RDO Writing Support
Writing support during your Research Degree
We all need support for our writing during our research degree; it is a craft that we need to learn and practice. Through the Researcher Development Online programme we offer training, development, groups and resources to help you.
You are a specialist in your field. But do you still find yourself getting stuck or frustrated when you try to write about it? Whether you are from a Science or Humanities background we offer sessions to ensure your writing is as effective as your research.
The sessions range from starting out and challenges with grammar, to writing bids and grant applications.
We will be starting our Autumn 2025 programme with Welcome events starting 1st October and the full programme commencing from 6th October. Bookings open on SkillsForge on 10th September.. We look forward to seeing you then
RD Online Writing Series Autumn 2025
| 06/10/2025 | 11.00-12.30 | Write More This Week: action planning for the week ahead | Book |
| 10/10/2025 | 10.30-12.00 | How to Respond to Feedback (Writing Series) | Book |
| 13/10/2025 | 11.00-13.00 | Academic writing: what is it and how to prepare for it | Book |
| 13/10/2025 | 14.00-15.30 | Writing Proposals and Abstracts | Book |
| 14/10/2025 | 13.00-14.30 | Paragraphs: the building blocks of your thesis | Book |
| 15/10/2025 | 13.00-14.30 | Advanced Writing: Writing an Article for Publication | Book |
| 22/10/2025 | 13.00-14.30 | Writing Sentences: starting strong | Book |
| 23/10/2025 | 11.00-12.30 | Representing other research fairly, organising your reading, filling the gap | Book |
| 23/10/2025 | 14.00-16.00 | Writing and Giving Conference Papers | Book |
| 24/10/2025 | 10.30-12.00 | Writing Introductions and Conclusions | Book |
| 28/10/2025 | 13.00-14.30 | Get your Writing Organised - Stage 1: storyboards | Book |
| 03/11/2025 | 11.00-12.30 | Get your Writing Organised - Stage 2: signposting & mapping | Book |
| 05/11/2025 | 13.30-15.00 | Perfecting your Writing: editing and proofreading tips | Book |
| 08/11/2025 | 10.30-12.30 | Academic writing: what is it and how to prepare for it | Book |
| 11/11/2025 | 10.30-11.30 | Writing Tips - Focus on Style: How to be more Concise | Book |
| 11/11/2025 | 13.00-14.00 | Writing Tips - Academic Hedging: advantages and pitfalls | Book |
| 14/11/2025 | 10.30-12.00 | Proofreading Circles - peer group learning | Book |
| 17/11/2025 | 11.00-12.30 | Making your thesis easier to read for your examiner | Book |
| 22/11/2025 | 10.30-12.00 | Paragraphs: the building blocks of your thesis | Book |
| 25/11/2025 | 13.00-14.30 | Long documents: practical tips, structuring your work, signposting | Book |
| 01/12/2025 | 11.00-12.30 | Finding, Reading, and Quoting Research | Book |
| 04/12/2025 | 11.00-12.30 | Writing and Giving Conference Papers | Book |
| 06/12/2025 | 10.30-12.00 | Advanced Writing: Writing an Article for Publication | Book |
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Top Tips
Orwell sums up:
1. Never use a metaphor, simile or other figure of speech which you are used to seeing in print.
2. Never use a long word where a short one will do it
3. If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.
4. Never use the passive where you can use the active.
5. Never use a foreign phrase, a scientific word or a jargon word if you can think of an everyday English equivalent.
6. ( Break any of these rules sooner than say anything outright barbarous)
George Orwell Politics and the English Language pp348-360 in George Orwell Essays 2000) Penguin ClassicsWriting Resources
University of Warwick
Also
6 Minute Grammar Podcasts
Write that journal article in seven days( Thesis Whisperer)
Pat Thompson Blog and BlueSky
@patthomson.bsky.social
Writing Advice from University of Toronto
POWA Paradigm Online Writing Advice
Learning English for Academic Purposes LEAP
Further support across Warwick
In addition to the support from the RDO and the PhD in Second language, you may find these resources useful:
Write Right : Academic Writing Moodle (this is for resource only as the course has now been archived and no longer monitored but contains useful info)
PGCTSS: for Science, Engineering & Medicine PGRs you can take nine week assessed modules
English for Academic Purpose in sessional English Language support and writing surgeries for International PGRs
Centre for Linguistics offer support. There is an additional cost to you for this course
The Academic Skills Moodle. A resource for UG & PGT but might have something useful
Critical Writing - An introduction to the principles of Critical Writing
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