Workshops and drop-ins
We provide workshops and drop-ins in the specialist areas of Referencing, Business Data, Advanced searching and Systematic reviews.
Members of staff can request sessions to be delivered within the curriculum by completing this online form.
We can also arrange group sessions for postgraduate students and researchers, tailored to support you and your colleagues. Contact us at uml.teachingandlearning@manchester.ac.uk to discuss options.
Microsoft Certification Assessment
This booking page is for University of Manchester students taking part in the Certification in a day sessions for earning a Microsoft Office Specialist certification in a single day. Throughout the day, there will be three opportunities to take your certification exam, with the last one starting at 15:30. Once you have passed, you will not need to stay until the scheduled end time of the session (17:00).
Before the session, we recommend that you decide which Microsoft Office Specialist certification you are interested in taking. Use the library support for digital skills page to help with this decision.
Please only book 1 assessment session date.The booking for each session will close 48 hours before each exam to allow us to book the exam.
In order for us to ensure the certification you are interested in is available, you must fill out a form. This form will also allow us to support you if you have applied, or are you intending to apply to Certiport, for exam accommodations (https://certiport.pearsonvue.com/Educator-resources/Exam-policies/Accommodations) such as extra time. The form is here https://forms.office.com/e/Rd2fyheeZg.
All assessments will take place on campus in Main Library, Blue 4 Training Suite.
If you have a query that relates to the booking process or any other certification queries, please contact the Library team at uml.teachingandlearning@manchester.ac.uk.
We are running this event more than once on the following dates and times:
| Thu 19 Mar 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 GMT | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Thu 19 Mar 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 GMT | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Thu 19 Mar 2026, 14:30 - 16:00 GMT | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 24 Mar 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 GMT | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 24 Mar 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 GMT | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 24 Mar 2026, 14:30 - 16:00 GMT | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Fri 17 Apr 2026, 10:00 - 17:00 BST (GMT+1) - CANCELLED | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Wed 22 Apr 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Wed 22 Apr 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Wed 22 Apr 2026, 14:30 - 16:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 28 Apr 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 28 Apr 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 28 Apr 2026, 14:30 - 16:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Wed 6 May 2026, 10:00 - 17:00 BST (GMT+1) - CANCELLED | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 12 May 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 12 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Tue 12 May 2026, 14:30 - 16:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Thu 21 May 2026, 10:00 - 11:30 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Thu 21 May 2026, 12:30 - 14:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Thu 21 May 2026, 14:30 - 16:00 BST (GMT+1) | Find out more ![]() | ||
| Wed 3 Jun 2026, 10:00 - 17:00 BST (GMT+1) - CANCELLED | Find out more ![]() |

