Writing about your research is challenging: the material is typically complex, and it is imperative that your readers understand why and how you did your research, trust your findings, and develop a clear sense of their significance and implications. Well-structured writing helps you to achieve these goals. In this workshop you will be introduced to a range of concepts and strategies that will scaffold your writing efforts and help you to structure your thesis, chapters, sections, paragraphs and sentences.
Feedback from 2023 participants includes:
“This session provided practical advice for writing with a PhD student in mind and delivered it in an engaging way.”
“I was looking for this sort of guidance for improving my writing while structuring appropriately.”
“It’s such a daunting task to write a thesis and Sheree made it feel do-able! Thank you.”
Presented by the Learning Advisors of Student Services. Previously known as Planning to Write OR Editing and Proofreading Your Thesis.
After attending this workshop, consider attending Refining Your Writing.
About Writing skills
The ability to write well is critical to success in your research degree and a ‘top 10’ skill sought by employers. Learning the strategies for good writing will help you write efficiently. Knowing not only what to write, but how to write it for a particular audience, will help you communicate your research effectively.
Useful links
- UQ Academic Writing [online at UQ]
- Improving writing through corpora [online at UQ]
- Getting started with a literature review (Library)
- Getting started with a Systematic Review (Library)