Academic Writing - Focus: Natural and Life Sciences
A workshop offered by the Bonn Graduate Center
Writing is an essential part of the successful researcher’s skillset. However, writing at the standard necessary to publish in peer-reviewed journals can be challenging. This two-day writing workshop is for doctoral students and postdocs in the natural and life sciences who wish to improve their academic writing skills in English.
In-person Workshop
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Trainer
Lesley-Anne Weiling
Language
English
Location
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47*
Target Group
Doctoral students and postdocs in natural and life sciences
Track(s)
Research
Certificate
16 units are applicable within the Doctorate plus or Careers plus certificate
* The premises are not barrier-free. Please contact the Bonn Graduate Center if you need assistance.
Description
This practical workshop will focus on the structure of an English paper and abstract and how to improve the style and readability of an academic text. You are encouraged to bring along a sample of your current writing that will be the basis for peer review on the second day of the course. In addition, you should bring at least two examples of research articles from your discipline for the second day of the workshop.
Aims
You will learn the tools and techniques that make English text more engaging and readable. Ideally everyone should come away from the course and the follow-up coaching with a well-written abstract and/or introduction to a paper.
Methods
This workshop is intended to be lively with plenty of discussion, pair work and group exercises. There will be time on the second day for participants to focus on their personal writing projects. Furthermore, you can send the instructor some text for individual feedback and correction following the workshop.
Content
- Avoiding classic mistakes in written academic English
- Learn about stance in academic writing
- Punctuating an English text
- Using specific academic vocabulary
- Writing abstracts and titles
- Working with Internet tools to correct texts
- Learning from well-written papers
- Concise writing and editing your own work
- Techniques to overcome writer's bloc and procras
Contact
Bonn Graduate Center
Address
Alte Sternwarte
Poppelsdorfer Allee 47
53115 Bonn
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