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 pageReinschrift Science Communicationcall_made
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 pagewww.reinschrift.chcall_made) 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