpg)
Getting to know LaTeX
This workshop is a beginners guide to writing documents in LaTeX using Overleaf. No prior knowledge is needed for this workshop or any other computing language, it will cover the basics of LaTeX including document structure, typesetting text, tables, figures, equations and Inserting references.
Bay Campus
Thursday 16th October 2025
11:00 - 12:00
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 16th October 2025 (Session 3 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
Sign up to this 8 week course
Partial Fractions
Adding rational expressions and simplifying is relatively easy. However, going the other way round, expressing a single rational function as the sum of two or more simpler ones is much more difficult. This workshop teaches us how to handle partial fractions and denominators with repeated quadratic factors.
Bay Campus
Thursday 16th October 2025
12:00 - 13:00
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 16th October 2025 (Session 3 of 5)
12:00 - 13:00
study skills, english language support, academic reading
Sign up to this 5 week course
Academic Style and Tone
Master the conventions of academic style with simple guidelines to help your writing match the expectations of the University.
Online by Zoom
Thursday 16th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
academic writing, academic style, editing
Sign up to this workshop
Solving Quadratic Equations
A quadratic equation is a polynomial equation of degree 2. The ''U'' shaped graph of a quadratic is called a parabola. A quadratic equation has two solutions. Either two distinct real solutions, one double real solution or two imaginary solutions. There are several methods we can use to solve a quadratic equation explored in this workshop.
Bay Campus
Thursday 16th October 2025
13:00 - 14:00
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 16th October 2025
13:00 - 15:00
study skills, reading, writing, academic integrity
Sign up to this workshop
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 16th October 2025 (Session 3 of 10)
14:00 - 15:00
writing, grammar
Friday 17th October 2025
Reflective Writing
Discover the purpose and style of reflective writing, and how to engage with different reflective models to make your writing more nuanced and critical.
Online via Zoom
Friday 17th October 2025
09:00 - 10:00
academic writing, reflective writing
Sign up to this workshop
Editing and Proofreading
The best assignments evolve out of several earlier drafts, so editing and proofreading are essential to good academic writing. This workshop focuses on the tools and techniques you need to ensure that your writing is clear and error-free.
Singleton Campus
Friday 17th October 2025
10:00 - 11:00
academic writing, editing, proofreading, drafting
Sign up to this workshop
Sut i ysgrifennu’n ffurfiol
Dysgwch sut i feithrin eich llais academaidd, ac ysgrifennu yn yr arddull ffurfiol sy’n nodweddiadol o waith academaidd.
Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Dydd Mercher 17eg Hydref 2025
11:00 - 12:00
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 17th October 2025 (Session 3 of 10)
11:00 - 12:00
oral communication, speaking with confidence
Sign up to this 10 week course
Writing with multiple sources
Using sources to evidence facts and support your arguments is an essential part of good academic writing. This workshop will help you to make the most of your sources, and to synthesise (combine) them into effective paragraphs.
Online via Zoom
Friday 17th Hydref 2025
11:00 - 12:00
paraphrasing, quotes, citing and referencing
Sign up to this workshop
Report Writing
This workshop covers the basics of report writing, including the structure, purpose and effective presentation of information.
Singleton Campus
Friday 17th October 2025
12:00 - 13:00
report writing basics
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