Proposal Writing Workshop
Date: 16 February 2024
Place: ETH Hönggerberg, HIT E 41.1
Time: 9:00 – 12:00 and 13:30 – 17:00
Maximum number of participants: 20 people
The workshop will be led by Dr Andreas Trabesinger, external page Reinschrift Science Communication
About the workshop
As early-career researchers venture towards scientific independence, proposal writing becomes an ever more important activity. In this workshop, Dr Andreas Trabesinger (external page www.reinschrift.ch) will present context, tools and perspectives related to writing up scientific ideas and to effectively communicating key points to reviewers, based on his experience as a scientific consultant, science writer and a former editor at Nature Physics.
Programme
The detailed programme can be found here.
Learning outcome
- Learn about the essential elements of scientific storytelling
- Gain insights into typical reviewing processes
- Learn techniques for writing clear and enticing texts
Approach
- Broad overview of all the roles involved, from presenting yourself, to interacting with reviewers, to involving your host institution
- Discussion of key points of how to construct a coherent, well-rounded and compelling story
- Practical and directly applicable advice through specific case studies