Aim and Content The interactive workshop aims at improving non-native English speakers’ skills in writing scientific texts in English and to permanently upgrade the linguistic quality of their English writing. Participants will be equipped with a textbook written by the trainer that covers all the features introduced during the sessions, they will have ample opportunity to […]
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16. Apr 2024
“The Art of Scientific Storytelling” for Natural Scientists (June 13 and 14, 2024)
Aim and Content The Art of Scientific Storytelling workshop provides valuable insights into how to effectively structure scientific papers and offers practical advice on how to develop convincing narratives for scientific publications. It covers a large range of topics starting with the place writing takes in research, how to deal with writer’s block, how to […]
5. Mar 2024
English Academic Writing: The Ground Rules of Writing Well (April 25, 26 and 29, 2024)
This workshop addresses junior scholars from the social sciences, economics, and the humanities who have good command of the English language, seek to improve their English writing skills, and strive to make their academic papers more idiomatic. The workshop seeks to create an awareness of the typical patterns of non-idiomatic writing to which non-native authors […]
12. Feb 2024
Writing an exposé
Do you have a research question that you would like to investigate? Would you like to do that in the context of a doctorate? Are you planning to present your idea to your preferred professor to apply as a candidate for supervision? It’s time to write your exposé! The exposé provides an overview of your […]
1. Aug 2023
Academic Writing for Natural Scientists (September 12 and 28, 2023)
Aim and Content The interactive workshop aims at improving non-native English speakers’ skills in writing scientific texts in English and to permanently upgrade the linguistic quality of their English writing. Participants will be equipped with a textbook written by the trainer that covers all the features introduced during the sessions, they will have ample opportunity to […]
8. May 2023
[BMBF] Hackathon in Leipzig (May 12-14, 2023 | onsite)
The project “Hack the wiki gap – making innovative women visible” aims to reduce the gender gap in Wikipedia, i.e. the gap in biographies of women. In addition, it aims to close the author gender gap, i.e. the underrepresentation of women in Wikipedia communities and among Wikipedia authors. To this end, several Hackathons are being […]
12. Apr 2023
Writing a publication
Recommendation for writing a paper Whitesides, G. . (2004), Whitesides’ Group: Writing a Paper. Adv. Mater., 16: 1375-1377. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.200400767
8. Feb 2023
English Academic Writing: The Ground Rules of Writing Well (May 4-5 and 8, 2023)
This workshop addresses junior scholars from the social sciences, economics, and the humanities who have good command of the English language, seek to improve their English writing skills, and strive to make their academic papers more idiomatic. The workshop seeks to create an awareness of the typical patterns of non-idiomatic writing to which non-native authors […]
17. Dec 2021
e-learning: Basics of scientific work
An online self-study course for scientific work in German of the LLZ has the following modules: Scientific thinking & working:The scientific method, quality criteria and the research process (incl. scientific text types) Basics of copyright lawCopyright and scientific citation Planning & preparation of scientific workPreparation of a scientific work and about the good use of […]