School of Environment, Education and Development
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 the School of Environment, Education and Development students in:
- academic writing
- academic grammar
- academic speaking
- PhD writing support.
During the assessment period, we offer:
Drop-in sessions
These sessions offer an opportunity to speak to one of our experienced Academic English Tutors and ask questions about academic writing. You may want to show a short extract that you have written and ask a few specific questions about it or ask other more general questions about academic writing.
- Tue, 6 May, 4pm - 5pm (online) Register here
- Thu, 15 May, 4pm - 5pm (online) Register here
Writing your dissertation
These workshops are designed to support any student producing an extended piece of writing. The course has four sessions in total.
- One session per week, for four weeks
Tue, 13 May - Tue, 3 Jun, 2pm - 3.30pm (campus) Register here
Thu, 22 May - Thu, 12 Jun, 3.30pm - 5pm (online) Register here
- 4-day intensive course
Mon, 12 May - Thu, 15 May, 2pm - 3.30pm (online) Register here
Mon, 19 May - Thu, 22 May, 2pm - 3.30pm (campus) Register here
Mon, 2 Jun - Thu, 5 Jun, 3.30pm - 5pm (campus) Register here
Mon 9 Jun - Thu, 12 Jun, 2pm - 3.30pm (online) Register here
We offer a wide range of courses which changes throughout the year.
Please complete an expression of interest form if you wish to be notified when new workshops are announced.
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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