The writing centre is open for students and researchers who wish to improve their writing. Come and discuss your ideas, drafts and questions with one of our writing consultants.
Come for a consultation!
We offer physical consultations, and e-consultations for all our services. Consultations can be booked two weeks in advance.
Opening hours
The writing centre closes for the summer between July 1st and August 15th
- Monday: 12–16
- Tuesday: 10–14
- Wednesday: 16–20
- Thursday: 12–16
- Friday: 12–16 (digital only)
Variations may occur.
We are located at the Georg Sverdrup's house at Blindern, Library of the Humanities and the Social Sciences, ground floor.
Films from the writing centre
What we offer
- We offer one-on-one consultations based on drafts or ideas for assignments or theses, normally up to three consultations per semester.
- Topics for the consultations could be, e.g., organisation, structure, problem formulation, argumentation, discussion, academic language, how to get started and other issues related to the writing process.
- In addition to normal writing consultations, we offer one-on-one consultations on presentation techniques, study techniques, English academic writing, science writing, research articles and grant proposals.
- NB: The writing centre staff does not proofread or discuss scientific content.
If you need help with literature search, reference check etc., you may book a consultation with a librarian.
Questions about EndNote? Get help from the EndNote-group on Facebook.
Writing programme
The writing centre offers various types of courses and workshops in collaboration with faculty. All our courses are based on writing activities and interaction with examples from the disciplines. We prioritize long-term projects together with faculty that want to get involved in students' writing.
Contact Ingerid Straume if you are interested in collaboration.
Under the portfolio of LINK Centre for Learning, Innovation & Academic Development, we also offer a course in scaffolding students' academic writing via process-oriented feedback.
Events
Search & Write
Search & Write is a website with writing tips, films and information on everything from study techniques to setting up a completed thesis. The resource is actively used in the writing center's consultations and courses, and is suitable for flipped classrooms, among other things. A "must" for anyone writing a thesis in higher education.
A home for writing
To acquire an academic language means to develop a new identity within one's discipline, utilizing both the written and spoken word.
The writing centre at the UiO aims to support writers in their academic identity formation processes, and not simply "fix the text" of an assignment. Through activities such as consultations, writing workshops and various arrangements, we aim to become a "home for writing".
The Academic writing centre at the UiO belongs to the University of Oslo Library. Our aim is to develop writing support services for the university as a whole, together with the departments and faculty.
Feel free to contact us at an early stage of your writing process to develop your ideas!
Who are we?
The writing mentors are skilled and highly motivated students. They come from various disciplines and are trained in writing pedagogy and consultation. Some of our writing mentors are native English speakers.
The centre is led by Ingerid S. Straume and Cathinka Dahl Hambro. Ingerid Straume has a cross-disciplinary background, including writing studies and a PhD in the philosophy of education. She has extensive experience as a supervisor, subject lecturer and teacher of academic writing. She is co-editor of Search & Write, and a published writer. Cathinka Dahl Hambro has an interdisciplinary background from language, literature, medieval studies (PhD) and theology. She has broad experience with teaching within several disciplines in higher education, supervision, research and academic writing centre management.
Would you like to work at the writing centre? Please contact Cathinka Dahl Hambro or Ingerid Straume. You need to be a student at UiO and to have some proficiency in Norwegian to work with us.
More information about the writing centre
Our resources
- Search & Write is an online tutorial with tips and advice on assignment writing, information searching, referencing and proper use of sources.
- Academic phrasebank from University of Manchester
- Writing guide for the social sciences, USC
- Purdue OWL Online Writing Lab
Contact us
For questions, or to send us your draft by email, please contact skrivesenter@ub.uio.no.
You're also welcome to contact us via Facebook.