Utrecht, Netherlands

Global Health PhD & Postdoc Writing Retreat

online course
when 24 March 2021 - 26 March 2021
language English
duration 1 week
fee EUR 395

The writing retreat course will offer participants the opportunity to work on their manuscript alone and together with course members, join workshops to improve their academic writing and communication skills, and meet other global health PhD students and postdocs to share experiences. The workshops will be directed by senior researchers and will be targeted to explicitly cover the major concerns of early career researchers.

The course aims to provide you with dedicated time to write or improve your manuscript, together with other Global Health PhD students and postdocs within a friendly environment.

Workshops to enhance your academic writing skills will be given during the course. Senior researchers will share the most common pitfalls in academic writing and tips that can help writing stunning papers. Limitless amount of coffee and tea will be provided, as well as the opportunity to socialize.

Each day there is planned time to write/improve your manuscript, workshops and social activities. The course fee (395 euros) is including the course itself, course materials, lunch, dinner and unlimited coffee and tea.

Course leader

Dr. Joyce Browne & Dr. Daniel Boateng

Target group

PhD candidates and Postdocs

Course aim

By the end of the retreat the participants will have had time to work on a manuscript, join workshops to improve their skills, and have met other global health PhD students and postdocs.

Fee info

EUR 395: Course + course materials