This informal session addresses the issue of writing the PhD thesis. Students receive a great deal of training and supervision on research design, methods, etc. but writing - and writing style - often gets overlooked. This session will consider what students find difficult about writing, how to encourage them to think about writing in a more proactive manner, and what makes good academic writing more generally. Colleagues are asked to think in advance about a particular academic whose style they admire and consider what it is that makes them so readable. 

Speakers

Dr Rory Cormac is an Associate Professor of International Relations in the School of Politics. He has supervised numerous PhD students and written 4 books, including for both academic and trade presses.

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