Postgraduate Dissertation Bootcamp: Increase the quality and quantity of your dissertation writing
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Online
Every dissertation requires that you produce large amounts of academic writing, and work with vast amounts of academic papers and text. This workshop will focus on the Dr Rowena Murray method of academic writing and how it can be used to write a first draft and substantial amounts of quality academic writing in short focused periods of time.
This workshop is for PG students who are addressing their dissertation; however the workshop will benefit any student who is struggling to write. In the workshop you will be expected to engage with and try out the techniques of Dr Rowena Murray, so please come prepared to write. The workshop will cover:
- The role of emotions in your writing
- Techniques to get started
- Generative Writing
- Optimal writing periods
- Writing to prompts
- How writing with others improves accountability and output
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This workshop is part of the Postgraduate Dissertation Bootcamp 2026 series of Study Skills workshops, the full listing of which may be viewed at this link. These workshops are aimed at those who will be addressing a dissertation at postgraduate level, but undergraduate researchers might also find it helpful. The resources and a recording of this workshop are available from the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module, in the Writing Skills Resources/Dissertations section at this link (student login required).
This online workshop is delivered via Microsoft Teams. You will receive a confirmation in your email inbox after you register for the workshop, and the Teams link will be available about an hour before the start of the workshop. It's intended for enrolled Birkbeck students only.
The full listing of Study Skills workshops for this term can be viewed here. For 1-to-1 study support, find out more about the helpdesk via this link, or about school-specific tutors and resources via this link. For support finding resources (books, eBooks, articles, etc.) you may find out more about the Academic Services Librarians at this link.
Contact name: Ray Rose Raymond
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