Enhances academic writing and publication skills. Browse our Writing and Publishing workshops The Writing Process: Getting Started This workshop looks at the early stages of the writing process: getting started, generating material, structuring a text and developing a first draft. Be A Better Writer This workshop looks at habits, tools and strategies to convey your findings in a clear, succinct and scholarly way. Turbocharge Your Writing This workshop looks at practical strategies to enhance academic writing productivity, addressing common challenges like getting started, managing distractions, and overcoming internal barriers. Participants will learn to set effective writing plans, achieve goals, and improve writing, leading to increased output. Collaborative Writing and Publishing This workshop examines the dynamics of collaboration, including communication, authorship and shared responsibility. Writing a Literature Review This workshop looks at practical strategies for writing a literature review, including selecting source material, effective reading methods, note taking and structuring a review. The Art and Craft of Editing This workshop will explore the difference between editing and writing, and it will examine the different kinds of editing. Is my Writing ‘Academic’ Enough? This workshop explores both the conventions and misconceptions around what it means to write ‘academically’. Writing your First Papers for Journals This workshop helps Postgraduate Researchers acquire the skills of writing research papers for peer reviewed journals. It focuses on the critical steps involved in the writing process after the collection and analysis of data. Thesis Writing Bootcamp: Planning, Finishing and Avoiding Pitfalls This workshop explores the practicalities of thesis writing, including planning techniques, appropriate writing style and how to make writing more productive. Productive Writing: Techniques, Planning and Finishing This workshop addresses starting and managing writing projects, using innovative tools like generative AI, and optimising productivity for strategy development, manuscript planning, and setting writing deadlines. Writing for Publication This workshop provides advice and information on the publication process, looking at publication strategies, revising material, preparing manuscripts, targeting journals, working with editors, and the review process. Navigating the Peer Review Process Introduces researchers to the academic publishing and peer review system. Writing Abstracts This workshop will guide you through writing concise, informative and engaging abstracts. Beating Writer's Block This workshop focuses on writer’s block and strategies to overcome it. This article was published on Thursday 30 July 2026