GET READY 2025: September Study Skills Workshops
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Welcome and welcome back to Birkbeck! "Get Ready" is a series of pre-sessional study skills workshops, running in September, to help prepare you for the new year and new term ahead. A range of topics will be covered this year: from academic norms at university to generative AI, from library services to referencing tools, and more!
New and prospective students, as well as enrolled students, are all welcome to join us. Most workshops are held online, with a few in-person on-campus. Please click on the links next to each listing to view more details on date, time, and contents, and to book your place. You may also click here for a timetable view of the workshops, with clickable links to the bookings page for each.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
WEEK 1 (1 Sept, Mon - 6 Sept, Sat)
- Getting started with the library (click to view & book)
- Time management and organising your studies (click to view & book)
- Writing essays and assignments (click to view & book)
- Learning at University (click to view & book)
- Finding and Using Books and Ebooks (click to view & book)
- Academic English: an Introduction to Developing an Argument (click to view & book)
- Critical Thinking for University (click to view & book)
- Bitesize Session - Understanding your reading list (tbc)
- Academic reading, lectures and note-taking techniques (click to view & book)
WEEK 2 (8 Sept, Mon - 13 Sept, Sat)
- Free software tools and tricks to help you with your studies (click to view & book)
- Quoting, paraphrasing and avoiding plagiarism (click to view & book)
- Maths +/- Your Degree (click to view & book)
- Writing Structure: organising your assignment (click to view & book)
- Learning at University (click to view & book)
- An introduction to Academic English (click to view & book)
- Academic Reading, Lectures and Note-taking Techniques (click to view & book)
- Maths +/- Your Degree (click to view & book)
- Finding journal articles (click to view & book)
- Gen AI - the do's and don'ts at Birkbeck (click to view & book)
- Writing Essays and Assignments (click to view & book)
WEEK 3 (15 Sept, Mon - 20 Sept, Sat)
- Maths +/- Your Degree (click to view & book)
- Academic Reading, Lectures and Note-taking Techniques (click to view & book)
- Gen AI - the do's and don'ts at Birkbeck (click to view & book)
- Finding and Using Books and Ebooks (click to view & book)
- Maths +/- Your Degree (click to view & book)
- Academic English Q&A session (click to view & book)
- Quoting, Paraphrasing and Avoiding Plagiarism (click to view & book)
- Getting Started with the Library (click to view & book)
- Writing Essays and Assignments (click to view & book)
- Free software tools and tricks to help you with your studies (click to view & book)
- How to boost classroom interactions (click to view & book)
- Time Management and Organising Your Studies (click to view & book)
WEEK 4 (22 Sept, Mon - 26 Sept, Fri)
- PowerPoint for Presentations [in-person (click to view & book)
- Using OneNote for Learning [in-person (click to view & book)
- Critical Thinking for University (click to view & book)
- Finding journal articles (click to view & book)
- Zotero for Postgraduates (click to view & book)
- How to work with other students in groups (click to view & book)
- Creating and Formatting Documents in Word [in-person (click to view & book)
- Organising Your Digital Resources for Your Studies [in-person (click to view & book)
- Time Management and Organising Your Studies (click to view & book)
- Gen AI - the do's and don'ts at Birkbeck (click to view & book)
- Academic English Q&A session (click to view & book)
- Writing Structure - Organising Your Assignment (click to view & book)
- Getting started with the library (click to view & book)
- Taking part in classroom discussions (click to view & book)
Contact name: Study Skills Team
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