This workshop will help PGRs think of visualisation methods as a writing aid and a way to switch from writing to “seeing” and “creating” to plan and write for their PhD. This workshop will introduce participants to strategies that can help them visualise, summarise, or express their research using process diagrams, flowcharts, mind maps and timelines. Such visual communication skills can effectively communicate complex research to a general audience and help visualise extensive research projects, academic posters, and other verbo-visual presentations.

Visualisation can also be helpful as a mental exercise. Beyond the above idea of visual communication of research, this workshop can explore ways of visualising goals to feel empowered or plan better. The goal of this workshop is to help the research shift into a different mode of thinking to think of their research in a fresh way, to add to their repertoire of tools for writing and planning and reinforce the idea that their PhD experience is also one of creation and innovation and they have many different avenues available to explore their areas and expertise.

Who is this for?

Stages of PhD

Early 0-14 months

Mid 12-24 months

Late 24-finish