This half-day workshop will help you make the most out the research that you’ve already done by making you aware of a method for categorising knowledge, and knowledge-finding, by how accessible and/or known it is.

This half-day workshop will help you make the most out the research that you’ve already done by making you aware of a method for categorising knowledge, and knowledge-finding, by how accessible and/or known it is.

You have reams of research, numerous bits of writing that need to be joined into a single narrative, rough thoughts and notes, teeming references. How do you bring these into coherence and begin refining your narrative? Or – you’ve got a first draft and parts of it you think are wonderful, inspired, original, while other parts look a bit raw or even wild, and you don’t know how to tame the beast.

This workshop for researchers seeking to publish in peer-reviewed journals focuses on the key criteria involved in journal editors’ selection processes and peer-review, and how to meet them. Based on the inside knowledge of an experienced academic publisher, it is designed to develop essential skills in writing articles in order to increase researchers’ chances of placing their work in premium scholarly journals, to the benefit of their academic profile and career prospects.

Conflict may arise in different ways during the course of your research - usually when a need isn’t being met, or a disagreement arises. Developing the way you understand and address conflict situations will improve your communication skills and your relationships, both within the research environment and outside of it.

In this interactive session, you’ll discover how AI-powered tools can help you write faster, improve clarity, and streamline your process. From grammar and style enhancements to structural organization, you’ll explore a wealth of possibilities.

Do you spend hours searching for relevant literature? Do you feel like you’re always playing catch-up? In this interactive session, you’ll explore cutting-edge AI tools and techniques designed to streamline your research process. Learn how to harness the power of AI to find the most relevant material, save time and energy, and take your work to the next level.

This workshop starts by exploring scenarios where purposeful thinking can be useful, and the important differences between the different kinds of thinking. Participants will take part in interactive exercises to learn with, and from, each other about how different kinds of thinking interact.

This workshop will equip doctoral researchers with a range of tools to help them navigate the often uncertain trajectory of a PhD. They will learn strategies for planning ahead, adapting to change, and creating coping strategies for moving away from research pathways in which they have invested significant time and energy.

These consultations are designed as follow-up to the workshop on Writing Articles for Publication in Peer-Reviewed Journals in the Arts and Humanities. Participants submit a draft article 5-6 weeks in advance, and receive detailed constructive feedback on their writing from an experienced academic publisher and research training consultant. Areas for comment typically include structure and presentation of the argument, use of secondary scholarship, how to highlight the original research contribution to best effect, ways to develop the wider implications, and questions of tone, style, and precision.

You’ve passed your viva and got your life back. Now everyone keeps asking, “When are you going to publish your PhD?” You’re vaguely aware of what’s involved, but you’re not sure where to start. There are so many options, decisions, and conflicting experiences. What’s right for you? And, more importantly, how long will it take?

This workshop is a one-day intensive training session on writing research abstracts - a key form of scholarly communication. Essential for conferences and journal articles, abstracts are of critical importance for raising the profile of your research and developing an academic career. The workshop is designed to develop the necessary skills, encouraging participants to find clear, concise and powerful ways to summarize their research and make an impact.

In this workshop we will introduce you to a forensic approach to reading. We’ll explore how the writers you admire capture and hold your attention, looking for what works – and what doesn’t work.

This workshop addresses the all-too-common problem of front-loading the writing process, whereby some students spend the bulk of their time researching, leaving their write-up until the end, with too little time for thinking. We instil early on a habit of multiple drafting and polishing.

In this half-day workshop we’ll explore practical ways to find and file source material and then extract the information you need in the most efficient way. You’ll also practice stepping back from your notes to shape a strong narrative that tells the ‘story so far’ in a clear and compelling way, thereby setting the stage for your own contribution.

Are you prone to procrastinating? Do you avoid writing until you’ve got your ideas fully worked out? Do you fear the blank page? If you find yourself looking for reasons not to start writing, then this workshop can help.

In this workshop, you'll be guided through several divergent thinking, free-writing and contemplative activities designed to help you interrogate your research project from new perspectives. We’ll also discuss ways you can adapt your working habits in order to optimise your productivity and engineer a state of mind in which insights are more likely to occur.