Humanities & Social Science

This workshop is open to all PGRs

Workshop pre-requisites:You need some text to work with during this workshop. This can be a few pages of a chapter you are working on, or a paper, your literature review, or your first-year report. Bring work in progress, not a polished draft

Skilful editing requires more than intuitive rewriting. This workshop focuses on working to specific editorial standards, with a degree of detachment as well as care.

Aims/purpose

-             to identify editorial standards for strong writing

-             to apply focused editorial checks to your own writing

Content

-             editing from the reader’s perspective

-             hands-on editorial work

-             editorial toolkit

Learning Outcomes - after attending this workshop you will be able to:- edit on the basis of strategy as well as intuition- identify some writing habits (in your own writing) that won’t work for your reader- tune into the rhythm of your writing

This workshop will not cover how to use editorial software

You will need to work on your own writing during this workshop, and share your reflections on the chat. Come prepared to work on your writing and engage with other participants.

Workshop Facilitiator: Mimo Caenepeel

This workshop is open to all PGRsPre- requisities:You need to have some of your most recent academic writing handy to work on during the workshop.  

If possible, students should have attended 'The Writing Process — Getting Started'

This workshop is open to all PhD and MScR students in CAHSS

Writing in a wordy, dull or somewhat pompous way won’t make your writing academic. In this workshop, we look at academic writing from the perspective of academic readers: what will they expect and appreciate?

Aims/purpose

-             to reflect on what it means to write ‘academically’ at a postgraduate level

-             to approach your writing preferences with a critical mindset

Content

-             Academic genres and territories

-             Academic priorities for research writing

-             Academic qualities at the level of content, structure and writing style

-             Common conundrums for academic writers

Learning Outcomes - after attending this workshop you will be able to:

- distinguish between academic writing ‘rules’ that serve a purpose and those that don’t- check whether your writing meets essential academic requirements- explain why or when you would (or would not) use the first-person pronoun in your writing; or why you might (or might not) write in an active style.

This workshop will not cover discipline- or journal-specific academic conventions

Workshop expectations:  This workshop requires active participation; you will be invited to share your observations and views on the chat.

Workshop Facilitator: Mimo Caenepeel

This workshop is open to all PGRs

Starting to write can be one of the most challenging aspects of doing a PhD. This workshop highlights why writers so often postpone writing, and how you can avoid procrastination.

Aims and purpose

-             to help you write more, sooner

Content

-             Reasons and excuses for not writing

-             Starting as a step in a larger process

-             Eight small practical steps that prepare you for drafting

-             Reasons and excuses for not writing

-             Starting as a step in a larger process

-             Eight small practical steps that prepare you for drafting

Learning Outcomes - after attending this workshop you will be able to:- recognise how overwhelm stops you from starting to write- avoid leaping into draft writing without preparation- welcome a bad first draft

Workshop expectations:

Workshop Facilitator: Mimo Caenepeel

This workshop is open to all PGRsPre-requisite:You need a copy of an academic article that you plan to refer to in your literature to work with during the workshop

Aim/purpose

-             to help you start writing your first-year literature review — without feeling overwhelmed!

Content

•            Why the literature review matters

•            The big picture: developing a review

•            Zooming in: engaging with key publications

•            Starting to write the review

Learning Outcomes - after attending this workshop you will be able to:- develop a foundation for your literature review- use a template to take effective notes that create continuity between different publications- adopt a step-by-step approach to your literature review, without going down rabbit holes

This workshop does not cover online literature searches.

Workshop Facilitator: Mimo Caenepeel