Alliance Manchester Business School
Academic Success Programme workshops
These workshops have been both an excellent refresher and a huge confidence boost! The element of flipped learning was great; it allowed me to prepare for the workshop so I could go in with confidence… I also really appreciated the opportunity to attend remotely, and I was impressed that the online workshops were very interactive and engaging!
Postgraduate student / MA Classics and History, School Of Arts, Languages and Cultures
The Academic Success Programme workshops have been specially designed for your Faculty and School to provide you with tailored support in Academic English.
Our range of workshops cover the key skills you need to be confident in Academic English.
We offer courses to students in Alliance Manchester Business School in
- academic writing
- academic grammar
- academic speaking
- PhD writing support.
Our workshops listed below will begin again in October 2025.
Please complete an expression of interest form if you wish to be notified when new workshops are announced.
Our academic writing workshops are designed to equip you with the writing skills you need to succeed in your studies.
They are specialised for each School to provide you with tailored support, and cover the following areas of academic writing:
- Academic writing fundamentals
- Writing with impact
Our academic speaking workshops are designed to help you develop the skills for giving presentations and taking part in group discussions focusing on issues that are relevant to your studies in Manchester.
They are specialised for each School to provide you with tailored support, and cover the following areas of academic speaking:
- Communicating at university
- Pronunciation and flow
Our academic grammar workshops are designed to teach you how to construct your written work and communicate your ideas effectively.
They cover the following areas of academic grammar:
- Academic grammar for writing
- Academic grammar fundamentals
We offer tailored academic writing workshops to all PhD candidates, delivered through Faculty specific sessions to provide you with focused support.
We also offer a number of bespoke writing tutorials for all PhD candidates, which are delivered on a one-to-one basis to provide focused support for your writing.
Our writing tutorials are delivered online, via Zoom. You can normally access a maximum of one tutorial per semester.
To make an appointment with a tutor:
- Complete the PhD Writing tutorial request form
- Submit a sample of your writing to tutorials@manchester.ac.uk. Your writing sample should be between 900 and 1500 words.
More information
- Visit our online resources page to access our self-study support materials
- FAQs - academic success programme (PDF)
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