Your writing practice: Building an intentional foundation for writing as a researcher

What does your writing practice look like, and is it suitable for the work you (want to) do?

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Course description

This three-hour seminar treats writing practice as something you can observe, understand and cultivate over time. Using Helen Sword's BASE framework as a starting point, you'll map the foundations of your own writing practice, discuss them with fellow writers, and explore ways you can improve. You'll leave the seminar with a clearer sense of how you work, and a concrete next step toward a practice that fits you. Join us!

The seminar is led by David Burke, Writing Pedagogue and Head of the Academic Writing Centre at UiO.

Target audience

PhD candidates, postdocs or other earlier career researchers.
The workshop is relevant for all fields.

Learning outcomes

  • A clearer sense of your own writing practice
  • A concrete next step toward a practice that fits you

Prerequisites 

  • No prerequisites
  • Participants should be PhD candidates, postdocs or other earlier career researchers

Required materials

  • None

Lunch

  • There will be a complementary buffet-lunch at 12:00-13:00 from the Sverdrups spiseri (Georg Sverdrups Hus, 2nd floor).
  • After you get your lunch, join us at Store møterom where we have reserved seats for #DSDays2027 participants. 

Number of participants

25

Contact

If you have any questions regarding this course, or anything else about the DSDays 2027 event, please contact us per email: digitalscholarship@ub.uio.no

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Published Nov. 5, 2026 10:15 AM - Last modified Nov. 5, 2026 1:30 PM