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September 2020
Connecting with Industry for Social Scientists – 6 week interactive masterclass for LISS DTP researchers
Does your research provide answers to the key industrial and business challenges facing society and the economy? Would you like to increase the impact of you research, start up a…
Find out more »October 2020
LISS DTP Writing for Non-specialist Audiences (Online delivery)
Many postgraduate students struggle to explain complex ideas to people outside their discipline. Yet, these days, being able to write about your research for a broad range of audiences is…
Find out more »November 2020
LISS DTP Year 3 Writing Retreat (Online delivery)
This is an extended retreat, in which the first two days kick off a month-long, self-directed writing development programme. On days 1 and 2, researchers set specific goals for their…
Find out more »LISS DTP Stylish Academic Writing (Online delivery)
Academic writing doesn't have to be turgid prose that is agony to read (and to write). Complex ideas and abstract concepts can be expressed in simple language that anyone can…
Find out more »December 2020
LISS DTP The Art and Craft of Editing (Online delivery)
Editing can generate almost visceral anxiety in researchers. How should I go about it? What if I have to rewrite the whole thing? This highly practical online workshop clarifies the…
Find out more »January 2021
LISS DTP Making the Most of Your Writing Time (Online delivery)
Writing time is precious. It’s also nearly always either interrupted or wasted, at least in part, in procrastination. In this workshop we’ll look squarely at our own writing habits; explore…
Find out more »February 2021
LISS DTP Writing Clinics February (Online delivery)
If you have a specific writing issue you would like to discuss, two professional writers, Anne Wilson and Katie Grant, are offering bookable 40-minute one-to-one video consultation. The slots will…
Find out more »LISS DTP Finding Your Voice (Online delivery)
'How can I find my academic voice?' is a question many students ask. Some also wonder how it's possible to have a voice if they can't use 'I'. This workshop…
Find out more »May 2021
LISS DTP Year 1 Writing Retreat (Online delivery)
This Year 1 retreat offers a fresh take on academic writing, de-mystifying it, understanding its roots in rhetoric and stripping it back to basics as a form of communicating research.…
Find out more »LISS DTP Year 2 Writing Retreat (Online delivery)
A two-day writing retreat for any PhD student who is currently writing (e.g. for an 'upgrade', or writing chapters). Day 1 is writing exercises and Day 2 is timed writing…
Find out more »June 2021
LISS DTP Writing Clinics June (Online delivery)
If you have a specific writing issue you would like to discuss, two professional writers, Anne Wilson and Katie Grant, are offering bookable 40-minute one-to-one video consultation. The slots will…
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