Essential Skills is year-round programme of interactive library and academic skills workshops, designed to help you take your studies to the next level. All workshops aim to support our diverse community, whether you are an artist or an entrepreneur, studying on campus - or online. You choose which sessions support your learning best, at a time to suit your needs.
To book your place:
Please click on the link for the preferred session to register for your place via Eventbrite.
- Spaces are limited and booking is essential.
- Remember to use your university email address for registering.
All sessions are online via MS Teams and are free to attend. A link to the session will be provided once you have registered.
Library Essentials
Falmouth University Library focused
Online via MS Teams
Research for Creative Practice
Falmouth University Library focused
Online via MS Teams
Any questions?
If you have any questions about the Library: Bitesized workshops, or ideas for future sessions, please get in touch!
Introduction to Harvard Referencing
Online via MS Teams
All about Essentials
Find out more about the different Bitesized workshops
Learn how to use the library effectively and find suitable sources of information for your studies.
We will look at smart tips for using Library Search, how to pick the best keywords, and when and why you might want to go beyond the basic search and dip into specialist databases!
Plus, find out about the new features we have introduced to help you access what you need and how to go ‘beyond the Library’.
Duration: 45 minutes
Audience: New to the University or wanting a refresher? This is for you!
Note: There are separate sessions for Falmouth University and the University of Exeter. Please make sure you book the right session for you!
Discover how the library skills you develop to support your studies can also help to improve your professional practice.
This workshop explores the relationship between creative practice and research, and highlight the value of research to your practice long after you graduate.
We'll share tips, ideas and strategies to support you in your own area of practice.
Duration: 40 minutes
Audience: Calling all artists, performers and creatives.
Are you starting your dissertation or final year project? Do you want to make your searches more efficient and effective?
Searching Smarter can help to save time and improve your results. We'll cover everything you need to know in one bite, including:
- How to explore your topic with scoping searches
- Why choosing the right keywords and location is essential
- How to use boolean to create a search strategy
- Ways of improving your search results
- Evaluating your findings and refining your strategy
- Troubleshooting common problems
Duration: 45-60 minutes
Audience: About to start your dissertation or final year project? Want to get more from your searching? This is for you!
Note: This session combines content previously delivered in our Develop a Research Strategy and Advanced Searching sessions.
Join us for a 40-minutes workshop that explores why mastering a critical approach to your studies is key for university success. Critical thinking is a core part of your research, planning and academic writing. We’ll discuss the strategies you’ll need in order to think, read and write more critically.
Duration: 40 minutes
Audience: New to the University or wanting a refresher? This is for you!
Being organised is about managing your workload, and time, in an efficient and systematic way. This 40-minute workshop will look at different strategies to help you to prioritise and manage your workload, be more productive and avoid last minute panic. Come along and find out which strategies might work for you
Duration: 40 minutes
Referencing is an essential part of your academic studies and demonstrates good academic practice. Join our 40-minute workshop to demystify referencing and find out why, when and how to reference using Falmouth's version of Harvard.
Duration: 40 mins
Further Support
More ways to engage with the library
Library Drop-ins
Short appointments for quick questions on using Library resources.
Book a Librarian
Book one-to-one research support from your subject librarian.
Research & Finding Information
Step by step guide to finding and evaluating information