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73143-01 - Seminar: Advanced Scientific Writing in Natural Sciences (1 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2026 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Philipp Mayer (philipp.mayer@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course shows how to write clear research articles and review articles. We talk about organising writing projects, planning text structures, writing drafts, and improving texts. Participants work on individual article projects and receive feedback from the trainer. |
| Learning objectives | Students will learn about following topics: • working techniques and software tools for productive writing • stages in the writing process: (1) collecting information, (2) developing text structures, (3) drafting, (4) revising • setting targets and scheduling writing sessions • managing procrastination • writing with others (e.g. coauthors) • message, thesis statement, title • paragraphs as building blocks • structure of research articles • structure of review articles • sentence structure • word choice |
| Comments | For PhD students of the Department of Environmental Sciences and of the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center (PSC). Please register for the course at least two weeks before the start date. |
| Admission requirements | Participants should be sufficiently advanced in their research projects to be able to work on individual research articles or review articles. Before the course, participants determine preliminary titles and tentative conclusions for their projected articles. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| unregelmässig | See individual dates | ||
| Comments | Zeit und Ort folgt |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Friday 13.11.2026 | 09.00-17.00 | Alte Universität, Besprechung 003 |
| Thursday 26.11.2026 | 09.00-17.00 | Alte Universität, Besprechung 003 |
| Modules |
Doctorate Botany: Recommendations (PhD subject: Botany) Doctorate Environmental Sciences: Recommendations (PhD subject: Environmental Sciences) Doctorate Geography: Recommendations (PhD subject: Geography) Doctorate Geosciences: Recommendations (PhD subject: Geosciences) Doctorate Prehistory and Archaeological Science: Recommendations (PhD subject: Prehistory and Archaeological Science) Doctorate Zoology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Zoology) Geography: Recommendations (PhD subject: Geography) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | The course will be graded as “pass/fail” based on attendance and active participation during day 1 and day 2 and a writing assignment to be handed in two weeks after the second day of the course. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Science, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Integrative Biologie |