Workshop Scientific Writing
Trainer: Dr. Kerstin Minnich
Date: 07./08.12.2023 plus 2 follow-up online sessions à 2 hours
When writing a paper or thesis, PhD students often face several challenges such as addressing the target readership, structuring the manuscript in a logical way, and writing in a precise and concise style. The complexity of a scientific writing project can be overwhelming, leading to feelings of disorientation, lack of motivation and enhanced procrastination.
To overcome these obstacles we will address efficient planning and writing strategies, techniques for adequate application of scientific style and structure conventions, and efficient revision and feedback strategies. In addition, we will develop individual strategies to avoid writer´s block and to optimize the writing process. Finally, we will address criteria of choosing a suitable journal and conventions regarding the publishing process. Throughout the whole workshop you will have opportunity to work with texts from your individual writing projects.
In the time between the workshop and the follow-up sessions you can apply writing methods and strategies to your ongoing writing projects. In case any questions come up during this practical phase, we can address them in the follow-up sessions. Moreover, the 2 follow-up sessions will support you to establish a writing routine in your everyday life and thus to make regular progress with your writing projects.
Content:
Planning of scientific texts.
Optimizing the writing process and overcoming writer`s block.
Revision of scientific texts.
Scientific style conventions.
Efficient feedback strategies.
Publishing process.
Establish a writing routine.
After completing the workshop, you
know strategies for structuring your manuscript.
are aware of conventions regarding scientific style and know strategies to apply them to your own texts.
know how to improve your individual writing strategies and how to avoid writer`s block.
are aware of criteria for choosing a suitable journal and know about conventions regarding the publishing process.
know strategies to establish a writing routine in your everyday life.
About the trainer
Dr. Kerstin Minnich is a biologist who obtained her doctoral title at the Ulm University, followed by a postdoctoral research period at the Leibniz Institute on Aging in Jena.
In 2016, she founded SCIENCE WRITING and works as an editor, writing coach and workshop trainer for scientific writing with students, PhD candidates and postdocs in life sciences.
For more information, contact Tina Niemann (tina.niemann@uni-hamburg.de).