Effective academic speaking goes beyond presenting data. It’s about crafting a compelling narrative that engages your audience. This workshop introduces academic speaking as a distinct genre and showcases how to transform research findings into engaging stories in speaking situations such as a classroom presentation, conference talk, or a seminar presentation. In this session, you will: […]
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) invites current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to an on-campus day of dedicated, distraction-free writing time. There’s nothing more productive than writing with community. If you’ve been putting off a writing project, or just need focused time to make real progress, this retreat is for you. Whether […]
New to graduate school and want to improve your writing? Effective research writing is not just a skill; it’s a disciplinary practice shaped by the rhetorical norms, analytical moves, and communicative expectations of your field. Using research-informed frameworks, examples from published studies, and guided mini-exercises, we break down the logic and core features of successful […]
A strong literature review is more than a summary; it’s a scholarly conversation that positions your research within the field. However, writing a literature review can feel like navigating a maze of research. Join this practical, research-informed workshop to discover common structures and strategies for writing literature reviews that are purposeful, precise, and aligned with […]
Academic English is, in many ways, a new language with its own conventions and expectations that all researchers must learn, regardless of our first language. Across disciplines, scholars rely on a recognizable set of expressions to articulate relationships between ideas, indicate the level of certainty in claims, and foreground the significance of their research contributions. […]
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication (CWSC) invites current graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to an on-campus day of dedicated, distraction-free writing time. There’s nothing more productive than writing with community. If you’ve been putting off a writing project, or just need focused time to make real progress, this retreat is for you. Whether […]
Curiosity moves us. Determination gets us there—because progress doesn’t happen on its own. See how we push forward.
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