Training and workshops
Write that Assignment: Literature Reviews
In this workshop, you'll learn:
- the purpose and value of a literature review
- how to plan, structure and write a literature review
- where to get help
How to Write a Literature Review
This workshop will look at the purpose, challenges, structures and language that inform the writing of a thesis literature review.
Fast-Track your Reading and Note Taking
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- how to improve the speed, efficiency and depth of your reading
- note-taking strategies for recording your reading and consolidating your learning
Advanced Database Searching
Learn to systematically and comprehensively search key research databases.
Research Data Management @ La Trobe
Understand the principles of research data management and your obligations at La Trobe University.
Graduate Researcher Information Skills (GRIS) Part 1
Get all the information literacy and information management skills you need to complete a successful research degree.
Dimensions for Researchers – advanced searching and analysis
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to:
- analyse funding trends, identify potential collaborators and explore previous grants
- use and export data and metrics to create more effective proposals and develop comprehensive reporting
- use advanced analytical capabilities to compare and contrast data from researchers, research institutions and companies world-wide
- identify organisations commercialising research in areas relevant to you
- perform citation analysis and understand the multi-disciplinary impact of your research.
Writing Introductions and Conclusions
This workshop will help you to identify the features of Introduction and Conclusion chapters and provide you with some strategies for writing your own.
DIY RAVE: A do-it-yourself guide to compiling your research metrics
Learn how to create a brief citation and impact report that showcases your excellence using a sample of your five career-best publications.
Write that Assignment: Reflective Writing
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- what reflective writing is
- how to plan, structure and write reflectively
- how to use evidence in reflective writing
Organise your Research
In this workshop, you’ll learn about:
- strategies and resources for organising your research
- tips for using spreadsheets, scrapbooks, EndNote, Zotero
- further support for reference management.
Systematic Searching for Systematic Reviews
Doing a systematic review? Learn the search techniques required to comprehensively search the literature.
DIY RAVE: Benchmarking and other metrics
Learn how to benchmark your research against other academics and fields of research.
Graduate Researcher Information Skills (GRIS) Part 2
Get all the information literacy and information management skills you need to complete a successful research degree.
How to Avoid Burnout
In this workshop, we’ll help you:
- identify the signs of burnout
- how to overcome it
- how to avoid it in future.
Advanced Search Skills for Health Sciences
In this advanced database searching session, you’ll learn:
- how to systematically search Medline
- translate your search across other databases
EndNote for Researchers
Learn the fundamentals to using EndNote for reference management.
Writing with Style
This workshop will examine some creative and practical approaches to help you write in clear and precise language and develop more distinctive and elegant prose in your thesis.
Improve your Library Search Skills
- how to get great search results
- how to evaluate different types of resources
- how to analyse your topic
- search techniques for Library Search
Open Access @LaTrobe
Learn about the benefits of Open Access Publishing and the options available through La Trobe to make your work freely available.
Write that Assignment: Essays
- how to plan, structure and write an essay
- how to use evidence in your writing
- where to get help
La Trobe Academic Profiles Drop-In Session
Academic Profiles are your public facing window to your research. Make them stand out!
Visualise Your Thesis information session
Come along and find out about the 2024 La Trobe University VYT competition.
Write that Assignment: Reports
- the key features of a report
- where and how to include evidence in your report writing
Finding your Voice in Academic Writing
This workshop will consider the issue of how to find your voice when writing as an academic. It will consider the question of what voice is, look at rhetorical and linguistic strategies for foregrounding your voice and provide an opportunity for you to consider the effectiveness of your voice in your own writing.
DIY RAVE: A do-it-yourself guide to compiling your research metrics
Learn how to create a brief citation and impact report that showcases your excellence using a sample of your five career-best publications.
Manage your References with EndNote
In this workshop, you'll learn how to:
- create a new desktop EndNote library
- populate your library with references
- attach PDFs to references
- use EndNote's Cite-While-You-Write feature to create in-text citations, edit citations, generate a reference list and change output styles
- create groups, smart groups and group sets
- format a bibliography/reference list
- save and back up an EndNote library
Formatting in Microsoft Word for Researchers
Learn the tips and tricks on how to use Microsoft Word to format your long documents.
Advanced Database Searching
Learn to systematically and comprehensively search key research databases.
Using Library Databases and Google Scholar
- how to get great search results
- about databases and why we use them
- search techniques in databases and Google Scholar
Writing Thesis Abstracts
This workshop will look at what to include and what not to include in a thesis abstract and offer some quick tips, practical advice and activities to help you start on this important part of your thesis.
Using Evidence in your Writing
- the role of evidence in academic writing
- how to use quotations and paraphrasing
- the difference between in-text citations and reference lists
- how to incorporate in-text citations in your writing
- how to link evidence and claims in your writing
Systematic Searching for Systematic Reviews
Doing a systematic review? Learn the search techniques required to comprehensively search the literature.
On Being Ruthless: Strategies and Tips for Editing your Thesis
This workshop will consider a range of ways in which you can approach the editing of your thesis. It will offer tips and strategies to help refine your writing, by examining how to improve clarity, focus, readability and precision.
La Trobe Academic Profiles
Academic Profiles are your public facing window to your research. Make them stand out!
Learn to Reference
- what needs to be referenced and why
- how to recognise common resources
- how to format references
- how to use the Academic Referencing Tool (ART)
- how to use citation generators
- where to get help
DIY RAVE: A do-it-yourself guide to compiling your research metrics
Learn how to create a brief citation and impact report that showcases your excellence using a sample of your five career-best publications.
Research Data Management @ La Trobe
Understand the principles of research data management and your obligations at La Trobe University.
Visualise Your Thesis Storytelling workshop
Learn the tips and tricks for creating your VYT submission with maximum impact.
Punctuation for Precision, Clarity and Style
A workshop designed to help you improve your punctuation to enhance the precision, clarity and stylistic qualities of your writing.
EndNote for Researchers
Learn the fundamentals to using EndNote for reference management.
Graduate Researcher Information Skills (GRIS) Part 1
Get all the information literacy and information management skills you need to complete a successful research degree.
Open Access @LaTrobe
Learn about the benefits of Open Access Publishing and the options available through La Trobe to make your work freely available.
Formatting in Microsoft Word for Researchers
Learn the tips and tricks on how to use Microsoft Word to format your long documents.
Graduate Researcher Information Skills (GRIS) Part 2
Get all the information literacy and information management skills you need to complete a successful research degree.
EndNote for Researchers
Learn the fundamentals to using EndNote for reference management.
Systematic Searching for Systematic Reviews
Doing a systematic review? Learn the search techniques required to comprehensively search the literature.
Visualise Your Thesis Visual Design and Copyright workshop
A technical workshop to explore audio and visual design elements, and your copyright responsibilities.
La Trobe Academic Profiles Drop-In Session
Academic Profiles are your public facing window to your research. Make them stand out!
Visualise Your Thesis Drop-in Session
Have your VYT questions answered in the lead up to submission.
Library researcher education
We offer many different workshops, including EndNote, Word Long Docs, NVivo, research presentations and more.
Graduate Research School workshops and seminars
We provide training to postgraduate research students
Self-guided training
- Teach yourself library research skills with Achieve@Uni
- Library Essentials - eBooks explored (YouTube playlist)