What’s the idea of the workshop?
It can often be difficult to find enough time for writing a paper or a chapter or a grant application. So, here’s the solution: invest a week of your time to focus on writing - and nothing else. No meetings. No teaching. No form filling or other administrivia. It’s also important to present your draft work back to your peers, both as a way of getting feedback on your ideas and to celebrate your achievements. Participants can choose to write as a sole author or as joint authors – whatever suits your needs. So, in the spirit of scholarly collaboration and support, BSSH is holding its first Research Intensive Week-Long (almost) Workshop.
Who is the workshop for?
This workshop is open to all staff and postgraduate students in BSSH. We would like to encourage everyone to participate. This workshop is not just for early career researchers or those who want to “kick-start” their publications. It’s for everyone: academic staff from levels A to E, postgraduate students, and research officers.
Dates
The workshop will be held over a four days during the semester break. The days are:
Monday 13 July – Thursday 16 July, 2009. This week has been chosen to avoid teaching commitments (examinations and marking, and courses committees), and not encroach on teaching preparations for semester 2.
How will it be run?
The workshop involves two sessions for all participants (Monday morning and Thursday lunchtime), and four optional sessions (two morning teas and two pitstop consultations). Aside from that, we want it to be as flexible as possible to meet your individual needs.
Monday 9 am – 10 am over an early morning tea (for all participants)
At this first meeting, each participant (or co-authors / group of participants) explains what they are aiming to achieve by the end of the week. This will involve a brief description of the target journal, proposed title, list of authors or co-authors, an outline of the paper, and word length.
Monday 1 pm – 2 pm First pitstop consultation (optional)
This is an optional session for postgraduate students and early career researchers. It provides an opportunity to gain advice from experienced researchers about the craft of writing your paper / chapter / funding submission.
Tuesday 10:30 am – 11 am over morning tea (optional)
This second meeting is informal and optional. It’s an important opportunity to get together and share information about your progress, talk to colleagues who might have an idea or a resource that could be useful, compare callouses on fingertips, etc. Morning tea is supplied.
Wednesday 10:30 am – 11 am over morning tea (optional)
This third meeting is informal and optional. It’s an important opportunity to get together and share information about your progress, talk to colleagues who might have an idea or a resource that could be useful, compare callouses on fingertips, etc. Morning tea is supplied.
Wednesday 1 pm – 2 pm Second pitstop consultation (optional)
This is an optional session for postgraduate students and early career researchers. It provides an opportunity to gain advice from experienced researchers about the craft of writing your paper / chapter / funding submission.
Thursday 1 pm – 3 pm (over lunch, off campus) (for all participants)
This is the ‘show and tell’ session that signals the end of the workshop. Each participant (or group) will report back about their achievements over the past four days (what has been written, what still needs to be done prior to submission). Participants will be invited to make some reflective comments on the value of the workshop, whether it should be held again (as a biannual event) and how it might be improved.
Lunch will be supplied.
Senior researchers in Psychology, Humanities and the Social Sciences (who themselves will be workshop participants) have volunteered to make some time available each day for consultation. This can be by phone, email and/or face-to-face. So, if you have a question or need some advice or a word of encouragement, just get in touch with them. During the week, participants can work wherever they will be most productive: in their offices, at the library, at home, in cafes, in a holiday shack at the beach …
What to do if you’re interested…
Email Sally Grist with the following information:
Your name (and co-authors if applicable)
Proposed title
Target journal or chapter or research grant funding scheme etc.
Brief outline (no more than 50 words)
Approximate word length.
It can often be difficult to find enough time for writing a paper or a chapter or a grant application. So, here’s the solution: invest a week of your time to focus on writing - and nothing else. No meetings. No teaching. No form filling or other administrivia. It’s also important to present your draft work back to your peers, both as a way of getting feedback on your ideas and to celebrate your achievements. Participants can choose to write as a sole author or as joint authors – whatever suits your needs. So, in the spirit of scholarly collaboration and support, BSSH is holding its first Research Intensive Week-Long (almost) Workshop.
Who is the workshop for?
This workshop is open to all staff and postgraduate students in BSSH. We would like to encourage everyone to participate. This workshop is not just for early career researchers or those who want to “kick-start” their publications. It’s for everyone: academic staff from levels A to E, postgraduate students, and research officers.
Dates
The workshop will be held over a four days during the semester break. The days are:
Monday 13 July – Thursday 16 July, 2009. This week has been chosen to avoid teaching commitments (examinations and marking, and courses committees), and not encroach on teaching preparations for semester 2.
How will it be run?
The workshop involves two sessions for all participants (Monday morning and Thursday lunchtime), and four optional sessions (two morning teas and two pitstop consultations). Aside from that, we want it to be as flexible as possible to meet your individual needs.
Monday 9 am – 10 am over an early morning tea (for all participants)
At this first meeting, each participant (or co-authors / group of participants) explains what they are aiming to achieve by the end of the week. This will involve a brief description of the target journal, proposed title, list of authors or co-authors, an outline of the paper, and word length.
Monday 1 pm – 2 pm First pitstop consultation (optional)
This is an optional session for postgraduate students and early career researchers. It provides an opportunity to gain advice from experienced researchers about the craft of writing your paper / chapter / funding submission.
Tuesday 10:30 am – 11 am over morning tea (optional)
This second meeting is informal and optional. It’s an important opportunity to get together and share information about your progress, talk to colleagues who might have an idea or a resource that could be useful, compare callouses on fingertips, etc. Morning tea is supplied.
Wednesday 10:30 am – 11 am over morning tea (optional)
This third meeting is informal and optional. It’s an important opportunity to get together and share information about your progress, talk to colleagues who might have an idea or a resource that could be useful, compare callouses on fingertips, etc. Morning tea is supplied.
Wednesday 1 pm – 2 pm Second pitstop consultation (optional)
This is an optional session for postgraduate students and early career researchers. It provides an opportunity to gain advice from experienced researchers about the craft of writing your paper / chapter / funding submission.
Thursday 1 pm – 3 pm (over lunch, off campus) (for all participants)
This is the ‘show and tell’ session that signals the end of the workshop. Each participant (or group) will report back about their achievements over the past four days (what has been written, what still needs to be done prior to submission). Participants will be invited to make some reflective comments on the value of the workshop, whether it should be held again (as a biannual event) and how it might be improved.
Lunch will be supplied.
Senior researchers in Psychology, Humanities and the Social Sciences (who themselves will be workshop participants) have volunteered to make some time available each day for consultation. This can be by phone, email and/or face-to-face. So, if you have a question or need some advice or a word of encouragement, just get in touch with them. During the week, participants can work wherever they will be most productive: in their offices, at the library, at home, in cafes, in a holiday shack at the beach …
What to do if you’re interested…
Email Sally Grist with the following information:
Your name (and co-authors if applicable)
Proposed title
Target journal or chapter or research grant funding scheme etc.
Brief outline (no more than 50 words)
Approximate word length.
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