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Shut Up and Write: Online Online

Shut Up and Write is an online time and space where you can get on with your academic work at the same time as other students, and can help with focus and productivity. These are facilitated sessions,...  More
Date:
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 12:50pm
Audience:
  Taught postgraduate     Undergraduate  
Categories:
  Academic Skills     Academic Skills > Proficiency and Productivity     Academic Skills > Organisation     Academic Skills > Writing  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 240 seats left

Shut Up and Write (Online) Online

Shut Up and Write sessions provide a quiet, supportive space to focus on writing, incorporating regular breaks. They do not involve any teaching but offer a framework and supportive environment for...  More
Date:
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 3:50pm
Audience:
  Staff     Postgraduate researcher     Taught postgraduate  
Categories:
  Shut Up and Write  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 77 seats left

Learn how to edit Wikipedia - Library Makerspace drop-in In-Person

How often are you looking for an answer online and you find yourself on Wikipedia? Yesterday? Today? Maybe tomorrow? Or perhaps you use AI summaries, which often pull information from Wikipedia. Have...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Location:
Edward Boyle Library Level 9 Maker Space
Audience:
  Staff     Postgraduate researcher     Taught postgraduate     Undergraduate  
Categories:
  Editathon  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 9 seats left
Learn how to edit Wikipedia - Library Makerspace drop-in

Dissertation: Shut Up and Write In-Person

Need dedicated time and motivation to make real progress on your dissertation? Join our Dissertation: Shut Up and Write Pomodoro session for focused, structured writing time in a supportive...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time:
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location:
Laidlaw Library Teaching Room 1, Level 1, Laidlaw Library Teaching Room 2, Level 1
Audience:
  Taught postgraduate     Undergraduate  
Categories:
  Academic Skills     Academic Skills > Research Project / Dissertation     Academic Skills > Writing  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 26 seats left

Imagined Futures Watch Party: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) In-Person

In this time of rapid technological change, the Imagined Futures watch party season looks at how writers and filmmakers of the last 100 years considered our world might be in times to come, including...  More
Date:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Time:
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Clothworkers Cinema
Audience:
  Staff     Postgraduate researcher     Taught postgraduate     Undergraduate  
Categories:
  Digital Capabilities     Digital Capabilities > Identity & Wellbeing     Digital Capabilities > Information, Data and Media Literacies     Digital Capabilities > Imagined Futures  
Registration Type:
In-Person Registration
Register! - 47 seats left

Shut Up and Write (Online) Online

Shut Up and Write sessions provide a quiet, supportive space to focus on writing, incorporating regular breaks. They do not involve any teaching but offer a framework and supportive environment for...  More
Date:
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Time:
10:00am - 12:50pm
Audience:
  Staff     Postgraduate researcher     Taught postgraduate  
Categories:
  Shut Up and Write  
Registration Type:
Online Registration
Register! - 81 seats left

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Book an appointment with one of our advisers to cover academic skills such as critical thinking or maths and stats. This service is available to taught Masters and undergraduate students. If you are a researcher, please contact the Research Support Team.

  • Online appointment
  • Laidlaw Library - Skills@Library - Academic Skills
  • Laidlaw Library - Skills@Library - Statistics & Working With Data
  • Laidlaw Library - Skills@Library - Mathematics

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