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January 2020
British Library Doctoral Open Days
20 January – 28 February The British Library has scheduled another season of Doctoral Open days in January and February 2020. These Open Days are designed for first-year PhD students…
Find out more »LISS DTP Supervisors’ Forum
Would you like to find out more about how to support students through the LISS ESRC studentship application process and beyond? This forum is for both current and prospective supervisors…
Find out more »LISS DTP Writing Retreat led by Thinking Writing
Do you need time and space to get on with your writing? If so this retreat, available on the 23th January or the 22nd April, is for you. The aim…
Find out more »February 2020
Productivity Workshop for Researchers and Students
Writing a doctoral dissertation is a formidable task that requires much more than familiarity with research methodologies and library catalogues. Applying insights from cognitive science and learning theory, time management…
Find out more »LISS DTP Making the Most of your Writing Time
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 »LISS DTP Giving and receiving feedback
What kind of feedback helps you improve what you have written? How does feedback on your writing make you feel? Many writers are familiar with the emotions feedback can provoke…
Find out more »March 2020
LISS DTP Who am I when I write? Voice in academic writing
'How can I find my academic voice?' is a question many PhD students ask. Some also wonder how it's possible to have a voice if they can't use 'I'. This…
Find out more »April 2020
LISS DTP Writing Retreat led by Thinking Writing
Do you need time and space to get on with your writing? If so this retreat, available on the 23th January or the 22nd April, is for you. The aim…
Find out more »May 2020
LISS DTP Year 1 Two-Day Writing Retreat
This two-day retreat offers a fresh take on academic writing, de-mystifying it with activities to help you write more clearly and stylishly within your discipline. We will explore: what academic…
Find out more »LISS DTP Year 2 Two-Day Writing Retreat
This two-day retreat is for any Y2 PhD student currently working towards a PhD stage (e.g. an upgrade, or submitting chapters), when writing can feel stressful and lonely. Day 1…
Find out more »June 2020
LISS DTP Writing for non-specialist audiences
Many postgraduate students struggle to explain complex research, in writing, to people outside their discipline, or outside academia. Yet, these days, being able to write about your research for a…
Find out more »LISS DTP The art and craft of editing
Editing generates almost visceral anxiety in doctoral students, mainly through misunderstanding exactly what it is and how to do it. This highly practical one-day workshop clarifies the difference between writing…
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