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Target Audience: Academic staff in Science & Engineering Faculties who have material ready for publication (May be appropriate to some Post Docs, on approval from supervisor)
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Led by: Professor Stefan Kuhr
The Publication Challenge will focus on improving the quality and quantity of publications. It will draw on and share best practice from across the Faculty to give staff a series of workshops focussing on key aspects of academic publishing.
The Challenge is aimed at academic and research staff who have experience in writing papers, but want more and better papers.
The event is practical and output driven with the expectation that on attending, a paper will be further developed, improved and be made ready for submission. Participants are expected to write between formal meetings as they assimilate ideas and feedback from the variety of sources on offer to them during the Publication Challenge.
Delivered By: Organisational and Staff Development Unit
Prerequisites
Expectations of ParticipantsPrior to attending session 1, participants will be expected to submit a draft introduction of their paper. This will ensure that participants do not come to the Publication Challenge cold but rather are fully engaged with their writing.
It is expected that participants will, as a default, be working with a Departmental writing mentor so as to benefit from subject specific input especially regarding content. There are other forms of support available within their Department or at the institutional level which participants will be made aware of.
SPARK Module
The Publication Challenge forms the core activity of the SPARK module Academic Writing (Publication Challenge). If you are a SPARK participant you can gain 20 credits through completion of the Challenge (and attendance at the 3 core meetings) and related SPARK activities.
Cancellation Policy
When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* to your department if you cancel within 5** working days or you do not attend, and a £25 charge for cancellations/ non-attendance between 6 and 10 working days. There will be no charge for cancellation made 10 or more working days before the event. Notifications should be made to OSDU@strath.ac.uk
A department is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary pre-requisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you must attend ALL parts of the course. If you fail to attend any part you will be charged as outlined above.
*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of course of 1 days duration or less. For some courses there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.
**Any bookings made within 10 days of the event will incur the charges as specified.