Start your Thesis
or Paper

Why join this workshop?

Many doctoral researchers and postdocs already have data, results, notes, or first draft fragments — yet turning this into a thesis, paper, chapter, or manuscript can feel large, unclear, and hard to organise.

This compact workshop helps participants structure their writing project, diagnose what’s blocking progress, and leave with a realistic plan for moving forward.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN?

Participants learn how to

• use structure to make a thesis, paper, chapter, or manuscript more manageable
• develop a first structure skeleton for their own writing project
• identify the main bottleneck currently making writing difficult
• select a practical response strategy for that bottleneck
• create a realistic writing process plan for the coming weeks or months

WHAT PARTICIPANTS TAKE AWAY

Participants leave the workshop with three concrete outputs:

• A first structure skeleton — for their thesis, paper, chapter, or manuscript
• A writing bottleneck diagnosis — plus one practical response strategy
• A realistic writing process plan — adapted to their current stage

You don’t need to see the whole thesis to start writing it — you need a structure you can trust.

What topics do we cover?

Part 1 – Structure the Writing Project.
Turn a large writing project into a first structure skeleton.

Part 2 – Diagnose the Writing Bottleneck.
Identify what’s currently blocking your writing progress.

Part 3 – Plan the Writing Process.
Turn your structure and diagnosis into a realistic writing plan.

How is it taught?

The workshop is highly interactive and practice-oriented, combining short input sessions with guided individual work, pair exchange, and structured reflection. Participants work directly on their own thesis, paper, chapter, or manuscript throughout.