Short Writing Course for PhD Students

This one-month short course is designed specifically for PhD researchers in the humanities, held at the Institute of Historical Research. The aim of this in-person training is to help you with your writing skills and craft with a particular emphasis on style and structure. The course includes discussions with your peers around writing and its challenges to encourage creative problem solving and to ensure that your writing reaches the highest possible of standards.

You must be available to attend all sessions on the course.

Dates

• 9 April 2025: Session 1 | Let’s get writing
• 16 April 2025: Session 2 | The Craft of Writing: Style
• 23 April 2025: Session 3 | The Craft of Writing: Structure
• 30 April 2025 Session 4| Getting to the line and across it

Full details of each session can be found on the programme.

As this is an in-person taught course, we do request that you only apply if you can attend all four of the sessions. This course is designed for PhD researchers. Individuals already enrolled at a recognised institution will get priority when applying for a place.

Please note that this course will be taking place in-person only, and that the number of places available is limited.