Starting your Academic Citizenship (for International Students)
Series Description: This series is designed to enhance international students’ experiences of academic transitions to the University of Glasgow. The sessions focus on topics which are key for effective academic transitions, such as understanding academic expectations and language, exercising critical thinking, and core skills for succeeding in written and spoken work.
Target Audience: This series is tailored for international undergraduate and postgraduate-taught students from all four colleges, but everyone is welcome to attend.
This series will run in-person in Semester 1 (September-October 2026). Some key sessions will be repeated online in November (times to be confirmed).
> Moodle page for this series (includes slides and any recordings)
| Class Title | Class Description |
| Transitioning to Academic Study @UofG | How to successfully transition to new academic institutions by better understanding expectations and some strategies for effectively managing change. |
| Becoming an Academic Reader | Strategies for effective academic reading to enhance learning, including how to select reading, manage reading time and read evaluatively. |
| Academic Integrity, Avoiding Plagiarism, and Artificial Intelligence | Explains the definitions of plagiarism at the University of Glasgow and how to avoid plagiarism in academic work as well as looking at some do's and don'ts for AI in academic work. |
| Understanding and Preparing for Assignments | How to effectively understand and fulfill assigment requirements. |
| Introduction to Being Critical | What does it mean to be critical and analytical in academic work and how to achieve this. |
| Academic Discourse | Explains academic discourse and discusses how to identify the ways your academic community communicates. |
