Build your confidence with the Bodleian iSkills programme, a series of free workshops that empower students, researchers, and staff at the University of Oxford to develop essential skills in discovering, critically evaluating, managing, presenting and sharing information in an evolving digital and physical world.

Workshops taking place in 1st Week Hilary Term

Tuesday 20th January

REF open access policy briefing
🕘 14:00-15:00 | 💻 Online
Make sure your research meets the new REF open access requirements. Get up to speed on what’s changed and where you can find help at Oxford.

Wednesday 21st January

Foundations of copyright for teaching
🕘 11:00-12:30| 💻 Online
This workshop explains the different types of copyrighted works used or created in teaching, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of both teaching staff and students.

Introduction to online resources for historians: show and tell
🕘 14:00-16:00 | 💻 Online
Discover a wealth of online resources for all periods of British and Western European history.

Thursday 22nd January

Logistics of open scholarship
🕘 14:30-16:00 | 💻 Online
This session covers the logistics of researching, publishing, and locating open scholarship resources and tools at Oxford.

To view a full list of this terms workshops go to the Bodleian iSkills website or take a look at the iSkills term card for Hilary 2026 below. All workshops must be booked in advance via the Bodleian iSkills website.