Date/Time: 16 and 17 November, 9:30am to 5:30pm

Vacancies: 20 (priority will be given to candidates in the 3rd and 4th year of their PhD)

Course in English

Face-to-Face Course | Casa da Escrita

Registrations closed

Brief description of the course:

Two full days of dedicated time with a structured framework that allow researchers to make significant progress in their writing research projects. They learn to plan and set realistic goals, reflect on their writing practice, make sense of their achievements and take strategic decisions faster.

Rationale and Purpose

The ‘structured writing retreat’ approach is a well-established and successful method that provides dedicated writing time and space through a framework for doctoral and early career researchers (DECRs) to collaborative work and progress in their academic writing projects.

Structured Writing Retreats

The structured writing retreat approach is a focused writing technique where collaboration, decision-making, and support play a vital part in the writing journey. More than talking about writing, participants will be invited to write together in a contained and peer-supportive environment. In this mode of writing, our thinking develops through, and in, the writing process itself. Trust and confidence are highly improved whilst we learn to tame anxiety and to give and receive support from our colleagues.

Trainer:

Joana Zózimo is a Portuguese social scientist and scholar of international standing with extensive global networks. Her experience in academic writing led to her profound interest in healthier approaches to writing when supporting her peers, both in lectures, writing groups and through online training for doctoral researchers.

She has a PhD in Educational Research and a professional qualification to deliver online and residential academic writing retreats. Her work is well-known in various universities and research institutes in the UK, Portugal, and in Ghana. Joana’s experience and knowledge combine the social theory of writing, the practice of getting it done, and the supportive environment to safeguard our health and well-being.

Supported by Coimbra City Council