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Dissertation Writing Retreat

Course information

• Are you at the writing up stage of your Masters project or dissertation?
• Do you put off writing tasks until ‘tomorrow’?
• Are you finding it tough ‘going it alone’? 
• Would you like a supportive environment to help increase productivity? 

We have just what you need – the Dissertation Writing Retreat! Dedicated solely to getting words down on paper (or a computer screen), this once-a-year event is designed to help Masters students  kick-start their dissertation writing progress.? 

Sign up to join other postgraduate students in a supportive, structured, intensive writing environment. With the help of your peers and an experienced facilitator, Dissertation Writing Retreat participants will power through final-year blues, writer’s block, and thesis fatigue to achieve significant progress on their dissertation.Ìý

You are eligible to request a place for the Dissertation Writing Retreat if you are a Masters student at the University of St Andrews and are ready to write up your final dissertation/project . This event is?not?for reading articles, taking notes, editing, or polishing existing material. It is also not designed to offer in-depth advice and support in terms of language and writing style.Ìý

What it is designed for is to support and motivate you in moving past writers’ block and procrastination to getting words down on the page.?The ultimate aim of the Dissertation Writing Retreat is to write a significant amount of first draft material.Ìý

Please note that we will contact you 3 weeks before the event, and you will need to confirm your place.

In the event there is more interest than places, these will be offered on a first come basis.

Please book a place by 7th July 

Tutors

Dr Paula Villegas Verdu

Dr Rebecca Wilson

Venue

Lecture Theatre 3, Gateway

Course provider

IELLI
Email: ielli@st-andrews.ac.uk