Writing papers and theses in the life sciences
Writing scientific manuscripts is rewarding but can also turn out to be a difficult task for the beginner. This interactive workshop gives assistance to Ph.D. and Master students who are facing the challenge of writing a scientific paper or a thesis.
The participants will be guided through the entire process of scientific writing, step by step. The workshop starts with the first drafts of the scientific story, deals with the generation of figures and texts, and intensively discusses the contents and logic that reviewers expect from a good manuscript.
The importance of interactions with supervisors and co-authors will be pointed out and, finally, problems with writing or publishing will also be dealt with. This is not an English language course. However, a compendium of scientific phrases will be provided. We will develop a toolbox that makes scientific writing more efficient and rewarding.
- How to prepare the writing phase?
- Data collection
- Drafts as a decisive writing tool
- The “Word Flow” method
- Good figures / bad figures
- The “center” of your manuscript
- The “Big Three”: Introduction, Results, Discussion
- Showcase of your manuscript: Title and Abstract
- Not to be forgotten: Methods, References etc.
- Interaction with your supervisor and co-workers
- Submission of publications
- Dealing with problems in writing and publishing
- Issues specific to Master and Ph.D. theses
Format: intensive two days workshop with discussions, presentations, group work
A comprehensive hand-out as well as a certificate of attendance will be provided.
Trainer: Martin Wild
Important: Participants should bring along their notebooks (fully charged)!
Duration: two days
Date: 29-30 Septembre 2016
Time : 9.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m.
Location : Alexander von Humboldt Haus, Hüfferstr. 61
Target Group: PhD students of biology
Number of Participants: 15 people