International Students Resources: 2024 Dissertation Workshops

This guide regroups library resources for international students students, including workshops, tutorials and activities to develop your study skills.

The library partnered with the Centre for Academic Success developed a series of the Dissertation Workshops (26/02-23/04 and 20/05-25/06).The sessions are tailored for final year undergraduate students doing their major projects, post-graduate students doing their Masters dissertations and early-stage doctoral learners. They are suitable to international students. Here’s the article for staff and the student version introducing the series.

Sessions Schedule

The library sessions are listed below with speakers info. Registration is essential, either via Library events or the CAS Workshop schedule in the Dissertation workshop series section (with more info and materials in CAS Moodle site)

  • Andrew Sayer        Tue 28/05, 1-2pm, literature search
  • Janice Wright        Wed 29/05, 1-2pm, literature search
  • Tom Rowley        Mon 3/06, 1-2pm, copyright
  • Tom Rowley        Tue 4/06, 1-2pm, copyright
  • Susan O'Sullivan        Mon 17/06, 1-2pm, using library
  • Chloe Smith        Tue 18/06, 1-2pm, using library

How to search information for your literature review

Copyright - Using images, video and other resources effectively (Dissertation Workshops)

In this session, Tom Rowley, library supervisor for digitisation and copyright, provides an overview of copyright and how to use images and videos effectively in an educational context.

Dissertation writing workshop summer term programme