From concept planning, to writing an ace Lit Review and finalising your results

These sessions will help you maximise your marks and minimise stress

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Monday 17th November 2025

Annotated Bibliographies

Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.

 Online via Zoom
 Monday 17th November 2025
 09:00 - 10:00

 academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis

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annotated text

Formatting your Dissertation

Well-presented work gets higher grades. This hands-on workshop will teach you all the tips and tricks to get the most from Microsoft Word. You will learn how to meet academic standards and to give your work a professional edge.

 Bay Campus
 Monday 17th November 2025
10:00 - 12:00

 well-presented work, timesaving-tips, professional finish

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A happy student with a well presented document

Writing Systematic Reviews

Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.

 Online via Zoom
 Monday 17th November 2025
 11:00 - 12:00

 dissertations, Literature review, research

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Singleton Campus
  Monday 17th November 2025 (Session 8 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00

 writing, grammar

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a student writing

Research Questions & Proposals

Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.

 Bay Campus
 Monday 17th November 2025
 12:00 - 13:00

 dissertations, research questions, proposals

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Planning your Dissertation

Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan. This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.

 Singleton Campus
 Monday 17th November 2025
 13:00 - 15:00

 dissertations, planning, time management

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writing a plan

Tuesday 18th November 2025

Research Questions & Proposals

Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.

 Online via Zoom
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 09:00 - 10:00

 dissertations, research questions, proposals

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a student making notes

Planning your Dissertation

Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan.This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.

 Bay Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 10:00 - 12:00

 dissertations, planning, time management

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writing a plan

Creating Pivot tables

Learn to use pivot tables, allowing you to pull out key information while leaving the original data intact. The workshop will also cover how to add a series of pivot tables within the same Excel spreadsheet, which look at different aspects of the data, and how to update and refresh them.

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 10:00 - 12:00

 digital skills, Excel

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Final chapters and editing

In this postgraduate workshop you’ll learn to structure your discussions and conclusions effectively, make and support claims with confidence, and leave a lasting impression on your readers. Finally, you'll hone your editing skills to polish your work to perfection. 

Singleton Campus
Tuesday 18th November 2025
10:00 - 12:00

 results, discussions, conclusions, editing

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checking work

Drop-in sessions

We offer friendly one to one support through weekly drop-in sessions for support with writing, delivering presentations and exam preparations. There is no need to make an appointment, just pop along to have a chat with one of our advisors.

  Hwb, Digital Technium, Singleton Campus
  Tuesday 18th November 2025
 10:00 - 11:30

Come along to the drop-in session
Drop-in sessions

Paratoi ar gyfer Cynadleddau

Mae mynychu cynadleddau’n ddisgwyliad cyffredin i nifer o fyfyrwyr ôl-radd. Mae’r gweithdy hwn yn gyflwyniad i’r broses o fynychu a chyflwyno mewn cynhadleddau, a’ch helpu i baratoi ar gyfer cyflwyno papur ar eich gwaith chi eich hun. Byddwn yn trafod nodau cyflwyno, beth i’w gynnwys yn eich papur, a gwahanol ffyrdd o strwythuro a chyflwyno papurau.

 Campws Singleton
 Dydd Mawrth 18fed Tachwedd 2025
 11:00 - 12:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Paratoi ar gyfer Cynadleddau

Writing the Literature Review

Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 11:00 - 12:00

 dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025 (Session 8 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

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students chatting

Partial Fractions

Adding rational expressions and simplifying is relatively easy. However, going the other way round, expressing a single rational function as the sum of two or more simpler ones is much more difficult. This workshop teaches us how to handle partial fractions and denominators with repeated quadratic factors.

  Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 18th November 2025
  12:00 - 13:00

Sign up to this Algebra workshop
pizza

Writing the Literature Review

Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!

 Bay Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 12:00 - 13:00

 dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Trafod eich canlyniadau

Ar ôl dadansoddi data, rhaid trafod canlyniadau eich ymchwil. I ymchwilwyr ansoddol (qualitative) yn arbennig, mae perthynas agos rhwng dehongli a phrosesu data. Byd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried beth i’w gynnwys a sut i strwythuro eich trafodaeth, gyda phwyslais ar rannu profiadau a holi cwestiynau er mwyn sicrhau bod y sesiwn yn berthnasol i'ch gofynion ymchwil personol.

 Campws Singleton
 Dydd Mawrth 18fed Tachwedd 2025
 13:00 - 14:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Trafod eich canlyniadau

Research Questions & Proposals

Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 13:00 - 14:00

 dissertations, research questions, proposals

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Abstracts and Introductions

Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.

 Bay Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 13:00 - 14:00

 dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts

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Planning your Dissertation

Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan.This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.

 Online via Zoom
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 13:00 - 15:00

 dissertations, planning, time management

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writing a plan

Abstracts and Introductions

Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 14:00 - 15:00

 dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts

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a student writing

Writing your Methodology

Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.

 Bay Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 14:00 - 15:00

 dissertations, methodology

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Hypothesis Testing in Action

Using given datasets, you will be asked to formulate a hypothesis, pick statistical tests and interpret results. We will be working in the programme R and students are encouraged to follow along. The statistical analysis will include some common analyses such as t-test, chi-squared and correlation analysis.

 Online via Zoom
  Tuesday 18th November 2025
  15:00 - 16:00

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Dice

Charts and graphs in Excel

Learn how to showcase your findings using the appropriate chart, and to amend chart elements to edit the design and layout. This workshop will also teach you how to apply a logarithmic scale and error bars, and how to export your charts to other documents.

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 18th November 2025
 15:00 - 17:00

 digital skills, Excel, charts

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Getting to know Python

This workshop is a beginner’s guide to python. We will cover basic concepts (variable, types, lists), and then move onto using functions, methods and packages to improve your code writing skills. At the end we will touch on NumPy a fundamental data science package in Python.

  Online by Zoom
  Tuesday 18th November 2025
  16:00 - 17:00

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Wednesday 19th November 2025

Cynllunio eich ymchwil

Yn y gweithdy hwn byddwn yn canolbwyntio ar sut i fynd ati i gynllunio cynllun ymchwil ar gyfer traethawd hir, a’r gwahanol elfennau y disgwylir eu gweld yn eich traethawd hir gorffenedig. Byddwn yn edrych ar enghreifftiau o strwythurau ar gyfer ymchwil meintiol ac ansoddol, ac yn trafod rhai o’r gwahaniaethau sy’n cymeriadu gwahanol fathau o ymchwil.

 Campws Singleton
 Dydd Mercher 19eg Tachwedd 2025
 10:00 - 11:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Cynllunio a strwythuro eich ymchwil

Drop-in sessions

We offer friendly one to one support through weekly drop-in sessions for support with writing, delivering presentations and exam preparations. There is no need to make an appointment, just pop along to have a chat with one of our advisors.

  Hwb, Digital Technium, Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 19th November 2025
 10:00 - 11:30

Come along to the drop-in session
Drop-in sessions

Planning your Dissertation

Learn a simple method to help focus your thinking and make an effective, achievable dissertation plan. This workshop would be most suitable for you if you have an idea of a topic, or a plan that you want to check.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025
 10:00 - 12:00

 dissertations, planning, time management

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writing a plan

Using Formulas in Excel

Learn the fundamentals of using formulas in Excel, and how to apply formulas to sum, count, apply statistics, standard deviation and measure of spread, logical interpretation and to look up data.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025
 10:00 - 12:00

 digital skills, Excel, formulas

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a spreadsheet formula working in Excel

Hypothesis Testing

This workshop provides a basic introduction to statistical analysis of quantitative data, introducing data analysis and hypothesis testing: We will talk about the concept of Hypothesis testing, and the reason why this is an essential tool for performing our analyses.

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 19th November 2025
  11:00 - 12:00

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scales (yes, no or maybe)

Sesh sgwrs wythnosol

Sesiwn anffurfiol i ymarfer a datblygu eich sgiliau Cymraeg ar lafar. Dewch â gwaith, neu goffi – mae croeso mawr i bawb, beth bynnag eich lefel iaith!

  Technoleg Ddigidol 110b, Campws Singleton
 Dydd Mercher 19eg Tachwedd 2025
 12:00 - 13:00

Dewch draw i'r sesiwn galw heibio
myfyrwyr yn sgwrsio yn Gymraeg

Grammar Basics

This is a course for students whose first language is not English. It will improve your basic grammar before you write your assignments. This course covers key areas of English grammar such as the use of active/passive voice and basic sentence structures to improve written accuracy.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025 (Session 8 of 10)
 12:00 - 13:00

writing, grammar

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An English grammar book

Hypothesis Testing in Action

Using given datasets, you will be asked to formulate a hypothesis, pick statistical tests and interpret results. We will be working in the programme R and students are encouraged to follow along. The statistical analysis will include some common analyses such as t-test, chi-squared and correlation analysis.

 Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 19th November 2025
  12:00 - 13:00

Sign up to this statistics workshop
Dice

Writing the Literature Review

Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025
 13:00 - 14:00

 dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Online via Zoom
  Wednesday 19th November 2025 (Session 8 of 10)
 13:00 - 14:00

 writing, grammar

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a student writing

Essay Writing: Step by Step

Build confidence in your academic writing. This 6-week, hands-on course is designed for students who want to master the academic essay. Learn each stage of the writing process—from understanding your assignment to submitting a polished piece. Develop your own essays in a supportive, workshop-style environment.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025 (Session 6 of 6)
 13:00 - 14:30

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Writing your Methodology

Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025
 14:00 - 15:00

 dissertations, methodology

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Solving Differential Equations

This workshop will explore how to solve differential equations using different methods: direct integration, the separation of variables and the integration factor.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025
 14:00 - 15:00

Sign up to this Differentiation workshop
Solving Differential Equations

Formatting your Dissertation

Well-presented work gets higher grades. This hands-on workshop will teach you all the tips and tricks to get the most from Microsoft Word. You will learn how to meet academic standards and to give your work a professional edge.

Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 19th November 2025
14:00 - 16:00

 well-presented work, timesaving-tips, professional finish

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A happy student with a well presented document

Dulliau a Methodoleg

Sesiwn drafod a holi ac ateb lle byddwn yn egluro'r perthynas rhwng dulliau ymchwil, a'r broses o gasglu data, gan gynnwys y penderfyniadau ac ymresymu sy'n rhan o'r broses fethodolegol. Byddwn yn trafod eich anghenion ymchwil penodol fel rhan o'r sesiwn.

  Campws Singleton
  Dydd Mercher 19eg Tachwedd 2025
 15:00 - 16:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Dulliau a Methodoleg

Numerical Reasoning

Undergraduate degree ending? Looking to apply for graduate jobs? You may need to complete a numerical reasoning test as part of the recruitment process. Come along to our workshop to gain experience in answering these questions, learn skills the employers are looking for and gain some top tips!

  Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 19th November 2025
  15:00 - 16:00

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A network of points connected by lines

Maths and Stats Drop-in

We offer friendly one to one support through weekly drop-in sessions for support with maths and statistics. There is no need to make an appointment, just pop along to have a chat with one of our advisors.

  Room 36, Stable Block, Singleton Campus
  Wednesday 19th November 2025
 15:00 - 17:00

Come along to the drop-in session
Stats on a computer

Thursday 20th November 2025

Abstracts and Introductions

Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.

 Online via Zoom
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 09:00 - 10:00

 dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts

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a student writing

Annotated Bibliographies

Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 10:00 - 11:00

 academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis

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annotated text

Results and Discussions

Learn to write the results, findings and discussion sections of your dissertation. We will talk about what to include, how to structure these sections and how to present them correctly and engagingly.

 Bay Campus
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 10:00 - 11:00

 dissertations, results, findings, discussions

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a student writing

Cwestiynnau ymchwil

Ar ôl dadansoddi data, rhaid trafod canlyniadau eich ymchwil. I ymchwilwyr ansoddol (qualitative) yn arbennig, mae perthynas agos rhwng dehongli a phrosesu data. Byd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried beth i’w gynnwys a sut i strwythuro eich trafodaeth, gyda phwyslais ar rannu profiadau a holi cwestiynau er mwyn sicrhau bod y sesiwn yn berthnasol i'ch gofynion ymchwil personol.

 Ar-lein trwy Zoom
 Dydd Iau 20fed Tachwedd 2025
 10:00 - 11:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Cwestiynnau ymchwil

Drop-in sessions

We offer friendly one to one support through weekly drop-in sessions for support with writing, delivering presentations and exam preparations. There is no need to make an appointment, just pop along to have a chat with one of our advisors.

  Hwb, Engineering Central Reception, Bay Campus
  Thursday 20th November 2025
 10:00 - 11:30

Come along to the drop-in session
Drop-in sessions

Charts and graphs in Excel

Learn how to showcase your findings using the appropriate chart, and to amend chart elements to edit the design and layout. This workshop will also teach you how to apply a logarithmic scale and error bars, and how to export your charts to other documents.

 Bay Campus
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 10:00 - 12:00

 digital skills, Excel, charts

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a series of charts and graphs

Writing your Methodology

Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.

 Online via Zoom
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 11:00 - 12:00

 dissertations, methodology

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a student writing

Advanced Grammar

This course will help you to develop your communication skills, both written and verbal. Being able to identify grammatical patterns and then apply them to your own work will improve the clarity of your work.

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 20th November (Session 8 of 8)
 11:00 - 12:00

writing, grammar

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An English grammar book

Writing the Literature Review

Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 12:00 - 13:00

 dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Pronunciation

The course is designed for students whose first language is not English. It will allow you to practise different English sounds and sentence stresses, to make your speech more fluent and natural and help you be better understood.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 20th November 2025 (Session 8 of 8)
 12:00 - 13:00

 English pronunciation, English sounds, sentence stress

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students chatting

Writing Systematic Reviews

Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 13:00 - 14:00

 dissertations, Literature review, research

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Statistical Model Testing in R

This workshop will take you through some more complex but commonly statistical analysis tests: regression analysis. Working in the programme R, students will be given datasets, and work through the appropriate statistical analysis and interpretation (including linear regression and mixed model regression).

 Bay Campus
  Thursday 20th November 2025
  13:00 - 14:00

Sign up to this statistics workshop
R software on a computer

Writing Systematic Reviews

Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.

 Singleton Campus
 Thursday 20th Novemebr 2025
 11:00 - 12:00

 dissertations, Literature review, research

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Results and Discussions

Learn to write the results, findings and discussion sections of your dissertation. We will talk about what to include, how to structure these sections and how to present them correctly and engagingly.

 Online via Zoom
 Thursday 20th November 2025
 13:00 - 15:00

 dissertations, results, findings, discussions

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a student writing

Visualisation of Data

This workshop will focus on visualising data, students will work through how to best visualise the results of statistical analysis in a meaningful way.

 Bay Campus
  Thursday 20th November 2025
  14:00 - 15:00

Sign up to this statistics workshop
A chart printed on paper

Academic Writing in English

This course best suits students whose first language is not English. You will learn and develop skills in written academic English. The course covers the overall purpose and structure of academic writing, plus elements of academic grammar and vocabulary to improve your writing.

  Bay Campus
  Thursday 20th November 2025 (Session 8 of 10)
 14:00 - 15:00
 writing, grammar

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a student writing

Friday 21st November 2025

Talk Club

Talk Club is somewhere for international students to meet and chat with fellow students in a semi-structured and supportive environment. This is a chance to improve your communication skills and build your confidence. Come along and join us!

 Singleton Campus
 Friday 21st November 2025 (Session 8 of 10)
 11:00 - 12:00

 oral communication, speaking with confidence

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students chatting

Trafod eich canlyniadau

Byd y gweithdy hwn yn ystyried beth i’w gynnwys a sut i strwythuro eich trafodaeth, gyda phwyslais ar rannu profiadau a holi cwestiynau er mwyn sicrhau bod y sesiwn yn berthnasol i'ch gofynion ymchwil personol.

 Ar-lein trwy Zoom
 Dydd Gwener 21ain Tachwedd 2025
 12:00 - 13:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Trafod eich canlyniadau

Yr Adolygiad Llenyddiaeth

Sut i baratoi a strwythuro adolygiad llenyddiaeth serennog.

 Ar-lein trwy Zoom
 Dydd Gwener 21ain Tachwedd 2025
 14:00 - 15:00

Cofrestrwch ar gyfer y gweithdy hwn
Yr Adolygiad Llenyddiaeth