LUBS Digital Skills Week 2026
Digital Skills Week 2026 brings five days packed with opportunities to develop your digital skills, gain certification, and enhance your online professional profile. This page lists every session and how to get involved. Set yourself up for success!
Check out the Digital Skills Week video playlist for any sessions you missed.
Introducing the themes
Choose your path. Build your skills. Stand out.
AI & Critical Thinking Certificate
Build the confidence to use generative AI tools effectively and responsibly for work and study.
Your Digital Toolkit
Explore the digital platforms available to you at LUBS. Learn how to use these tools to improve your studies and future career.
Alumni Talks
Hear from entrepreneurs and data experts about the essential digital skills they use to succeed in their professional careers.
Refresh Your Profile
Get expert advice to improve your professional online presence and receive a brand new headshot for your LinkedIn profile.
Excel & MOS Exams
Improve your Excel skills in our training sessions or take an exam to earn a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) certification.
Podcasting
Learn the fundamentals of podcasting and hear from current LUBS students and alumni who host their own successful podcasts.
Events by day
Monday 9 February
LinkedIn & Networking
Using LinkedIn well is about far more than creating a profile!
Learn why LinkedIn is so important and consider how to impress employers both digitally and in-person.
Your Digital Toolkit: Accessibility Tools
Join us online each day at 12 to discover the wide range of platforms you have access to as a LUBS student and pick up tips to help you use them to enhance your studies and career prospects.
Did you know you can download content in Minerva in different formats, to suit your preferences and workflow? Did you know you can edit the appearance of content in Word and other Microsoft apps, making it easier to read and understand?
In this short session you will learn about important tools that help you tailor digital content to your needs!
Become a Thought Leader: How to Develop a Personal Brand
Supercharge your digital creativity and personal brand with tips and inspiration from Leeds alumni Abigail and Chloe Baldwin, founders of creative studio Buttercrumble.
Practical Prompt Engineering with Copilot
Mandatory for AI Certificate students.
In this 60‑minute workshop, you will apply prompt‑engineering models and techniques in Copilot to improve outputs. This event is part of the AI and Critical Thinking for Business Certificate but is open to all.
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Tuesday 10 February
Your Digital Toolkit: LinkedIn Learning
Join us online each day at 12 to discover the wide range of platforms you have access to as a LUBS student and pick up tips to help you use them to enhance your studies and career prospects.
In this short session, find out how this leading training and coaching platform can boost your personal and professional development through thousands of expert-led courses in technology, business, and creative fields.
Discover valuable features such as certifications from industry leading brands and AI-powered role play and coaching to make your career and professional portfolio stand out.
PGT Careers Session – Using LinkedIn (postgraduate students only)
Are you a PGT student with questions about how to use LinkedIn effectively? Learn practical tips for searching for roles, building your network, and being visible on LinkedIn.
Mastering Excel (Training)
This training session will show students how to navigate and utilise some of the basic and advanced features in Excel. Following this they will be directed to online training to fully prepare them for either taking a Microsoft Exam or using Excel effectively in their day to day work.
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Excel Exam
An opportunity to gain an industry-recognised credential to boost your CV and stand out to employers.
Wednesday 11 February
Stranger Things Have Happened in Careers
A careers workshop for fans of the Netflix hit, Stranger Things! The first "episode" will look at the importance of personality when considering career choice and applying for roles with employers.
The second "episode" will be a mock assessment centre to develop your problem-solving, teamwork and creative skills.
Your Digital Toolkit: Coursera & FutureLearn
Discover the wide range of platforms you have access to as a LUBS student and pick up tips to help you use them to enhance your studies and career prospects.
Did you know that as a student at the University of Leeds, you have completely free access to a huge range of online courses on FutureLearn and Coursera? In this short session you’ll learn how to find courses to support your studies or interests.
Unfortunately this session will not be going ahead as scheduled. A video on this topic will be added to the Digital Skills Week playlist once available, along with recordings of other 'Your Digital Toolkit' events.
Practical Introduction to Podcasting
Discover how podcasting can amplify your voice and ideas. This workshop will guide you through the essentials with hands-on activities and expert tips.
Meet the Podcasters
What is involved in starting a podcast? Join MBA graduate Yuning Zhao (founder and host of ‘Unpolished Players in Business’ and current MBA student Rohit Prasad (founder and host of ‘Mind the Business Gap’) to find out!
Q&A with MBA student podcasters Yuning Zhao and Rohit Prasad.
Thursday 12 February
Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Excel Exam
An opportunity to gain an industry-recognised credential to boost your CV and stand out to employers.
Your Digital Toolkit: FT.com
Join us online each day at 12 to discover the wide range of platforms you have access to as a LUBS student and pick up tips to help you use them to enhance your studies and career prospects.
Did you know University of Leeds students can get free access to the Financial Times (FT)?
In this short session, we’ll cover how to activate, access, and navigate FT, curate custom reading lists, and try FT’s AI-powered Ask FT tool to pull quick, referenced insights from the journalism.
Alumni Panel: Digital Skills in the Workplace
This alumni panel reveal the digital day-to-day of their different roles to help you understand how digital skills are used in the workplace.
Come along to identify the skills you need to develop as well as understand the skills you already have!
Update Your Professional Headshot
Get a professional headshot for LinkedIn; perfect for boosting your online presence and showcasing yourself confidently across all digital platforms.
Friday 13 February
Your Digital Toolkit: The Discovery Tool
Join us online each day at 12 to discover the wide range of platforms you have access to as a LUBS student and pick up tips to help you use them to enhance your studies and career prospects.
Did you know that the Discovery Tool offers digital badges and personalised reports for a range of digital capabilities?
In this short session we’ll highlight the question sets you can choose from and show you how to use the Discovery Tool to reflect on and showcase your digital skills.
Note: The AI & Critical Thinking Certificate theme offers the chance to complete the full programme for microcredentials, or attend individual sessions as a standalone event.
Read more about the AI Business certificateTake charge of your own digital Upskilling. Digitise yourself!