Event catch-ups

Watch recordings and download resources from previous events below.

Past events

Study skills workshop

Dec 13 2022

Creative note-taking

Share your tips for effective note-taking and discover new techniques to help you process, evaluate and recall important study material.

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Study skills workshop

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Dec 06 2022

Learning from feedback

Find out why tutor feedback is important, and how to use it effectively and constructively.

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Study skills workshop

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Nov 29 2022

Critical thinking and writing (Advanced)

Get logical with your critical thinking. Learn how to dissect and map an argument and use it to improve your critical writing skills.

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Study skills workshop

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Nov 24 2022

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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Live broadcast

Nov 23 2022

Busting some myths around academic integrity

In this special Student Hub Live broadcast our experts will explain why you should write in your own words and more importantly how to do it. Also, what you shouldn’t do when preparing your assignment and we'll spend some time going over everyone's favourite: referencing.

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Study skills workshop

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Nov 22 2022

Critical thinking and writing (Intermediate)

Building on the introductory workshop, we will delve deeper into critically analysing source material, assessing arguments and identifying the most important elements to include in an argument or answer.

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Study skills workshop

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Nov 15 2022

Critical thinking and writing (Beginners)

Critical thinking is a key academic skill – the benefits of developing your critical thinking and writing skills include being able to show why you have referenced something and demonstrating a robust level of understanding. Learn how to do it!

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Study skills workshop

Nov 08 2022

Mastering essay writing (Advanced)

You have quite a few essays under your belt now and your marks are good but you know you can do better. You want to polish that essay and squeeze every last mark out of it. This workshop will help you gain some of those elusive hidden marks.

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Study skills workshop

Nov 01 2022

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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Live broadcast