Writing Outside the Box: Techniques, Formats & Practice
When: Wed, 17.06.2026 2:00 PM until Wed, 08.07.2026 3:30 PM
Where: Hamburg Research Academy, Gorch-Fock-Wall 7, 20354 Hamburg
Writing for a non-scientific audience has you breaking out into sweat? Don’t worry, you are not alone. The good news: while talent plays a role as it does in any skill, so do method, technique and practice. Engaging writing is a skill that you can learn. This course will focus on the basics:
1. Mind the gap: how to write for target audiences beyond academia
2. Dealer's choice: an introduction to common formats
3. Get a taste for it: a range of writing exercises to put the technique into practice
The course consists of three live sessions – one in person, two online – and some self-directed work in between, such as exercises and short peer reviews.
Dates:
17 June 2026, 2-4 pm
24 June 2026, 2-3:30 pm
8 July 2026, 2-3:30 pm
Career Stage: Doctoral & Postdoctoral Phase
HRA’s Project for Research Communication:
This event is part of a larger research communication project which is funded by the Claussen-Simon-Stiftung.
The event is open to all users of the Hamburg Research Academy, participation is free of charge. Please register here.