Just Write!
Do you need to write something? Sometimes it helps to set aside some time and be able to discuss your text with someone else. Come to Just Write!, a mini-writing retreat held regularly throughout the term. Just Write! is open to all researchers at the university, especially doctoral students. The university's Language Specialist will be on hand to coach you in writing texts in English (voluntary of course!). During some Just Write! sessions, we will be visited for a while by other writing coaches and resources, e.g. staff from the University Library.
This event is arranged by the PhD Committee together with Eva Medin, Language Specialist, Communications Office.
Place: D6 Balder (Communications Office)
Times: Drop-in during 09:00–16:00 (voluntary lunch break together 12:00–13:00) on the following Tuesdays of even-numbered weeks:
12 December
9 January
23 January
6 February
20 February
5 March
19 March
2 April
16 April
30 April
14 May
28 May
11 June
No registration is required. Welcome to Just Write!
Workshop on concise academic writing in English
Facilitator: Eva Medin, Language Specialist, Communications Office
This workshop gives you tips and tools for reducing word count and writing concise academic and scientific texts. The same writing and revision techniques that help reduce the number of words in an academic text can also contribute to clear and concise writing. This workshop provides you with revision methods, such as Lanham's paramedic method, as well as a variety of concrete tips, phrase lists, and an abstract template to help you write more concisely. There is a presentation and several practical exercises.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/groups. Please contact Eva Medin for more information.
Workshop on writing emails in English
Facilitator: Eva Medin, Language Specialist, Communications Office
The workshop provides you with templates, tools, and phrases for writing emails in English for work. It includes a presentation of common phrases for different levels of formality and contexts, information about tools and things to consider, as well as practical exercises.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/groups and thus adapted to specific needs. Please contact Eva Medin for more information.
Workshop on Giving Feedback: Why, When and How?
Facilitator: Anna Ekman, Language Lab at the University Library
Ever felt overwhelmed by all the demands on response from your students? Wondered if they did not read any of your well formulated comments and suggestions? Or if you simply have students who do not understand how to use feedback -and in that case, who should teach them that?
In this workshop, we will use our collective experiences to find reasons for starting or continuing to give feedback. We will also look at when to use feedback in your daily work and courses to make a difference. Lastly, I will suggest ways to communicate feedback in different situations to develop motivation and learning.
Theoretical background to this workshop is Hattie, Dylan and Dweck who all focus on education together with methods for coaching from the areas of business and sports.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/teaching teams and thus adapted to specific needs. Please contact Anna Ekman for more information.
Workshop on Oral Communication and Presentation Skills
Facilitator: Johanna Persson, Language Lab at the University Library
This workshop is an introduction to oral communication and presentation skills. We discuss what needs to be considered when giving an oral presentation before a group. What positive and negative factors influence a presentation? How do you best put your message across? This session also covers the different parts of a typical presentation and how to organise the contents. Furthermore, different common presentation aids and how they can/should be used, are discussed.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/groups and thus adapted to specific needs. Please contact Johanna Persson for more information.
Abstract Writing Workshop
Facilitator: Eva Medin, Language Specialist, Communications Office
This interactive workshop presents a tool for writing an abstract for a scholarly/scientific text.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/groups and thus adapted to specific needs. Please contact Eva Medin for more information.
Facilitated Peer Review Session with a Special Focus on Clarity
Facilitator: Eva Medin, Language Specialist, Communications Office
This interactive workshop helps us think about communicating complex ideas through clear language. We will look at each other’s texts and consider the writing at the paragraph and sentence levels as well as look at clarity within sentences.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/groups and thus adapted to specific needs. Please contact Eva Medin for more information.
First Page Concept: Grant Applications
Facilitator: Research Advisors, Grants and Innovation Office
This workshop focuses on the presentation of central arguments in a grant proposal. The workshop consists of two parts. In the first part, some tools and exercises for proposal writing are presented. The second part consists of a joint discussion of the results of the exercises where all participants will receive feedback on some of the central arguments in their proposal text.
Note: This workshop can be booked for individual departments/groups and thus adapted to specific needs. Please contact Stefan Permanto for more information.
