From concept planning, to writing an ace Lit Review and finalising your results
These sessions will help you maximise your marks and minimise stress
Monday 16th March 2026
Annotated Bibliographies
Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.
Online via Zoom
Monday 16th March 2026
09:00 - 10:00
academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis
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Formatting your Dissertation
Well-presented work gets higher grades. This hands-on workshop will teach you all the tips and tricks to get the most from Microsoft Word. You will learn how to meet academic standards and to give your work a professional edge.
Bay Campus
Monday 16th March 2026
10:00 - 12:00
well-presented work, timesaving-tips, professional finish
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Writing Systematic Reviews
Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.
Online via Zoom
Monday 16th March 2026
11:00 - 12:00
dissertations, Literature review, research
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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 16th March 2026 (Session 8 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
Planning your Dissertation
Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan. This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.
Singleton Campus
Monday 16th March 2026
13:00 - 15:00
dissertations, planning, time management
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Tuesday 17th March 2026
Research Questions & Proposals
Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
09:00 - 10:00
dissertations, research questions, proposals
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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.
Stable Block Reception, Singleton Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
10:00 - 11:30
Planning your Dissertation
Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan.This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
10:00 - 12:00
dissertations, planning, time management
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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.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2025
10:00 - 12:00
digital skills, Excel
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Final chapters and editing
In this postgraduate workshop you’ll learn to structure your discussions and conclusions effectively, make and support claims with confidence, and leave a lasting impression on your readers. Finally, you'll hone your editing skills to polish your work to perfection.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
10:00 - 12:00
results, discussions, conclusions, editing
Sign up to session 5 of 6
Paratoi ar gyfer Cynadleddau
Mae mynychu cynadleddau’n ddisgwyliad cyffredin i nifer o fyfyrwyr ôl-radd. Mae’r gweithdy hwn yn gyflwyniad i’r broses o fynychu a chyflwyno mewn cynhadleddau, a’ch helpu i baratoi ar gyfer cyflwyno papur ar eich gwaith chi eich hun. Byddwn yn trafod nodau cyflwyno, beth i’w gynnwys yn eich papur, a gwahanol ffyrdd o strwythuro a chyflwyno papurau.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mawrth 17ain Mawrth 2026
11:00 - 12:00
Writing the Literature Review
Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
11:00 - 12:00
dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing
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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.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
12:00 - 13:00
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.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026 (Session 8 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
Sign up to this 8 week course
Writing the Literature Review
Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!
Bay Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
12:00 - 13:00
dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing
Sign up to this workshop
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 March 2026 (Session 6 of 6)
12:00 - 13:30
Trafod eich canlyniadau
Ar ôl dadansoddi data, rhaid trafod canlyniadau eich ymchwil. I ymchwilwyr ansoddol (qualitative) yn arbennig, mae perthynas agos rhwng dehongli a phrosesu data. Byd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried beth i’w gynnwys a sut i strwythuro eich trafodaeth, gyda phwyslais ar rannu profiadau a holi cwestiynau er mwyn sicrhau bod y sesiwn yn berthnasol i'ch gofynion ymchwil personol.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mawrth 17ain Mawrth 2026
13:00 - 14:00
Research Questions & Proposals
Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
13:00 - 14:00
dissertations, research questions, proposals
Sign up to this workshop
Planning your Dissertation
Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan.This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
13:00 - 15:00
dissertations, planning, time management
Sign up to this workshop
Abstracts and Introductions
Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
14:00 - 15:00
dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts
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Abstracts and Introductions
Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
14:00 - 15:00
dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts
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Writing your Methodology
Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.
Bay Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
15:00 - 16:00
dissertations, methodology
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Statistical Model Testing in R
This workshop will take you through some more complex but commonly statistical analysis tests: regression analysis. Working in the programme R, students will be given datasets, and work through the appropriate statistical analysis and interpretation (including linear regression and mixed model regression).
Online via Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
15:00 - 16:00
Statistical analysis, R programming
Sign up to session 3 of 4
Charts and graphs in Excel
Learn how to showcase your findings using the appropriate chart, and to amend chart elements to edit the design and layout. This workshop will also teach you how to apply a logarithmic scale and error bars, and how to export your charts to other documents.
Singleton Campus
Tuesday 17th March 2026
15:00 - 17:00
digital skills, Excel, charts
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Getting to know Python
This workshop is a beginner’s guide to python. We will cover basic concepts (variable, types, lists), and then move onto using functions, methods and packages to improve your code writing skills. At the end we will touch on NumPy a fundamental data science package in Python.
Online by Zoom
Tuesday 17th March 2026
16:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 18th March 2026
Cynllunio eich ymchwil
Yn y gweithdy hwn byddwn yn canolbwyntio ar sut i fynd ati i gynllunio cynllun ymchwil ar gyfer traethawd hir, a’r gwahanol elfennau y disgwylir eu gweld yn eich traethawd hir gorffenedig. Byddwn yn edrych ar enghreifftiau o strwythurau ar gyfer ymchwil meintiol ac ansoddol, ac yn trafod rhai o’r gwahaniaethau sy’n cymeriadu gwahanol fathau o ymchwil.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mercher 18ain Mawrth 2026
10:00 - 11:00
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 18th March 2026
10:00 - 11:30
Planning your Dissertation
Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan. This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
10:00 - 12:00
dissertations, planning, time management
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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.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
10:00 - 12:00
digital skills, Excel, formulas
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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 18th March 2026
11:00 - 12:00
Statistical analysis
Sign up to session 1 of 4
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 18th March 2026 (Session 8 of 10)
12:00 - 13:00
writing, grammar
Sign up to this 10 week course
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 18th March 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Statistical analysis, R programming
Sign up to session 2 of 4
Writing the Literature Review
Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
13:00 - 14:00
dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing
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.
Online via Zoom
Wednesday 18th March 2026 (Session 8 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 18th March 2026 (Session 6 of 6)
13:00 - 14:30
Writing your Methodology
Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
14:00 - 15:00
dissertations, methodology
Sign up to this workshop
Solving Differential Equations
This workshop will explore how to solve differential equations using different methods: direct integration, the separation of variables and the integration factor.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
14:00 - 15:00
Formatting your Dissertation
Well-presented work gets higher grades. This hands-on workshop will teach you all the tips and tricks to get the most from Microsoft Word. You will learn how to meet academic standards and to give your work a professional edge.
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
14:00 - 16:00
well-presented work, timesaving-tips, professional finish
Sign up to this workshop
Dulliau a Methodoleg
Sesiwn drafod a holi ac ateb lle byddwn yn egluro'r perthynas rhwng dulliau ymchwil, a'r broses o gasglu data, gan gynnwys y penderfyniadau ac ymresymu sy'n rhan o'r broses fethodolegol. Byddwn yn trafod eich anghenion ymchwil penodol fel rhan o'r sesiwn.
Campws Singleton
Dydd Mercher 18eg Mawrth 2026
15:00 - 16:00
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!
Singleton Campus
Wednesday 18th March 2026
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 18th March 2026
15:00 - 17:00
Thursday 19th March 2026
Abstracts and Introductions
Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 19th March 2026
09:00 - 10:00
dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts
Sign up to this workshop
Cwestiynnau ymchwil
Ar ôl dadansoddi data, rhaid trafod canlyniadau eich ymchwil. I ymchwilwyr ansoddol (qualitative) yn arbennig, mae perthynas agos rhwng dehongli a phrosesu data. Byd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried beth i’w gynnwys a sut i strwythuro eich trafodaeth, gyda phwyslais ar rannu profiadau a holi cwestiynau er mwyn sicrhau bod y sesiwn yn berthnasol i'ch gofynion ymchwil personol.
Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Dydd Iau 19fed Mawrth 2026
10:00 - 11:00
Annotated Bibliographies
Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 19th March 20256
10:00 - 11:00
academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis
Sign up to this workshop
Results and Discussions
Learn to write the results, findings and discussion sections of your dissertation. We will talk about what to include, how to structure these sections and how to present them correctly and engagingly.
Bay Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
10:00 - 11:00
dissertations, results, findings, discussions
Sign up to this workshop
Charts and graphs in Excel
Learn how to showcase your findings using the appropriate chart, and to amend chart elements to edit the design and layout. This workshop will also teach you how to apply a logarithmic scale and error bars, and how to export your charts to other documents.
Bay Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
10:00 - 12:00
digital skills, Excel, charts
Sign up to this workshop
Writing your Methodology
Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 19th March 2026
11:00 - 12:00
dissertations, methodology
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 19th March 2026 (Session 8 of 8)
11:00 - 12:00
writing, grammar
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Writing the Literature Review
Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!
Singleton Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
12:00 - 13:00
dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing
Sign up to this workshop
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 March 2026 (Session 8 of 8)
12:00 - 13:00
English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress
Sign up to this 8 week course
Writing Systematic Reviews
Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.
Singleton Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
13:00 - 14:00
dissertations, Literature review, research
Sign up to this workshop
Statistical Model Testing in R
This workshop will take you through some more complex but commonly statistical analysis tests: regression analysis. Working in the programme R, students will be given datasets, and work through the appropriate statistical analysis and interpretation (including linear regression and mixed model regression).
Bay Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
13:00 - 14:00
Statistical analysis, R programming
Sign up to session 3 of 4
Writing Systematic Reviews
Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.
Bay Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
13:00 - 14:00
dissertations, Literature review, research
Sign up to this workshop
Results and Discussions
Learn to write the results, findings and discussion sections of your dissertation. We will talk about what to include, how to structure these sections and how to present them correctly and engagingly.
Online via Zoom
Thursday 19th March 2026
13:00 - 15:00
dissertations, results, findings, discussions
Sign up to this workshop
Visualisation of Data in R
This workshop will focus on visualising data, students will work through how to best visualise the results of statistical analysis in a meaningful way.
Bay Campus
Thursday 19th March 2026
14:00 - 15:00
Statistical analysis, R programming
Sign up to session 4 of 4
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 March 2026 (Session 8 of 10)
14:00 - 15:00
writing, grammar
Friday 20th March 2026
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 20th March 2026 (Session 8 of 10)
11:00 - 12:00
oral communication, speaking with confidence
Sign up to this 10 week course
Trafod eich canlyniadau
Byd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried beth i’w gynnwys a sut i strwythuro eich trafodaeth, gyda phwyslais ar rannu profiadau a holi cwestiynau er mwyn sicrhau bod y sesiwn yn berthnasol i'ch gofynion ymchwil personol.
Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Dydd Gwener 20fed Mawrth 2026
12:00 - 13:00
Yr Adolygiad Llenyddiaeth
Sut i baratoi a strwythuro adolygiad llenyddiaeth serennog.
Ar-lein trwy Zoom
Dydd Gwener 20fed Mawrth 2026
14:00 - 15:00
