The Student-Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) at Warwick Law School is happy to invite you to our first writing boot camp for this academic year. The boot camp will run from 5-7 November during reading week and will be held at S2.12 (aka Moot Court Room). Intended to serve as both a social and study-focused space, the Writing Bootcamp will allow us to work together for dedicated periods of time, chat, and share any concerns in a supportive environment.

The event will run hybrid and we welcome everyone by offering online participation. Lunch and snacks will also be provided for those of you who can join in person. We just ask you to indicate this by signing up HERE so we can arrange food and snacks with minimal wastage. Please sign up by filling out the form.

We understand that not everyone can commit to both sessions on each day, but you can drop in and out whenever it is suitable for you. Please find the schedule attachedLink opens in a new window. Please also note that you don't need to write to join the event. You can do some reading or tick off anything on your to-do list. 

9am-5pm daily.

We're excited to announce our new monthly writing workshops for PhDs, Postdocs, and Early Career Researchers. These sessions offer a unique opportunity to present and receive feedback on your work in an innovative format. The platform is not limited to but focuses on work that uses critical approaches to questions of race, class, gender and other intersections. Staff and CCLS members are all warmly invited to participate in the writing workshops and support early career researchers with their insights and feedback.

Writing Workshop Format

We've organized these sessions with a twist: rather than presenting your own work, we will present each other's papers. This approach offers several benefits

• Removes the pressure of self-presentation
• Allows authors to focus on receiving feedback
• Encourages constructive discussion rather than defensive responses

Session Structure

Each one-hour session will be structured as follows:

• 15 minutes: Presentation of the paper by an assigned presenter/discussant
• 5 minutes: Initial feedback from the presenter kicking off the conversation
• 40 minutes: Open discussion and further feedback

Participation Guidelines

• Participants will be assigned one paper to present
• All attendees are expected to read and comment on all papers carefully
• Authors should come prepared to receive feedback and consider ways to advance their work
• Papers must be provided at least 10 days prior to the session

You are all welcome to come and share your work. This is a splendid opportunity for postdocs and early career researchers to share their writing in a safe and supportive environment. Whether you are preparing for your upgrade, the PGR conference or any other publication, funding application or presentation, we encourage all ECRs to take advantage of this valuable platform for academic growth and collaboration.

If you have any questions or would like to participate, contact Berit Berit.i.merla@stud.leuphana.de and Paola Paola.Zichi@warwick.ac.uk

Members of the Careers team will lead the discussion and students will need to be willing to actively engage with the topic and be ready to ask questions and share experiences of writing applications. By the end of the session, you will have:

• Recognised different types of applications required by recruiters
• Explored how to prepare and research effectively in order to write a good application
• Identified how to approach different types of applications
• Considered how to create a good impression through the application process

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