Library Teaching and Learning Support: Spring 2026
Training and support
The Library is here to support you during your studies and research. Our year-round training and support provides a flexible blend of workshops, online guides and drop-in support to develop the necessary skills, and knowledge, at a time and pace that suits you.
- My Learning Essentials: Our flagship skills programme, aimed at all levels, provides a selection of workshops and online guides to support your academic skills, study strategies and wellbeing. Including our new workshop .
- My Research Essentials: Designed to support researchers at all stages, our researcher programme provides workshops and online guides focused on raising your research profile, dissemination of research, open research, publishing insights and dedicated writing time.
- Specialist Library Support: Access expert support in specialist areas such as copyright, referencing, advanced searching, systematic reviews and business data.
Got a question? Come along to our regular . Our friendly Library experts are on hand to guide you on any aspects of using our resources and services.
Academic writing support
If you would like support to improve your academic writing, you can book a one-to-one appointment for an on-campus or online consultation with our
: our guides are here to help you find information and resources tailored to your course. We regularly update our eBook, eJournal and Database spotlights, so you can discover new and essential materials to support your studies quickly and easily.
Order a Book, Order a Chapter, Order an Article
If you need research resources that the Library does not currently hold, then the Library will get them for you (electronically wherever possible). The service is free, quick and easy to use. Use the , and services on the Library website. For any issues regarding availability of reading list items, please contact your module leader.
Embedding Training and Support in your Programme
The Library can work with staff to embed training and support within your programme. For further information and to request support see:
For further help on Library support for your teaching and/or research contact your dedicated .
Professional certifications
Students are being provided with the chance to study for and sit Microsoft 365 Fundamentals and Office Specialist certifications exams for free. These exams, when passed, award the students with professional certifications in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook and more specialist certifications in AI Fundamentals, Azure Fundamentals, Azure Data, Power Platform, Security compliance and identity. Follow this link to find out more: .
For details of all our training and support please visit the Library website:
Contact us or speak directly to a member of the Library team via Library Chat: