Course Become a productive and joyful researcher

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ECTS: 1.5

Course leader: Jens Larsen

Language: English

Graduate school: Faculty of Health

Course fee: 1,800.00 DKK

Status: Course is open for application

Semester: Spring 2027

Application deadline: 01/12/2026

Cancellation deadline: 15/12/2026

Course type: Classroom teaching

Start date: 26/01/2027

Administrator: Lena Melchior

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The course J.nr  A334/ Become a productive and joyful researcher  is being offered by the Graduate School of Health, Aarhus University, 2027.

Criteria for participation: Postgraduate research fellows (PhD students and research-year medical students).

Requirements for participation: Please bring your computer and a text that you are writing on at the moment!

Aim: 

  • Time to write on your paper
  • Write efficiently by using essential tools
  • Share challenges
  • A productive and joyful writing praxis 
  • More motivation and less stress

Learning outcomes: 

  • Learn how to create a more productive and joyful writing praxis.
  • Learn how to deal with stress related to writing your thesis
  • Learn how to create writing goals, and overcome writers block.
  • Learn how to use storytelling to develop your text.
  • Learn how to create your own academic writing group.

Workload: The full workload of the course is expected to be 18 hours

Content: 
Doctoral students can be stressed, and many experience a need for more productivity. Using simple tools and establishing good writing habits can make the PhD and the research process more enjoyable and rewarding. The writing workshop focuses on you and your challenges; you have time to write your own text. At the boot camp, there is an opportunity to get individual coaching on motivation/stress, planning, writing, etc.

Program

Day 1

09:00-10:00 Introduction to writing processes and the first writing tools: Speedwriting and the art of setting goals for your writing
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-12:00 Writing session 1 and 2
12:00-12:45 Lunch
12:45-13:15 How to approach the text and avoid writers block: Content, structure & language
13:15-14:15 Writing session 3
14:15-14:45 Break & walk´n talk and reflecting on writing goals
14:45-15:45 Writing session 4
15:45-16:00 Wrap up

Day 2

09:00-09:20 Good morning and warm-up writing-exercise
09:20-10:00 Writing session 5
10:00-10:10 Break
10:10-11:00 Writing sessions 6 and tool: rethorical reading
11:00-­11:10 Break, brain and body exercise
11:10-­12:00 Storytelling and how to structure your text
12:00–13:00 Lunch
13:00–13:50 Writing session 7
13:50-14:00  Break and brain and body exercise
14:00-14:50  Writing session 8
15:00‐15:50  Plan your writing and the last and very important tool
15:50 -16:00  Evaluation and wrap up

Instructors: Jens Larsen PhD coach, co-founder WriteConcept.dk, storytelling researcher and author.

Venue: Aarhus University, Aarhus

Participation in the course is without cost for:

Course dates:

  • 26 January 2027 09:00 - 16:00
  • 27 January 2027 09:00 - 16:00