Our Digital Skills Programme consists of over 140 courses open to staff and students. Our courses run throughout the academic year, and are delivered by trainers and experts from across the University. Summer 2026 courses Below you can find details of all the courses we are running from June to August 2026. June 2026 Date and timeCourse title and booking linksMonday 1 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMIntroduction to R (part 2 of 3): Data processing (student booking)Monday 1 June, 1:00PM to 2:00PMData literacy for beginners (student booking)Data literacy for beginners (staff booking)Monday 1 June, 2:00PM to 2:50PMStudent personae for learning design (postgraduate student booking)Student personae for learning design (staff booking)Tuesday 2 June, 10:00AM to 10:50AMAssessment: good practice for students (student booking)Tuesday 2 June, 10:00AM to 10:50AMIncreasing the accessibility of your teaching using Learning Technology (staff booking)Tuesday 2 June, 10:00AM to 11:30AMUsing PowerPoint to create an academic poster (student booking)Tuesday 2 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMMicrosoft 365: Getting started with OneNote Online (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with OneNote Online (staff booking)Tuesday 2 June, 11:30AM to 12:30PMMachine learning - the basics (student booking)Machine learning - the basics (staff booking)Tuesday 2 June, 1:00PM to 2:30PMNVivo: Getting started with NVivo (student booking)NVivo: Getting started with NVivo (staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 10:00AM to 11:00AMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM for students (student booking)Wednesday 3 June, 10:00AM to 12:00PMProducing a thesis or dissertation using Word (student booking)Wednesday 3 June, 11:00AM to 11:30AMLearn: Using media assessments in Learn (staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 11:00AM to 12:30PMCanva: An introduction for beginners (student booking)Canva: An introduction for beginners (staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 12:00PM to 12:30PMLearn: Using media within your course (staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 1:00PM to 2:30PMExcel: Turning data into insights with Excel charts (student booking)Excel: Turning data into insights with Excel charts (staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 1:30PM to 2:00PMLibrary Bitesize: Predatory journals (student and staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 2:00PM to 3:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Wednesday 3 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMIntroduction to Python: Part 1 (student booking)Wednesday 3 June, 4:00PM to 5:00PMWikipedia: Learn how to edit Wikipedia (student and staff booking)Thursday 4 June, 10:00AM to 11:30AMEndNote for managing references (student booking)EndNote for managing references (staff booking)Thursday 4 June, 10:00AM to 11:30AMIntroduction to LinkedIn Learning (student booking)Introduction to LinkedIn Learning (staff booking)Thursday 4 June, 11:00AM to 12:30PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking)Thursday 4 June, 12:00PM to 1:00PMDigital detox workshop (student booking)Thursday 4 June, 1:00PM to 2:30PMIntroduction to reference managers (student booking)Introduction to reference managers (staff booking)Thursday 4 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMIntroduction to Python: Part 2 (student booking)Thursday 4 June, 2:30PM to 4:30PMReducing Digital Distraction (ReDD) workshop (student booking)Friday 5 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMMicrosoft 365: OneNote Online beyond the basics (student booking)Microsoft 365: OneNote Online beyond the basics (staff booking)Friday 5 June, 11:00AM to 12:15PMIntroduction to data science (student booking)Introduction to data science (staff booking)Friday 5 June, 1:00PM to 2:00PMNVivo: Introduction to Cases and Classifications (student booking)NVivo: Introduction to Cases and Classifications (staff booking)Monday 8 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMGenerative AI: ELM for Programming - Part 1 (student booking)Monday 8 June, 12:00PM to 12:30PMExcel: Selected Excel functions (student booking)Excel: Selected Excel functions (staff booking)Monday 8 June, 2:00PM to 2:30PMLearn: Using media assessments in Learn (staff booking)Monday 8 June, 2:00PM to 2:45PMExcel: Further functions (student booking)Excel: Further functions (staff booking)Monday 8 June, 3:00PM to 3:30PMLearn: Using media within your course (staff booking)Tuesday 9 June, 10:00AM to 11:00AMBig data: Logistics, storage and ethics (student booking)Big data: Logistics, storage and ethics (staff booking)Tuesday 9 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMIntroduction to R (part 3 of 3): Data visualisation (student booking)Tuesday 9 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Tuesday 9 June, 2:00PM to 4:00PMSharePoint: Lists and document library management (staff booking)Wednesday 10 June, 10:00AM to 11:00AMGenerative AI: Introduction to crafting effective prompts for ELM (staff booking)Wednesday 10 June, 3:00PM to 4:00PMPrompt engineering 101 for students (student booking)Thursday 11 June, 11:00AM to 11:50AMBadgEd: Introducing the digital badge service for the University of Edinburgh (staff booking)Thursday 11 June, 2:00PM to 3:00PMSynthetic data workshop: Creating secure datasets (student booking)Synthetic data workshop: Creating secure datasets (staff booking)Tuesday 16 June, 10:00AM to 10:30AMLearn: Using media assessments in Learn (staff booking)Tuesday 16 June, 11:00AM to 11:30AMLearn: Using media within your course (staff booking)Wednesday 17 June, 10:30AM to 11:30AMExcel: Introduction to Excel (student booking)Excel: Introduction to Excel (staff booking)Wednesday 17 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMPython for data science: Part 1 (student booking)Wednesday 17 June, 3:00PM to 4:00PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM for students (student booking)Thursday 18 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Thursday 18 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMPython for data science: Part 2 (student booking)Thursday 18 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking)Friday 19 June, 10:00AM to 11:45AMBuilding your profile with LinkedIn (student booking)Building your profile with LinkedIn (staff booking)Monday 22 June, 10:00AM to 10:30AMLearn: Using media assessments in Learn (staff booking)Monday 22 June, 11:00AM to 11:30AMLearn: Using media within your course (staff booking)Monday 22 June, 1:00PM to 2:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Monday 22 June, 2:00PM to 3:00PMData and AI ethics (student booking)Data and AI ethics (staff booking)Tuesday 23 June, 10:00AM to 11:00AMMicrosoft Whiteboard for collaboration, planning and more (student booking)Microsoft Whiteboard for collaboration, planning and more (staff booking)Tuesday 23 June, 11:00AM to 12:00PMData visualisation in R with ggplot2 (student booking)Wednesday 24 June, 10:00AM to 11:00AMMicrosoft 365: Getting started with OneDrive (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with OneDrive (staff booking)Wednesday 24 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMIntroduction to Python: Part 1 (student booking)Thursday 25 June, 12:00PM to 1:00PMLearn: Tests and Question Banks in Learn Ultra (staff booking)Thursday 25 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMIntroduction to Python: Part 2 (student booking)Friday 26 June, 10:00AM to 10:45AMMicrosoft 365: OneDrive beyond the basics (student booking)Microsoft 365: OneDrive beyond the basics (staff booking)Monday 29 June, 2:00PM to 3:30PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking)Tuesday 30 June, 10:00AM to 11:30AMIntroduction to Audacity: Audio recording and editing (student booking)Introduction to Audacity: Audio recording and editing (staff booking)Tuesday 30 June, 11:00AM to 12:30PMIntroduction to R (part 1 of 3): Basic syntax (student booking)Tuesday 30 June, 2:00PM to 3:00PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM for students (student booking)Tuesday 30 June, 2:00PM to 4:00PMSharePoint: Groups and Permissions - introduction and best practices (staff booking)Tuesday 30 June, 3:00PM to 4:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking) July 2026 Date and timeCourse title and booking linksWednesday 1 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMBusinessObjects: Introduction to BusinessObjects (staff booking)Wednesday 1 July, 10:00AM to 11:30AMCanva: An introduction for beginners (student booking)Canva: An introduction for beginners (staff booking)Wednesday 1 July, 10:30AM to 12:00PMExcel: Turning data into insights with Excel charts (student booking)Excel: Turning data into insights with Excel charts (staff booking)Wednesday 1 July, 2:00PM - 2:30PMLearn: Using media assessments in Learn (staff booking)Wednesday 1 July, 3:00PM - 3:30PMLearn: Using media within your course (staff booking)Thursday 2 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMPrompt engineering 101 for students (student booking)Thursday 2 July, 1:00PM to 2:15PMIntroduction to data science (student booking)Introduction to data science (staff booking)Friday 3 July, 10:00AM to 11:30AMNVivo: Getting started with NVivo (student booking)NVivo: Getting started with NVivo (staff booking)Monday 6 July, 10:00AM to 10:50AMStudent personae for learning design (postgraduate student booking)Student personae for learning design (staff booking)Monday 6 July, 11:00AM to 11:50AMAssessment: good practice for students (student booking)Monday 6 July, 2:00PM to 2:50PMBadgEd: Introducing the digital badge service for the University of Edinburgh (staff booking)Monday 6 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMMicrosoft 365: Getting started with Planner (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with Planner (staff booking)Monday 6 July, 3:00PM to 3:50PMIncreasing the accessibility of your teaching using Learning Technology (staff booking)Tuesday 7 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMIntroduction to R (part 2 of 3): Data processing (student booking)Tuesday 7 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMSynthetic data workshop: Creating secure datasets (student booking)Synthetic data workshop: Creating secure datasets (staff booking)Tuesday 7 July, 12:00PM to 1:00PMDigital detox workshop (student booking)Tuesday 7 July, 1:30PM to 3:00PMIntroduction to reference managers (student booking)Introduction to reference managers (staff booking)Wednesday 8 July, 10:00AM to 12:00PMBusinessObjects: BusinessObjects advanced (staff booking)Wednesday 8 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMDigital detox workshop (staff booking)Wednesday 8 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMPython for data science: Part 1 (student booking)Thursday 9 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMGenerative AI: ELM for Programming - Part 1 (student booking)Thursday 9 July, 11:00AM to 11:30AMLearn: Using media assessments in Learn (staff booking)Thursday 9 July, 12:00PM to 12:30PMLearn: Using media within your course (staff booking)Thursday 9 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMPython for data science: Part 2 (student booking)Friday 10 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMNVivo: Introduction to Cases and Classifications (student booking)NVivo: Introduction to Cases and Classifications (staff booking)Tuesday 14 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMData literacy for beginners (student booking)Data literacy for beginners (staff booking)Tuesday 14 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMIntroduction to R (part 3 of 3): Data visualisation (student booking)Tuesday 14 July, 1:00PM to 2:30PMEndNote for managing references (student booking)EndNote for managing references (staff booking)Wednesday 15 July, 10:30AM to 11:30AMExcel: Introduction to Excel (student booking)Excel: Introduction to Excel (staff booking)Wednesday 15 July, 1:00PM to 3:00PMProducing a thesis or dissertation using Word (student booking)Wednesday 15 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMIntroduction to Python: Part 1 (student booking)Thursday 16 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMIntroduction to Python: Part 2 (student booking)Friday 17 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMGreen data analytics (student booking)Green data analytics (staff booking)Monday 20 July, 12:00PM to 12:30PMExcel: Selected Excel functions (student booking)Excel: Selected Excel functions (staff booking)Monday 20 July, 2:00PM to 2:45PMExcel: Further functions (student booking)Excel: Further functions (staff booking)Monday 20 July, 3:30PM to 4:30PMMicrosoft Bitesize: Mastering your inbox with automated rules in Outlook on the web (student booking)Microsoft Bitesize: Mastering your inbox with automated rules in Outlook on the web (staff booking)Tuesday 21 July, 10:00AM to 11:30AMMedia Hopper Create: Introduction (student booking)Media Hopper Create: Introduction (staff booking)Tuesday 21 July, 10:30AM to 12:00PMMicrosoft 365: Getting started with Outlook Online (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with Outlook Online (staff booking)Tuesday 21 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMData visualisation in R with ggplot2 (student booking)Wednesday 22 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Wednesday 22 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMMicrosoft 365: Outlook Online beyond the basics (student booking)Microsoft 365: Outlook Online beyond the basics (staff booking)Wednesday 22 July, 1:00PM to 2:30PMUsing PowerPoint to create an academic poster (student booking)Wednesday 22 July, 2:00PM to 3:00PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM for students (student booking)Thursday 23 July, 11:00AM to 12:30PMGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking)Thursday 23 July, 2:00PM to 3:00PMBig data: Logistics, storage and ethics (student booking)Big data: Logistics, storage and ethics (staff booking)Friday 24 July, 10:00AM to 11:00AMMachine learning - the basics (student booking)Machine learning - the basics (staff booking)Tuesday 28 July, 10:00AM to 12:00PMSharePoint: Planning and designing a SharePoint site (staff booking)Tuesday 28 July, 3:00PM to 4:00PMMicrosoft 365: Getting started with OneNote Online (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with OneNote Online (staff booking)Wednesday 29 July, 11:00AM to 12:00PMLearn: Tests and Question Banks in Learn Ultra (staff booking)Wednesday 29 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMPython for data science: Part 1 (student booking)Wednesday 29 July, 2:30PM to 4:30PMExcel: Turning data into insights with Excel charts (student booking)Excel: Turning data into insights with Excel charts (staff booking)Wednesday 29 July, 3:00PM to 4:00PMMicrosoft 365: OneNote Online beyond the basics (student booking)Microsoft 365: OneNote Online beyond the basics (staff booking)Thursday 30 July, 1:00PM to 2:00PMGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff)Thursday 30 July, 2:00PM to 3:30PMPython for data science: Part 2 (student booking) August 2026 Date and timeCourse title and booking linksMonday 3 August, 2pm to 4pmCanva: An introduction for beginners (student booking)Canva: An introduction for beginners (staff booking)Monday 3 August 2026, 11am to 12pmGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Tuesday 4 August, 11am to 12pmPrompt engineering 101 for students (student booking)Tuesday 4 August 2026, 2pm to 3:30pmGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking)Wednesday 5 August, 11am to 12pmDigital detox workshop (student booking)Wednesday 5 August, 1pm to 3pmNVivo: Getting started with NVivo (student booking)NVivo: Getting started with NVivo (staff booking)Wednesday 5 August, 2pm to 3:30pmIntroduction to Python: Part 1 (student booking)Thursday 6 August, 10am to 11amData and AI ethics (student booking)Data and AI ethics (staff booking)Thursday 6 August, 2pm to 3:30pmIntroduction to Python: Part 2 (student booking)Monday 10 August, 3pm to 4pmSynthetic data workshop: Creating secure datasets (student booking)Synthetic data workshop: Creating secure datasets (staff booking)Tuesday 11 August, 10am to 11:15amIntroduction to data science (student booking)Introduction to data science (staff booking)Wednesday 12 August, 10am to 12pmSharePoint: Lists and document library management (staff booking)Wednesday 12 August, 11am to 12pmGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM for students (student booking) Wednesday 12 August, 1pm to 2:30pmNVivo: Introduction to Cases and Classifications (student booking)NVivo: Introduction to Cases and Classifications (staff booking)Wednesday 12 August, 3pm to 4:30pmExcel: Introduction to Excel (student booking)Excel: Introduction to Excel (staff booking)Wednesday 12 August, 3pm to 4pmGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Friday 14 August, 10am to 11:15amMicrosoft 365: Getting started with OneDrive (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with OneDrive (staff booking)Friday 14 August, 11:30am to 12:30pmMicrosoft 365: OneDrive beyond the basics (student booking)Microsoft 365: OneDrive beyond the basics (staff booking)Monday 17 August, 10am to 12pmIntroduction to reference managers (staff booking)Monday 17 August, 12pm to 12:30pmExcel: Selected Excel functions (student booking)Excel: Selected Excel functions (staff booking)Monday 17 August, 2pm to 2:45pmExcel: Further functions (student booking)Excel: Further functions (staff booking)Tuesday 18 Aug 2026, 11am to 12pmGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Tuesday 18 August, 2pm to 3:45pmBuilding your profile with LinkedIn (student booking)Building your profile with LinkedIn (staff booking)Wednesday 19 August, 10am to 11:30amEndNote for managing references (student booking)EndNote for managing references (staff booking)Wednesday 19 August, 11am to 12:30pmGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking)Wednesday 19 August, 2pm to 3:30pmPython for data science: Part 1 (student booking)Thursday 20 August, 10am to 11amLearn: Tests and Question Banks in Learn Ultra (staff booking)Thursday 20 August, 2pm to 3:30pmPython for data science: Part 2 (student booking)Tuesday 25 August, 10am to 11:30amMicrosoft 365: Getting started with Planner (student booking)Microsoft 365: Getting started with Planner (staff booking)Tuesday 25 August, 10am to 12pmProducing a thesis or dissertation using Word (student booking)Tuesday 25 August, 2pm to 3pmGenerative AI: Advanced use cases of Generative AI & ELM (staff booking)Wednesday 26 August, 10am to 12pmSharePoint: Groups and Permissions - Introduction and best practices (staff booking)Wednesday 26 August, 2pm to 3:30pmIntroduction to Python: Part 1 (student booking)Wednesday 26 August, 3pm to 4pmGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM for students (student booking)Thursday 27 August, 1pm to 2:30pmUsing PowerPoint to create an academic poster (student booking)Thursday 27 August, 2pm to 3:30pmIntroduction to Python: Part 2 (student booking)Friday 28 August, 10am to 11amData literacy for beginners (student booking)Data literacy for beginners (staff booking)Monday 31 August, 12pm to 12:30pmDeveloping your Digital Skills - Students (student booking)Monday 31 August, 1pm to 2pmMachine learning - the basics (student booking)Machine learning - the basics (staff booking)Monday 31 August, 2pm to 3:30pmGenerative AI: Introduction to responsible use of Generative AI and ELM (staff booking) Generative AI and ELM Training Courses Did you know we provide a wide range of training opportunities for staff and students looking to learn how to use Generative AI tools and the University's ELM service? If you're interested in finding out what's available, visit our dedicated Generative AI and ELM training webpage. Browse our collection of Generative AI and ELM training courses Programme and bookings You can see a full list of the Digital Skills Programme courses in our flyer:Digital Skills Programme flyer (SharePoint) Our student courses can be booked through the University’s Event Booking system: Digital Skills Programme courses for students (Event Booking) Most staff courses can be booked through the People & Money Learning app (note that a few staff courses are bookable via Event Booking – these are indicated in our flyer): Digital Skills Programme courses for staff (People & Money) For instructions on how to book onto a course, please see our People & Money course enrolment guide in written and video format:People & Money course enrolment guide (SharePoint) Propose a new course Can't find what you're looking for? If you would like to propose a new digital skills course, please complete our form:Propose a new course (Microsoft Forms) This article was published on Tuesday 8 October 2024
