Become a more productive and joyful writer: Workshop on PhD writing
PhD School at the Faculty of Law at University of Copenhagen
Only for enrolled PhD students at the Faculty of Law
Date and time: 21 April 2026 from 9:00 to 16:00
The course is designed to enhance the PhD journey and the research process by introducing simple yet effective writing tools. The writing workshop is tailored to address the unique challenges faced by PhD students and aims to foster the development of beneficial writing practices and render the scholarly writing process more fruitful and efficient.
Academic aim:
- Acquire tools for establishing a productive and efficient writing practice
- Acquire tools for dealing with writing-related stress
- Acquire strategies for sustained writing motivation
Target group: PhD students at all stages of their PhD project. As part of the PhD School’s official course program at the Faculty of Law, it gives priority admission to PhD candidates enrolled at the Law Faculty.
Course teachers: Jens Larsen, PhD coach, co-founder WriteConcept.dk and researcher.
Course organizer: Zuzanna Godzimirska
Language: English
Programme:
9.00-9:15 Welcome and share challenges
9:15-10:00 How to overcome challenges and lack motivation
10:10-11:00 Writing goals and writing session on your text
11:10-12:15 Sharing writing goals and writing session on your text
12:15-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 How to approach the text and writing session on your text
14:00-14:30 Walk and Talk: Reflecting on the writing tools
14:30-15:30 How to structure your text and writing on your text
15:30-16:00 How to plan your writing for the next three months
ECTS: 0.5 for participation with preparation and submission of written reflections before and after the course.
Preparation: Prior to participating in the course, participants should identify which part of their PhD project they plan to work on during the course. Course participants must additionally prepare a short text outlining the main challenges related to their existing writing practice. The text must be submitted by email to phd@hrsc.ku.dk no later than 11 April 2026.
After the course: After the course, participants must submit a reflection note. This note should outline the key insights gained from the course, contain a brief discussion regarding the application of the learned techniques within the participant’s own writing practices and outline strategies for overcoming future writing challenges, leveraging the tools and methodologies introduced during the sessions. The text must be submitted by email to phd@hrsc.ku.dk no later than 12 May 2026.
Max. numbers of participants: 25
Registration: Please register via the link no later than 25 March 2026.
Further information: For more information about the PhD course, please contact the PhD Administration (phd@hrsc.ku.dk).
Literature:
Two articles will be provided at a later stage.