Target audience: Postgraduate Taught and Postgraduate Research Students and Research-focussed Staff ('postdocs', Research Assistants, Research Fellows etc).

The “Time to Write” sessions are a structured session where you write in timed intervals. They are designed to help you focus when writing. In order to get the most out of the sessions, you should have something to write as the sessions are focused around writing.

Structure:

This is an ONLINE session. You will be sent a MS Teams link once you book onto this session. Please join the team as soon as you receive this information by clicking the link provided. A request will then be made to the tutor who will accept you into the team approximately 30 minutes before the start of the session. Please do not leave joining the team until the last minute at risk of disturbing those who have already begun writing. 

Please be ready to start writing at the session start time. It is advisable that you get everything you need ready 15 minutes before the start.

You will be told when to start and stop writing (for each cycle) using the chat function. After the session the team will be deleted.   

You will need to have:

• A laptop or desktop computer
• Writing materials – pen, paper (if needed).
• Any documents/resources – papers, field-notes, interview data etc.

The session starts with a brief introduction and is then broken into 4 cycles: 

• Introduction: 5 minutes
• Cycle 1: Writing – 25 minutes 
• 5 minute break
• Cycle 2: Writing – 25 minutes 
• 5 minute break
• Cycle 3: Writing – 25 minutes
• 5 minute break
• Cycle 4: Writing – 25 minutes

The writing period is 100 minutes long.

This is not a training course, but a concentrated period for writing. 



Course Accessibility

The following table shows a summary of what is needed to participate in the course. 

If you feel you will experience any difficulties participating, please let us know via the ‘special requirements’ tab, providing as much information as possible. The special requirements tab can be completed when you book your place. Alternatively, you can contact us directly at ra-training@nottingham.ac.uk.

Access MS Teams
Attend the course at the specified date and time
Use MS Teams chat box function

Booking Conditions

Our webinars/ online courses are very popular, especially in the current period and we are experiencing large volumes of people on our waiting lists.  

Please do let us know if you would like to cancel your place on this course so we can offer your place to another delegate. 

Please note, attendances for courses will be recorded. There are no training points associated with courses run by the Researcher Academy.

 

Pre-Requisites

Webinar Access Instructions 

This session may be recorded. If a recording is kept of the session, then please note, that it may be made available to the wider University of Nottingham researcher community.

This is an ONLINE session within Microsoft Teams. We advise you to request to join the team before the session using the link provided below.  

When you do this a request will be sent to the facilitator who will approve your request to join the team approximately 30 minutes before the session starts. Please do not request on or after the session start time at risk of disturbing the writing cycles. 

Please be ready to start writing at the session start time. It is advisable that you get everything you need ready 15 minutes before the start.

You will be told when to start and stop writing (for each cycle) using the chat function or 'meet now' option. After the session the team will be deleted.