Scientific Writing in the Natural and Life Sciences

Participation

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.

 

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.