Introduction People who attend Digital Skills Programme courses are asked to provide feedback by filling in an online form. In 2024/25 (19/06/24 – 18/06/25) we received 958 feedback form responses – an average of 80 responses a month. This was an increase compared to the average of 66 responses/month received in 2023/24. The majority of […]

It all began in mid-November when I stepped into Argyle House as an Intern Digital Skills Trainer. I expected it to be like many internships, spending most of my time on support tasks rather than core projects. Little did I know I was embarking on a rewarding and challenging journey — one where I would […]

During the Digital Skills and Design (DSDT) section meeting on the 12th of June 2025, we had the pleasure of organising an exciting and innovative activity. Dubbed “Prompt-Off” AI Challenge, it was designed to dive deep into the art and science of prompt engineering in AI. Challenge Explained: Collaboration Meets AI Creativity The activity’s core […]

Since November, when I began my journey as an intern digital skills trainer, I’ve been designing course materials and delivering online webinars on “Introduction to R”. While virtual delivery has been the norm, I recently had the exciting opportunity to host my first in-person session in the Eleanor Ormerod Training Room at the Main Library. […]

‘Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word’ is one of the Digital Skills Team’s longest running courses. At over 24 years old, it pre-dates the team itself, and is older than many of the people attending it! But just how long has it been running? We don’t know for certain, but research in the BITS […]