- Insider's guide to academic writing
Date: 05 December 2018
Venue: Room (to be confirmed), Frenchay Campus
What's the secret to academic writing? Why do some scholars seem to be really productive and how can you be a better writer. This workshop is for postgradute researchers.
- PAL: Resilient U
Date: 05 December 2018
Venue: Room 3D42 (PAL Zone, Library), Frenchay Campus
Develop the Resilient You at UWE Bristol. A proactive approach to growing your confidence for when challenges hit at university and beyond. You'll learn how to develop your self-empowerment, support network, and how to learn from challenges.
- Science Communication Seminar Series: Is image everything? - Kaisu Innanen
Date: 06 December 2018
Venue: Room 3S711, S-block, Frenchay Campus
Science Communication Seminar Series: Is image everything? Researchers composing the style of science communication in the new media. Kaisu Innanen presents.
This seminar builds on ongoing research and preliminary findings assessing the style of tweets and blogs produced by a Finnish research group.
- Workshop: How to reference and avoid plagiarism
Date: 06 December 2018
Venue: Room 1G002, City Campus – Bower Ashton Studios
Workshop: Identify key reasons why citation and referencing are essential academic skills. Learn how the development of good study habits, such as note making, paraphrasing and referencing, can ensure that you avoid plagiarism.
- Friday Muslim Prayers
Date: 07 December 2018
Venue: Lounge and Quiet Room, UWE Community Hub, The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
Friday Prayers organised by UWE's Islamic Society.
- Buddhist meditation
Date: 10 December 2018
Venue: The Quiet Room, Community Hub, The Octagon, Frenchay Campus
This event is free but donations (suggested £2) for the Amitabha Centre are welcome.
- Workshop: How to put your reading into your writing
Date: 10 December 2018
Venue: Room 4D24 (Library), Frenchay Campus
Workshop: Learn how to incorporate themes and ideas from multiple sources into your own work.
- The dark side of quantitative research: integrity and good practice
Date: 10 December 2018
Venue: Room (to be confirmed), Frenchay Campus
In this workshop we will challenge the main problems we face in our quantitative research, or the so called 'seven deadly sins'.
- Maintaining momentum and writing your thesis
Date: 11 December 2018
Venue: Room 4E13A, Level 4, E Block, Frenchay Campus
This workshop looks at the causes of loss of momentum in thesis writing, how we might remedy that and how to improve our writing skills.
- Christian staff network
Date: 11 December 2018
Venue: Reflection Room, The Community Hub, Frenchay Campus
The Christian Staff Network is an informal group of staff who meet regularly to talk and pray together, and believe that prayer can make a difference.
- Quaker worship
Date: 11 December 2018
Venue: Quiet Room, UWE Community Hub, Frenchay Campus
The Quaker meeting is an opportunity for shared silence in the Quaker tradition and is open to those of all faiths and none. All welcome!
- Workshop: How to improve your critical writing
Date: 11 December 2018
Venue: Room 4D24 (Library), Frenchay Campus
Workshop: Learn how to build an argument and develop an appropriate “voice”.
This will be useful if you are undertaking postgraduate study or if you have been told that you need to be more critical in your writing. This workshop will be suitable for Level 3 and postgraduate students.
- Who is interested in my project? Creative dissemination of research
Date: 12 December 2018
Venue: Room 4E13A, Level 4, E Block, Frenchay Campus
Dr Emma Weitkamp will explore the different stakeholders that might be interested in your doctoral research. Using creativity techniques, we'll think about ways to reach those groups that go beyond standard written forms.
- Public speaking with humour and panache
Date: 12 December 2018
Venue: Room 4E13A, Level 4, E Block, Frenchay Campus
This session will help give you the confidence you need to speak up, the skills you need to be heard, and the tools to keep your speech structured, convincing and concise.
- Workshop: How to plan and structure your writing
Date: 12 December 2018
Venue: Room 1B13, City Campus – Bower Ashton Studios
Workshop: Learn how to understand your assignment title and how to plan and structure an academic assignment.
