Academic Writing in Practice: a roundtable with researchers

21 May 14:00

This roundtable explores academic writing as a lived and evolving practice. Bringing together panellists from different career stages and disciplinary backgrounds, the session offers an opportunity to hear how academic writers develop, sustain, and adapt their writing practices over time.

Drawing on panellists’ own experiences, the discussion will focus on everyday writing practices, including how writing habits and routines develop across different stages of the doctorate and beyond, how momentum is maintained, and how uncertainty, interruption, and competing demands are navigated. The emphasis is on hearing how experienced researchers approach writing in practice, rather than on instruction or skills training.

The session is participatory and discussion-led, creating space for open conversation about the realities of academic writing and for reflection on participants’ own writing practices, questions, and challenges. It is open to DPhil students at any stage of their doctorate.

 

Objectives:

 •  To explore academic writing as a lived and evolving practice across different stages of the doctorate and beyond 

•  To offer insight into how experienced researchers develop and sustain everyday writing practices 

•  To recognise and discuss common challenges in academic writing, including uncertainty, fluctuating momentum, and competing demands 

•  To create space for cross-disciplinary reflection on participants’ own writing practices in light of others’ experiences
 

 

Chair for TT 26

Keiko Kanno

 

Panellists for TT 26

TBC 

 

Bookings for TT 26 open on Thursday 23 April 2026

 

Our booking process

When your application is received, you will be emailed a link and then have 48 hours to complete a pre-workshop form requesting additional information. If you do not meet this deadline, your application will be cancelled. 

See our full Terms and Conditions below

 

If you have specific circumstances which may affect your engagement with this event, or your meeting our Terms and Conditions, please continue with your booking and contact us by email to discuss how we can support you: researcherdevelopment@socsci.ox.ac.uk

Researcher Development Terms and Conditions

In booking any training workshops, you agree that: 

 

COMMITMENT: application is not an expression of interest; it is a firm commitment. You will be available for the full duration of the course session(s); if you are not, please do not make a booking. You will not accept any subsequent meeting invitations that may fall during the given workshop times. 

PRE-WORK / HOMEWORK: if applicable, you will complete any given pre-work and/or homework as described on the workshop web listing, as it constitutes part of the workshop  

CANCELLATION: should your circumstances change, and you are not able to attend the full session(s). you will cancel giving at least 72-hours' notice, so we can offer the place to someone on the waiting list. 

ARRIVAL: you will join, or arrive at, the workshop 5 minutes before the advertised start time, to ensure a prompt start. 

LATE POLICY: you understand that the online room will be locked / workshop door will be closed 10 minutes after the event start time and late-comers will not be admitted. This is to preserve the integrity of the course for those who are present.  

ENGAGEMENT: you will give the session your undivided attention and engagement. You will not be able to do other tasks in parallel. If online, you will ensure that your environment and internet connection allow you to participate verbally and with video cameras on. These are interactive workshops, and it is not appropriate to attend from a silent or shared workspace. 

ATTENDANCE RECORD: you understand the Register will be taken in the last half-hour of the course, and anyone not present in the room at that point will be marked as non -attending (see below) 

FEEDBACK: you will contribute feedback afterwards, to help us understand how well the session met its intended aims, and facilitate our continuous improvement 

CONSEQUENCES OF NON-ATTENDANCE: you understand that any non-attendance  
a) is visible to departments and supervisors/PIs, and  
b) may result in any future bookings you’ve made within the same term being cancelled, and the place(s) offered to the waiting list.