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 4th Week Hilary Term
Tuesday 10 February
Preparing for your literature review in the social sciences
🕘 09.30-11.15 | 💻 Online
Learn how to build a successful search strategy, source highly cited papers and stay up to date with new research.
Science communication: An introduction to translating your research for a non-specialist audience
🕘 10.00-11.00 | 💻 Online This session introduces the essentials of science communication and explores how to make your research accessible and engaging for different audiences.
Research metrics and citation analysis tools: Part 2 article metrics
🕘 15.00-16.00 | 📍 Radcliffe Science Library Discover how citation counting can help identify influential papers and how altmetrics provide a different perspective on research output.
Wednesday 11 February
Playing in the open: Getting familiar with Creative Commons licences
🕘 09.30-11.00 | 📍 Radcliffe Science Library Create content for your teaching or research with greater confidence by attending our session on Creative Commons (CC) licences. Learn how they work, how they interact with copyright and how to use them to best effect.
Fundamentals of open access
🕘 14.30-16.00 | 💻 Online Understand what open access really means – decode the jargon and explore how publishing open can benefit your research.
Thursday 12 February
Undergraduate critical thinking with newspaper and social media sources
🕘 09.30-11.30 | 💻 Online In a world of clickbait and algorithms, critical thinking matters more than ever. This interactive workshop will help you evaluate credibility and bias in today’s news and social media
Keeping up to date with research
🕘 13.30-15.00 | 💻 Online Discover how to use alerts to stay up to date with new research, with guided instruction and hands-on setup of tailored email alerts.
Friday 13 February
Managing research data and Data Management Planning (DMPs)
🕘 11.00-13.00 | 📍 Social Science Library Take control of your research data! Find out how to manage, store, and share it effectively, understand Oxford’s data policy, and make the most of the support on offer
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.
