Event catch-ups

Watch recordings and download resources from previous events below.

Past events

Study skills workshop
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Mar 07 2023

Developing your essay writing (Intermediate)

You have written your first essay or two and received some feedback but now you want to improve your essay writing skills. This is the workshop to help you take the next few steps.

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Study skills workshop
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Feb 28 2023

Introduction to essay writing (Beginners)

Are you new to essay writing or coming back to it after a long time? This is the workshop for you to get your feet started on the right path.

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Study skills workshop
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Feb 23 2023

Support and Wellbeing for Student Carers

Balancing a role as a carer and studying can be challenging. This session will help carers find out what support might be available in their local area and what support is available from the OU, with a focus on wellbeing.

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Study skills workshop
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Feb 21 2023

Mastering essay planning (Advanced)

“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” Dwight D. Eisenhower. Planning is not something you just do it is a skill you develop. This workshop will help you to take your essay planning to the next level.

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Study skills workshop
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Feb 14 2023

Developing your essay planning (Intermediate)

“If the plan doesn’t work, change the plan, not the goal.” Find out how to use effective planning to formulate the best argument to address a set question, structure your points coherently, write effective introductions and conclusions.

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Study skills workshop
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Feb 07 2023

Introduction to essay planning (Beginners)

Learn how to organise essential information effectively and structure essays to ensure that they align with the essay question.

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Live broadcast
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Feb 02 2023

(re)Freshers Orientation | Thursday night social

Get ready for our Freshers week social evening! Join Rob and Jacob in the ‘SHack of Laughs’ (not to be confused with a similarly named BBC2 quiz show).  Find out about the SHL Team, get your brain working, and get that sense of what it’s like to be part of the OU family!

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Live broadcast
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Feb 01 2023

(re)Freshers Orientation | Welcome to the OU

Discover the key systems and sources of support that will help you achieve your dreams and reach your goals as an OU student.

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Study skills workshop
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Jan 31 2023

Applying other people’s ideas with confidence

Find out how to understand, deconstruct and articulate other people’s ideas, and how to use them to answer questions or arguments in your own work.

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Study skills workshop
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Jan 24 2023

Effective academic communication

​Can you explain your ideas in terms your peers and tutors understand? Improve your academic communication in this interactive workshop, designed to help you maximise your potential. 

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