Scientific Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences

The Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is an alliance of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin. Together, they are pursuing the goal of creating and shaping an integrated research space in Berlin. This alliance aims to establish Berlin as a leading international science location. All workshops and events offered by the Graduate Studies Support Program are funded by the BUA and therefore free of charge.

 

Participation

Doctoral researchers (all disciplines) of the Berlin University Alliance.
Ideally, participants should have started their research project already and be at the stage of writing, in order to take the most advantage from the workshop

Before booking a workshop, please make sure that you can attend for the entire duration. Please check our terms and conditions.

Objectives

With discipline and commitment, scientific writing is a skill that can be learned and mastered. In this workshop, Andrea Sanchini will work with participants to develop a set of "how-to" strategies for writing journal articles and theses, and for increasing writing productivity.

 

Content

Common challenges and misunderstandings in scientific writing

 How to organize the flow of information

 The sections of a scientific article

 Different typed of writers

 The stages of writing process

 Techniques and software available to increase writing productivity

 Clear scientific writing

 Motivational tools to increase writing productivity

 How to reduce procrastination and perfectionism

 Teamwork with co-authors and supervisors

 

Please note

During the workshop, participants can draft part of their current writing project, for example a journal article or a thesis (1 to 2 pages). Therefore, participants are asked to decide in advance which ariting task they want to do during the workshop.

 

Further Information

Postdocs are welcome to participate if spots are available.