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Study Skills Workshops for AY26/27 Term 1

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Venue: Online

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The Study Skills Team run workshops on a range of academic skills, from note-taking to GenAI usage, time management to presentation skills. Everyone is more than welcome to join, and to access our recordings and 1:1 services. Most workshops are online via MS Teams. Each workshop is usually repeated several times throughout the term, so a range of dates and timings are available. Recordings and resources are also available on the Study Skills Moodle. Further information on school-specific tutors and resources may be viewed here.

WEEK 5

  • 02 Nov, Mon · Maths study skills: Solving systems of linear equations (click to book)
  • 02 Nov, Mon · Study skills: Critical thinking for university (click to book)
  • 02 Nov, Mon · Study skills: Mind mapping for exam revision (click to book)
  • 04 Nov, Wed · Maths study skills: Solving systems of non-linear equations (click to book)
  • 04 Nov, Wed · Study skills: Academic reading strategies and note-making techniques (click to book)
  • 05 Nov, Thu · Using Generative AI in your writing - the do's and don'ts at Birkbeck (click to book)
  • 06 Nov, Fri · Presenting with confidence - Strategies for presenting effectively and dealing with nerves (click to book)
  • 06 Nov, Fri · Academic English: Objectivity in academic writing (click to book)
  • 07 Nov, Sat · Study skills: Procrastination, perfectionism and prioritisation (click to book)

WEEK 6

  • 09 Nov, Mon · Maths study skills: Navigating the coordinate system (click to book)
  • 11 Nov, Wed · Maths study skills: Plotting linear functions (click to book)
  • 11 Nov, Wed · Study skills: Summarising, paraphrasing and quoting effectively (click to book)
  • 12 Nov, Thu · Taking part in classroom discussion (click to book)
  • 13 Nov, Fri · Maths study skills: Plotting non-linear functions (click to book)
  • 13 Nov, Fri · Academic English: Structure in essay writing (click to book)
  • 14 Nov, Sat · Academic English in-person intensive workshop: Part 1 (click to book)
  • 14 Nov, Sat · Academic referencing and avoiding plagiarism (click to book)

WEEK 7

  • 16 Nov, Mon · Maths study skills: Working with exponents (click to book)
  • 16 Nov, Mon · Study skills: Academic reading strategies and note-making techniques (click to book)
  • 16 Nov, Mon · Study skills: Time management and organising your studies (click to book)
  • 18 Nov, Wed · Maths study skills: Working with logarithms  (click to book)
  • 18 Nov, Wed · Preparing for and approaching in-person law exams  (click to book)
  • 18 Nov, Wed · Study skills: Critical thinking - building and evaluating academic argument (click to book)
  • 18 Nov, Wed · From disappointment to determination - Achieving success despite disappointing grades (click to book)
  • 20 Nov, Fri · Maths study skills: Exponential and logarithmic equations (click to book)
  • 20 Nov, Fri · Academic English: Reading & writing critically (click to book)
  • 20 Nov, Fri · Writing academically as a conversation (Part 1) (click to book)
  • 21 Nov, Sat · Study skills: Mind mapping for exam revision (click to book)

WEEK 8

  • 23 Nov, Mon · Maths study skills: Basic differentiation (click to book)
  • 24 Nov, Tue · Answering problem questions using IRAC (Law) (click to book)
  • 25 Nov, Wed · Maths study skills: Advanced differentiation 1 - Product, quotient and chain rules (click to book)
  • 25 Nov, Wed · How to do MHRA referencing (click to book)
  • 27 Nov, Fri · Presenting with confidence - Strategies for presenting effectively and dealing with nerves (click to book)
  • 27 Nov, Fri · Maths study skills: Advanced differentiation 2 - Differentiating exponential and logarithmic functions (click to book)
  • 27 Nov, Fri · Academic English: Paraphrasing skills (click to book)
  • 28 Nov, Sat · Academic English in-person intensive workshop: Part 2 (click to book)
  • 28 Nov, Sat · Study skills: Critical thinking for university (click to book)
  • 28 Nov, Sat · From disappointment to determination - Achieving success despite disappointing grades (click to book)

WEEK 9

  • 30 Nov, Mon · Study skills: Exams and revision strategies (click to book)
  • 30 Nov, Mon · Study skills: Mind mapping for exam revision (click to book)
  • 01 Dec, Tue · Writing academically as a conversation (Part 2) (click to book)
  • 02 Dec, Wed · Study skills: Exams and revision strategies (click to book)
  • 02 Dec, Wed · From disappointment to determination - Achieving success despite disappointing grades (click to book)
  • 03 Dec, Thu · Using Generative AI in your writing - the do's and don'ts at Birkbeck (click to book)
  • 04 Dec, Fri · Academic English: Rhetorical devices in essays and referencing skills (click to book)
  • 05 Dec, Sat · Study skills: Critical thinking - building and evaluating academic argument (click to book)
  • 05 Dec, Sat · Study skills: Procrastination, perfectionism and prioritisation (click to book)

WEEK 10

  • 07 Dec, Mon · Study skills: Mind mapping for exam revision (click to book)
  • 07 Dec, Mon · Study skills: Academic reading strategies and note-making techniques (click to book)
  • 09 Dec, Wed · Constructing arguments in your essays and assignments (click to book)
  • 09 Dec, Wed · Study skills: Time management and organising your studies (click to book)
  • 09 Dec, Wed · Study skills: Summarising, paraphrasing and quoting effectively (click to book)
  • 10 Dec, Thu · Critical writing (click to book)
  • 11 Dec, Fri · Academic English: Academic Genres (click to book)
  • 11 Dec, Fri · Digital skills: Formatting your document in Word - online (click to book)

WEEK 11

  • 14 Dec, Mon · Study skills: Procrastination, perfectionism and prioritisation (click to book)
  • 14 Dec, Mon · Proofreading your assignments with and without AI (click to book)
  • 15 Dec, Tue · Taking part in classroom discussion (click to book)
  • 16 Dec, Wed · Exam preparation workshop (click to book)
  • 18 Dec, Fri · Academic English: A review of academic language (click to book)

 

Contact name: Study Skills Team

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