Library Workshops and Events

Library and Cultural Services offer workshops and events throughout the year to support Essex students and researchers. Workshops and events take place across all three campuses, in-person as well as online, so there’s something for everyone! On this page you will find more information about the sessions we offer, as well as links to other training and support provided by Skills for Success and IT Services .

View our ‘Upcoming Events’ below or keep reading to learn more!

Workshops

Our workshops cover a broad range of academic skills and have been designed to help you achieve better assignment and degree outcomes. These include Research Support events, and our open Workshops at Library sessions that are offered as part of the Academic Skills programme available to current Essex students via CareerHub.

Events

Apart from workshops and skills training, we also run engagement events for the Library Advisory Group and other community groups at Essex. The Arts Team within Library and Cultural Services plan regular events that can be found via the Art Exchange and Lakeside Theatre websites.

Upcoming Events

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Introduction to the UK Data Service (Online) Online

The UK Data Service holds the UK’s largest collection of research data. This introductory workshop is for anyone with an interest in social research who wants to hear about the vast array of...  More
Date:
Thursday 7 November 2024
Time:
10:00 - 11:30
Location:
Online
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Introduction to the UK Data Service (Online)

Accessing digital readings & sources (Online) Online

★★☆ intermediate Overview Sometimes there are barriers to accessing information. You might be asked to pay to read the full text of an article, or find a particular online reading platform...  More
Date:
Monday 11 November 2024
Time:
10:30 - 11:30
Location:
Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 50 seats left
Accessing digital readings & sources (Online)

Accessing digital readings & sources (Online) Online

★★☆ intermediate Overview Sometimes there are barriers to accessing information. You might be asked to pay to read the full text of an article, or find a particular online reading platform...  More
Date:
Tuesday 12 November 2024
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 46 seats left
Accessing digital readings & sources (Online)

How to achieve impact from your research

Aims Understanding impact is a skill that is vital for any early career researcher who wishes to follow an academic career, and is also a skill transferrable to any sector in which organisations are...  More
Date:
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time:
13:00 - 14:00
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  SfR  

Literature and information Searching Drop in In-Person

A supported session where you can bring your literature search or research topic with you to work on and ask questions to help you get the information you need for your assignment. It doesn't matter...  More
Date:
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time:
13:00 - 14:00
Location:
TF.2.10, Southend
Audience:
  Undergraduate     Postgraduate - Taught     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 15 seats left
Literature and information Searching Drop in

Skills at Library Café Hour In-Person

Overview The Skills at Library Café Hour is a supported study session where you can practice information skills and ask us anything about the key areas listed below. Each week will have a different...  More
Date:
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time:
14:00 - 15:00
Location:
Library Learning Room, Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Skills at Library Cafe Hour  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 31 seats left
Skills at Library Café Hour

First local meeting of the UKRN (UK Reproducibility Network) Online

UKRN, the national, peer-led UK Reproducibility Network, seeks, among other things, “to understand the factors that contribute to poor research reproducibility and replicability, and develop...  More
Date:
Wednesday 13 November 2024
Time:
15:00 - 16:00
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  SfR  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 65 seats left
First local meeting of the UKRN (UK Reproducibility Network)

Checking source quality & verifying information (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview This 1 hour workshop covers fact checking and evaluating skills that will help you avoid unreliable sources and build your views and arguments on solid evidence. Being able to...  More
Date:
Monday 18 November 2024
Time:
10:30 - 11:30
Location:
Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left
Checking source quality & verifying information (Online)

Checking source quality & verifying information (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview This 1 hour workshop covers fact checking and evaluating skills that will help you avoid unreliable sources and build your views and arguments on solid evidence. Being able to...  More
Date:
Tuesday 19 November 2024
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left
Checking source quality & verifying information (Online)

Finding and accessing data from the UK Data Service (Online) Online

This introductory workshop is intended for anyone who wants to hear about finding data from the UK Data Service and contains interactive elements throughout. Participants will be given a practical...  More
Date:
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Time:
10:00 - 11:30
Location:
Online
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Finding and accessing data from the UK Data Service (Online)

Using referencing tools (In person) In-Person

★★★ advanced Overview Referencing properly is something that causes students a lot of stress – but it doesn’t need to be difficult. This session will introduce you to different referencing tools and...  More
Date:
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Time:
13:00 - 14:00
Location:
Library Learning Room, Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 12 seats left
Using referencing tools (In person)

Skills at Library Café Hour In-Person

Overview The Skills at Library Café Hour is a supported study session where you can practice information skills and ask us anything about the key areas listed below. Each week will have a different...  More
Date:
Wednesday 20 November 2024
Time:
14:00 - 15:00
Location:
Library Learning Room, Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Skills at Library Cafe Hour  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 32 seats left
Skills at Library Café Hour

Intro to academic integrity & referencing (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview Come along to learn what academic integrity means in a UK Higher Education context and how to use information and artificial intelligence ethically to avoid plagiarism and...  More
Date:
Monday 25 November 2024
Time:
10:30 - 11:30
Location:
Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 47 seats left
Intro to academic integrity & referencing (Online)

Intro to academic integrity & referencing (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview Come along to learn what academic integrity means in a UK Higher Education context and how to use information and artificial intelligence ethically to avoid plagiarism and...  More
Date:
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left
Intro to academic integrity & referencing (Online)

Best practices in peer review In-Person

Mastering peer review: best practices revealed! Have you heard the term "peer review" but not sure what it involves? Do you have some understanding of peer reviewing but want to develop your...  More
Date:
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Time:
14:00 - 16:00
Location:
Lakeview Room, Silberrad Student Centre, Colchester
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register!

Skills at Library Café Hour In-Person

Overview The Skills at Library Café Hour is a supported study session where you can practice information skills and ask us anything about the key areas listed below. Each week will have a different...  More
Date:
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Time:
14:00 - 15:00
Location:
Library Learning Room, Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Skills at Library Cafe Hour  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 32 seats left
Skills at Library Café Hour

Using referencing tools (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview Referencing properly is something that causes students a lot of stress – but it doesn’t need to be difficult. This session will introduce you to different referencing tools and...  More
Date:
Monday 2 December 2024
Time:
10:30 - 11:30
Location:
Online
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 45 seats left
Using referencing tools (Online)

Using referencing tools (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview Referencing properly is something that causes students a lot of stress – but it doesn’t need to be difficult. This session will introduce you to different referencing tools and...  More
Date:
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
Online
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 46 seats left
Using referencing tools (Online)

Skills at Library Café Hour In-Person

Overview The Skills at Library Café Hour is a supported study session where you can practice information skills and ask us anything about the key areas listed below. Each week will have a different...  More
Date:
Wednesday 4 December 2024
Time:
14:00 - 15:00
Location:
Library Learning Room, Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Skills at Library Cafe Hour  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 32 seats left
Skills at Library Café Hour

Making information inclusive (Online) Online

★★★ advanced Overview Have you ever considered whose voices can and cannot be heard in your assignments and research? Or what impact referencing has on the people you are citing? This interactive...  More
Date:
Monday 9 December 2024
Time:
10:30 - 11:30
Location:
Online
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 50 seats left
Making information inclusive (Online)

Making information inclusive (In person) In-Person

★★★ advanced Overview Have you ever considered whose voices can and cannot be heard in your assignments and research? Or what impact referencing has on the people you are citing? This interactive...  More
Date:
Tuesday 10 December 2024
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
The Atrium, Colchester
Categories:
  SfR     Workshop  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 76 seats left
Making information inclusive (In person)

Ethical and legal considerations in data sharing Online

Researchers obtaining data from people are expected to maintain high ethical standards and comply with the relevant legislation specifically when it comes to data sharing for future use. Much research...  More
Date:
Monday 6 January 2025
Time:
10:00 - 11:00
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  Newcomers     SfR  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left
Ethical and legal considerations in data sharing

Accessing digital readings and sources Online

Sometimes there are barriers to accessing information. You might be asked to pay to read the full text of an article, or find a particular online reading platform difficult to use because of the way...  More
Date:
Monday 6 January 2025
Time:
11:00 - 12:00
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  Newcomers     SfR  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 48 seats left
Accessing digital readings and sources

How to increase your research visibility Online

Increasing research visibility is essential for researchers at all stages of their academic careers to ensure that their work is read and can be built upon by their peers. By following a range of tips...  More
Date:
Monday 6 January 2025
Time:
12:00 - 13:00
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  Newcomers     SfR  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 45 seats left
How to increase your research visibility

Getting started with secondary analysis Online

Secondary analysis is a method which provides ways for you to expand your research profile and explore new topics without requiring funding or additional time for data collection. Participants of...  More
Date:
Monday 6 January 2025
Time:
13:00 - 14:00
Location:
Online
Audience:
  Academic Staff     Postgraduate - Research  
Categories:
  Newcomers     SfR  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 46 seats left
Getting started with secondary analysis

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