Why writing at PG level is hard (and what you can do to make it a bit easier)

Writing at postgraduate level

In this series of four sessions we’ll be taking an in-depth look at various aspects of writing at postgraduate level. Each session will be 90mins, with 30mins at the end for questions and discussion.

Whilst they have been designed as a set of sessions, with each building on from the previous, the individual sessions have been designed to be standalone – which means that you can attend the whole series or just those that particularly speak to you.

Workshop 1: Why writing at postgraduate level is hard

In this first session, we’ll be taking a step back and reflecting for a moment on what it is that you’re actually doing at PG level, as this is far more than simply writing. You’re engaging in a complex, cognitive process of knowledge creation. And so when the writing gets hard, its useful just to remember that what you are doing is far more complicated than just writing – as writing is something that you can all already do and to a pretty high degree of ability. In fact, as we will see, there are numerous factors involved in writing at this level, from the epistemological assumptions of your discipline, through how we construct argument, before we even get to how we construct an articulate sentence – and we’ll be looking at all of these.

Karen's three other workshops can be accessed via the links below, under 'Related Courses'.

All PhD students

This course will facilitated via Zoom please ensure you have access. The Zoom Joining link will be sent in Booking Confirmation email.

Online participative workshop comprising information-giving and activities

2 hour

• Writing at postgraduate level: Reader Empathy. It's not just about the writing - it's writing for your reader
• Writing at postgraduate level: The true secret to clarity - multi-level editing
• Writing at postgraduate level: The Universitys criterion 'clearly written' - what this means