What's On at UWA

This workshop helps students to identify characteristics of critical writing and explores strategies for critically engaging with ideas in the literature and developing a critical argument.

Most Honours and Masters students need to produce a research proposal. Research proposals may or may not form part of the formal assessment, but are an opportunity to get timely feedback on your planned approach. This workshop outlines the components of a research proposal and highlights the key (...)

Introduces what is commonly known as basic algebra. Topics include the meaning of algebraic symbols, variables, terms, expressions, like terms, operations, expanding single and double brackets, equations and solving linear equations. Recommended for anyone wanting to revise vital maths (...)

An excellent essay structure makes your writing pleasurable to read. Learn how to order your reasons and develop a logical, coherent and clear essay that flows from effective introduction to rounded conclusion.

With so many book chapters, journal papers and lecture notes to read, it can often feel as if you’re drowning in printed materials. This workshop will teach several reading techniques that will help you choose what to read and how to read it efficiently, to maximise the effectiveness of your (...)

Learn to write grammatically correct and well-constructed sentences.

With so many book chapters, journal papers and lecture notes to read, it can often feel as if you’re drowning in printed materials. This workshop will teach several reading techniques that will help you choose what to read and how to read it efficiently, to maximise the effectiveness of your (...)

An excellent essay structure makes your writing pleasurable to read. Learn how to order your reasons and develop a logical, coherent and clear essay that flows from effective introduction to rounded conclusion.

Most Honours and Masters students need to produce a research proposal. Research proposals may or may not form part of your formal assessment, but are an opportunity to get timely feedback on your planned study. This workshop outlines the components of a research proposal and highlights the key (...)

This builds on the previous workshop on basic algebra. Topics include polynomials, operations with polynomials, factorization of quadratics, difference of two squares. Recommended for anyone wanting to revise vital maths foundations.

This workshop helps students to identify characteristics of critical writing and explores strategies for critically engaging with ideas in the literature and developing a critical argument.

If you want to know how to incorporate sources more effectively in your writing, this is the place to start! Discover different ways of referring to sources to improve your academic writing style.

Many research students find that literature review work is difficult, unmanageable and overwhelming. This workshop aims to decrease student anxieties and provide a clearer understanding of what is needed to produce an effective literature review.

Some of us find it hard to voice our ideas in tutes, yet speaking up is one of the most important skills you can develop at university and in you career. Learn simple strategies so you can communicate more confidently and effectively in group situations.

A guide to some of the skills needed for summarising examining and comparing data sets. Topics include types of data, visual representation, measures of centre and spread, linear transformations, z-scores. Recommended for anyone studying introductory stats.

Once you know what you want to say, the next step is to develop and support your position assertively and effectively. This workshop explains how to develop a thesis statement and support it with logical, coherent and relevant reasons, examples and evidence.

Become more confident in using appropriate verb tenses.

Looking for a way to record all the books and articles you've read, and organise your references? EndNote is a software tool that helps you do just that. UWA staff and students can download EndNote onto their personal machines for free. This workshop will introduce you to the features of EndNote (...)

Once you know what you want to say, the next step is to develop and support your position assertively and effectively. This workshop explains how to develop a thesis statement and support it with logical, coherent and relevant reasons, examples and evidence.

It's no secret that scientists (and others) use numbers, formulas, graphs and tables in their work. This workshop discusses some of the mathematical techniques you will find useful in your scientific studies. Topics include fractions, decimals, percentages, rates, Scientific Notation, the SI Unit (...)