Webinars: Library and Academic skills

This webinar will cover:

• Structuring your work
• What should be in a paragraph
• Using literature in your work
• Academic writing style
• Before you submit

Please note these webinars are designed for students studying at the University of Cumbria. Students from partner colleges are encouraged to contact their own institutions for academic skills advice and guidance. If you are a Robert Kennedy College student please access your resource page for your courses and contact Robert Kennedy College Student Care for support with academic writing and referencing. 

Please click on the date below  to book a place on this webinar. 

A link to the webinar room will be sent to your University of Cumbria email address within 24 hours of the start time. 

To watch a recording of the key points of this webinar, click here.

You can also access our Writing at University page for further support and view our videos about writing at your level:

This webinar will cover: 

• Being a critical thinker 
• Critically engaging with reading at university 
• Critical writing in assignments 
• Being a critically reflective practitioner 

Please note these webinars are designed for students studying at the University of Cumbria. Students from partner colleges are encouraged to contact their own institutions for academic skills advice and guidance. If you are a Robert Kennedy College student please access your resource page for your courses and contact Robert Kennedy College Student Care for support with academic writing and referencing.  

Please click on the date below to book a place on this webinar.

A link to the webinar will be sent to your University of Cumbria email address within 24 hours of the start time. 

Further advice and tips are available to visit at any time on our Being Critical page. Access our Head Start page for information about Head Start Plus for students working at level six and Head Start to Postgraduate Study for those working at level 7.  

This webinar will cover:

• Beginning your research
• Search strategies
• OneSearch and advanced searching
• Finding subject specific resources

These webinars are designed for students studying at the University of Cumbria. Students from partner colleges are encouraged to contact their own institutions for academic skills advice and guidance. If you are a Robert Kennedy College student please access your resource page for your courses. 

Please click on the date below to book a place on this webinar.

A link to the webinar will be sent to your University of Cumbria email address within 24 hours of the start time. 

This webinar will cover:

• Why do we reference at university?
• Creating in-text citations
• Writing your reference list
• Using the Cite Them Right ebook and Quick Guide to referencing

These webinars are designed for students studying at the University of Cumbria. Students from partner colleges are encouraged to contact their own institutions for academic skills advice and guidance. If you are a Robert Kennedy College student please access your resource page for your courses and contact Robert Kennedy College Student Care for support with academic writing and referencing. 

Please click on the date below to book a place on this webinar.

A link to the webinar will be sent to your University of Cumbria email address within 24 hours of the start time. 

Delivered by the Skills@Cumbria and Wellbeing Team this webinar will cover:

• Understanding academic stress
• Strategies to manage stress
• Tips to stay on top of your studies

Rest assured, our webinars take place within the Live Well Learn Well community, ensuring a supportive, anonymous and constructive environment for everyone involved.  

Please note these webinars are designed for students studying at the University of Cumbria. Students from partner colleges are encouraged to contact their own institutions for academic skills advice and guidance. If you are a Robert Kennedy College student please access your resource page for your courses and contact Robert Kennedy College Student Care for support with academic writing and referencing. 

Please click on the date below to book a place on this webinar.

A link to the webinar will be sent to your University of Cumbria email address within 24 hours of the start time. 

RefWorks is a reference management tool similar to Endnote.  This webinar will cover:

• What RefWorks does
• Creating an account
• Importing references
• Creating a reference list

You can find out more about Refworks and access an introductory guide and videos by visiting our RefWorks page.

These webinars are designed for students studying at the University of Cumbria. Students from partner colleges are encouraged to contact their own institutions for academic skills advice and guidance. If you are a Robert Kennedy College student please access your resource page for your courses and contact Robert Kennedy College Student Care for support with academic writing and referencing. 

Please click on the date below to book a place on this webinar.

A link to the webinar will be sent to your University of Cumbria email address within 24 hours of the start time.