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Here you will find videos, interactive tutorials, workbooks and links to specific help for developing your digital and information searching skills.

We've organised our materials into five themes.

If that doesn't help you find what you need, why not try our
Index of resources.
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Organise & analyse
  • Data visualisation
  • Maths skills (inc. SPSS)
  • Note-taking
  • Time management
  • Reference management
  • Research data
  • Spreadsheets & databases

Find & research

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Find & research

Organise & analyse

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Organise & analyse

Create & communicate

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Create & communicate

Being critical

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Being critical

Groupwork & collaboration

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Groupwork & collaboration

For more help with writing, maths, languages and a range of other skills, be sure to take a look at the other services available through the Study Skills pages:

You can get Library and IT help at the Library Help Desk. For more information, and other ways to get in touch, take a look at the links below:


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Digital Wednesdays

We run a number of Digital Wednesdays training sessions each term. Digital Wednesdays sessions are open to all members of the University.

To book onto a session, follow its link below (you'll need to log in to the booking system). If a session you're interested in is full, sign up onto the waiting list - if we have enough interest in a session we may repeat it. You'll also find copies of our slides throughout the Skills Guides.

Next Digital Wednesday sessions:

See the full list of Academic, Library & IT Support events.

Other sessions:

We also run a number of specialised training sessions for staff and research postgraduates:

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