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Are you just starting your doctorate? Getting stuck into your research? Writing up your PhD? Library staff are running a series of digital and information skills workshops for postgraduate research students. Wherever you are on your research journey, we have a skills workshop for you.
Book now via Course Booking.
Starting in early October, the Student Learning Service and the Library will be offering a series of workshops and seminars for Taught Postgraduate students, designed to support you in your project or dissertation research. Some sessions are online and others will be delivered in-person on the Old Aberdeen campus.
Topics include:
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Looking to enhance your digital skills this academic year? We can help. Come along to one of our Digital Dip sessions in October and November 2025.
These short, online sessions are open to all staff and students. They will run on Wednesdays and Thursdays and will take no more than…
To support postgraduate taught students with their dissertations, the Library and the Student Learning Service are offering re-runs of popular refresher sessions.
The Library's Digital Skills Team is running an online session for PGTs on getting the most from Microsoft Word for your dissertation. It's on Thursday 17 July from…
The Student Learning Service and the Library are offering a series of workshops and sessions for Taught Postgraduate students, designed to support you in your project or dissertation research.
Information Skills Introduction to library resources and Academic Integrity Using academic databases for your dissertation and project research Using legal databases…
Join us on a series of Information and Digital Skills sessions for PGT students, specifically designed to help with your dissertation research and writing!
Monday 11 November:
Research for dissertations and projects for PGT students
In this session we'll provide an overview of the search skills, techniques and resources…
Don’t forget to check the course booking system for new additions in the Digital Skills and Library Information Skills categories. Get Organised is on this week, with two exciting online sessions on using digital platforms, time and task management and best approaches for organising university notes and files.
Next week…
The Digital Poverty Alliance defines digital poverty as “the inability to interact with the online world fully, when, where, and how an individual needs to.”
Ofcom’s 2022 Digital Exclusion Review sets out some of the key barriers. These include the affordability of devices and internet packages,…
Get ready to elevate your digital prowess with our upcoming training sessions! Join the Digital Skills team on campus or online for a range of sessions to improve your information and digital capabilities. Everyone is welcome to attend; whether you're looking to sharpen your existing abilities or dive into new…
Do you want to boost your digital skills? Would you like to learn strategies for literature searching or managing your notes? Maybe you want to hear about tools to make your academic work more efficient.
There’s lots of information online about improving your academic performance, but knowing where to start…
