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This one day course provides a sound grounding in the core skills needed to produce accurate and effective scientific writing.

COURSE DETAILS

The course will include:

  • Critique of readability in relevant papers.
  • Use of tenses in academic papers.
  • Writing with impact.
  • Concise writing.
  • Grammar and proof reading.
  • Scientific table and chart technique.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

  • Develop understanding of the characteristics of scientific writing; write in simple, clear and concise scientific English.
  • Develop knowledge of how to write grammatically correct English.
  • Improve proof reading skills; organise the sections of a scientific paper effectively.
  • Develop a scientific argument with appropriate language that conveys the message effectively.
  • Make effective use of charts and tables. 

Previous participants have said

"It was a great resource to improve on my writing skills overall. The exercises were good and broke up the day to shift our concentration."

"I found the exercises fun and really useful as they helped to take in what we were learning."

INTENDED FOR

All DPhil students and postdoctoral researchers.

NUMBER OF PLACES

30

COURSE LEADER

Dr David Jones

 DATE/TIME

7th May 2024 | 09.00 - 17.00

BOOKING INFORMATION 

Book your place on Scientific Writing: Core Skills by clicking here.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

When registering for this course, please check our Terms and Conditions.

 

RDF SKILLS

 A1, B3, D2

The Researcher Development Framework (RDF) provides a framework for planning and supporting the personal, professional and career development of graduate students and research staff. See the the following for more details:

The Researcher Development Framework page

The Researcher Training Tool (click on Researcher Development)

Vitae (Vitae is a national organisation dedicated to realising the potential of researchers through supporting their professional and career development.)