2026 Spring workshop schedule
Please know:
HELPS will be running workshops on campus and online (via ZOOM).
Register here: HELPS Events via Careerhub
Please click on each workshop for details:
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Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Mon 3 Aug 16:00 – 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Writing in academic style
- Characteristics of academic writing
- Types of academic writing
- Lecturers’ expectations
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Workshop materials: Slides (14.7MB)
Tue 4 Aug 17:30 – 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Thu 20 Aug 17:30 – 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to unpack an assignment question
- Understanding the marking criteria
- How to plan from start to finish
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Workshop materials: Slides(12.4MB)
Wed 5 Aug 12:00 - 13:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:- How to manage your course readings
- How to strategically read academic texts such as journal articles
- How to read efficiently and critically
- How to make notes while reading for assignments or exam revision
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Workshop materials: Slides(12.6MB)
Thu 6 Aug 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Tue 29 Sep 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- What is plagiarism and academic integrity?
- Strategies for avoiding plagiarism
- Resources for developing academic writing skills
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Workshop materials: Slides(16.6 MB)
Fri 7 Aug 15:00 - 16:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- A practical session on exploring evidence-based strategies for studying effectively at university
- How to deal with procrastination
- Learn about useful tools and resources you can use to help with your studies
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Workshop materials: Slides (12MB)
Mon 17 Aug 16:00 - 17:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Understand and develop strong and sound arguments in an academic context
- Recognise the important stages in the development of an argument
- How to evaluate, synthesise and present evidence from your sources
- Apply logic in the development of an argument
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Workshop materials: Slides (11.97MB)
Tue 18 Aug 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- What it means to think, read and write critically in an academic context
- Distinguishing between descriptive and critical/analytical writing
- Finding your academic voice
- Review the language of critical writing
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Workshop materials: Slides (16.2MB)
Wed 19 Aug 12:00 - 13:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Strategies for correcting common writing problems, including:
- Sentence structure
- Grammatical errors
- Lack of evidence to support claims
- Strategies for correcting common writing problems, including:
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Workshop materials: Slides (12.1MB)
Fri 21 Aug 15:00 – 16:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 30 Sep 12:00 – 13:00 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
- What it covers:
- What is a literature review?
- How to review literature in a systematic manner
- How to structure a literature review
- How to integrate ideas into a literature review
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Workshop materials: Slides (12.6MB)
Thu 3 Sep 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom Register here
Tue 13 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to deal with nerves when presenting
- How to structure a presentation
- Effective use of visual aids
- Targeting your audience
- Use of body language and non-verbal communication
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Workshop materials: Slides (13MB)
Thu 1 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- What is the purpose, language and structure of reflective writing
- The essential stages of reflective writing
- Become a reflective practitioner in your current studies and future field
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Workshop materials: Slides (16.5MB)
Thu 22 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Tue 27 Oct 17:30 - 18:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- How to revise and prepare for your exams
- Different exam question types and how to answer them
- How to plan strategically so you can perform well in exams
- Using past exam papers to help you plan and prepare
Interested in learning more about not to be anxious about exams? Check out some other resources and workshops via the Assignments and Exam web-page.
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Workshop materials: (to be updated)
Mon 10 Aug 16:00 - 17:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Thu 27 Aug 17:30 - 19:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn the basics of academic writing in Business
- Examples of effective academic writing
- How to plan and structure your writing
- Addressing the task requirements and marking criteria
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Workshop materials: (to be updated)
Tue 11 Aug 17:30 - 19:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Wed 26 Aug 12:00 - 13:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn the basics of academic writing in Human and Social Sciences
- Examples of effective academic writing
- How to plan and structure your writing
- Addressing the task requirements and marking criteria
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Workshop materials: (to be updated)
Wed 12 Aug 12:00 - 13:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
Tue 25 Aug 17:30 - 19:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn the basics of academic writing in Health
- Examples of effective academic writing
- How to plan and structure your writing
- Addressing the task requirements and marking criteria
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Workshop materials: (to be updated)
Thu 13 Aug 17:30 - 19:00 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn the basics of academic writing in Law
- Examples of effective academic writing
- How to plan and structure your writing
- Addressing the task requirements and marking criteria
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Workshop materials: (to be updated)
Fri 14 Aug 15:00 - 16:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
Mon 24 Aug 16:00 - 17:30 (Room: CB01.05.01) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn the basics of academic writing in IT and Engineering
- Examples of effective academic writing
- How to plan and structure your writing
- Addressing the task requirements and marking criteria
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Workshop materials: (to be updated)
Fri 28 Aug 15:00 - 16:30 (Sydney time - Online via Zoom) Register here
What it covers:
- Learn the basics of academic writing in Science
- Examples of effective academic writing
- How to plan and structure your writing
- Addressing the task requirements and marking criteria
Any feedback or suggestions about our workshops, please email HELPS