A half-day workshop to introduce postgraduate students to effective strategies for writing about evidence and data. Ideal for those in the 2nd year of their PhD studies or about to write up a Masters …
Writing for Popular Audiences
This workshop deals with issues around communicating your research for popular audiences. In particular the differences between research articles and news and online media are dealt with. The workshop …
Writing for Publication Workshop
Based on practical activities the workshop aims at providing structure, advice and motivation through writing a paper for publication. The workshop series takes an intensive but intellectually …
Writing for Publication Workshop Series (Option 1: 3 one-day workshops)
A three part workshop based on practical activities aimed at providing structure, advice and motivation through writing a paper for publication. Each workshop is a full day, with 2-6 weeks between …
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Writing in the 1st year of your PhD
The workshop addresses writing in the 1st year of the doctorate. It focuses on starting to write critically and systematically about the literature, developing a literature review, a methodology and …
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Writing in the 2nd Year of Your PhD
The workshops approaches research writing as a process, one that poses particular challenges to doctoral researchers: managing an emerging and changing program of research; the volume of material and …
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Writing in the 3rd Year of Your PhD
This is a one day workshop for students in the final stages of writing up a doctoral thesis. It deals with tasks and issues important to finishing off a thesis, such as the difficulties of editing a …
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Writing Retreats
Retreats have been shown to be a very effective way to facilitate busy researchers to write. The retreats are typically two days long and can be held on or off campus. Unlike other workshops, a …
Drafting, Editing and Proof Reading Skills
The workshop focuses on developing, drafting, editing and proofreading skills which are helpful to professional research writers and postgraduate students, who are producing long, complex documents …
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Mastering academic style
A one day or half-day workshop for postgraduates, Masters or doctoral level. The characteristics of academic style, including developing an objective tone, and the use of references in a critical way, …