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Monday 16th February 2026

Using Formulas in Excel

Learn the fundamentals of using formulas in Excel, and how to apply formulas to sum, count, apply statistics, standard deviation and measure of spread, logical interpretation and to look up data.

 Bay Campus
 Monday 16th February 2026
 10:00 - 12:00

 digital skills, Excel, formulas

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Tuesday 17th February 2026

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.

 Bay Campus
 Tuesday 17th February 2026 (Session 2 of 6)
 12:00 - 13:30

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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.

  Bay Campus
  Tuesday 17th February 2026 (Session 4 of 5)
 14:00 - 15:00

 study skills, English language support, academic reading

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Thursday 19th February 2026

Creating Pivot tables

Learn to use pivot tables, allowing you to pull out key information while leaving the original data intact. The workshop will also cover how to add a series of pivot tables within the same Excel spreadsheet, which look at different aspects of the data, and how to update and refresh them.

 Bay Campus
 Thursday 19th February 2026
10:00 - 12:00

 digital skills, Excel

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Composition of Functions

This workshop explores combining functions using algebraic operations, creating a new function by composition of functions, evaluating composite functions, finding the domain of a composite function, and decomposing a composite function into its component functions.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 19th February 2026
  12:00 - 13:00

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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 19th February 2026 (Session 4 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

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Numerical Reasoning

Undergraduate degree ending? Looking to apply for graduate jobs? You may need to complete a numerical reasoning test as part of the recruitment process. Come along to our workshop to gain experience in answering these questions, learn skills the employers are looking for and gain some top tips!

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 19th February 2026
  13:00 - 14:00

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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 19th February 2026 (Session 4 of 10)
 14:00 - 15:00
 writing, grammar

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