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 […]
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10. Feb 2025
Das erste Schreibretreat für die Promovierenden der MLU (21-22.03.2025)
Was ist eine der wichtigsten Herausforderungen von Promovierenden? Ganz klar, das Schreiben der Arbeit. An der MLU Halle-Wittenberg schreiben von den ca. 2000 Promovierenden nicht wenige an Ihrer Arbeit und stehen vor ähnlichen Problemen, bei denen wir uns untereinander austauschen und unterstützen sollten. Das hat uns inspiriert, als Promovierendenvertretung das erste Mal und testweise ein […]
22. Jan 2025
[IAMO GS] Scientific Writing: How to successfully structure and write scientific papers (January 29 – 30 and Feb 12, 2025)
There are free slots in a workshop organised by the IAMO Graduate School. 29 – 30 January 2025 ( full day, 09.00- 17.00 IAMO, CR 1) and 12 February 2025 (half day, online) Trainer: Dr. Kimberly Crow The workshop has three goals: Insights into how to effectively structure scientific papers and practical advice on how to develop convincing narratives for scientific […]
25. Jun 2024
Academic Writing for Natural Scientists (September 23 and October 15, 2024)
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 […]
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