Workshop: Scientific Writing

This workshop is for PhD candidates and others who are either publishing in international journals, or soon will be. The modules therefore explore how scientific writers can satisfy the expectations of international, English-speaking journal editors, and boost their chances of publication. Participants will learn the techniques they need to write well structured papers which communicate the value of their research with impact and clarity.

Topics include:
• the principles of good scientific writing
• cultural differences in how academic papers are written
• how to structure research articles
• how to build effective paragraphs and sentences
• communicating voice and attitude in a text
• incorporating narrative into academic texts
• abstracts and introductions
• punctuation
• editing techniques

Participants should:
• for an online workshop: have a reasonable internet connection, and have downloaded Zoom
• bring a paper (including its abstract) which they have written (one by another author will also suffice)