The health sciences are unique in their blend of technical ideas, academic rigour and more holistic, expressive writing. It’s a tough balance to get right, and this full-day workshop aims to make students better and more confident in all aspects of writing in the health sciences.
The course is run by Doug Johnstone, a Royal Literary Fund Consultant Fellow, professional novelist and journalist with a strong science background, including a PhD in nuclear physics. As Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Queen Margaret University for the last two years, Doug helped many health science students on a one-to-one basis, and he is acutely aware of the common mistakes within the field.
Using a number of simple, practical exercises, the workshop will help students cut through all the medical jargon and NHS management-speak to create clearer, cleaner and more engaging academic writing. This will improve all aspects of the participants’ writing, from the nuts and bolts of the sentence level through to the shaping of arguments and narratives on a bigger scale.
Supporting RDF: B2, B3, D2
Organised by: Wendy Beautyman (CAP)
Facilitated by: Doug Johnstone
DATES/TIMES
Tuesday 16 May, 2017; 10:15-16:15; 2177 (Seminar Room)
