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Inside this scientific writing course, we teach researchers how to write clear and concise papers time-efficiently. The Researchers’ Writing Academy is suitable for researchers in the physical, health, earth, life and social sciences who write quantitative or qualitative scientific papers based on data they have gathered.
Most scientific writing courses focus on improving the language. What often isn’t taught is how to develop and structure a scientific paper time-efficiently step by step as a team of co-authors. That’s why we developed the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
With an institutional licence, your entire research staff will get access to:
Current members and alumni of the Researchers’ Writing Academy are based at the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), Stanford University (US), University of Michigan (US), University of Cambridge (UK), Harvard Medical School (US), ETH Zürich (Switzerland), University of Edinburgh (UK), The Arctic University of Norway, National Institute of Health (NIH; US), National Health Service (NHS; UK), Cornell University (US), University of Auckland (NZ), Karolinska Institute (SE), Trinity College Dublin (IE), MIT (US), Yale University (US), CNRS (France), Heidelberg University (DE), Cancer Research UK, Emory University (US) and many, many more.
Learn the most efficient workflow to write your paper and map it onto your calendar. Internal deadlines aren’t enough though, you’ll also learn to master committing to your writing sessions!
In addition, you’ll understand how to integrate your co-authors in the process and manage common ”writing wrenches” such as perfectionism, fear of rejection and writer’s block, so you’re all set up for a streamlined writing process.
Download your writing project plan to make the writing process efficient!
Master the scientific story framework, a no-fluff system to introduce a coherent narrative into your paper from the very beginning of the writing process.
You define the reader of your story and construct your argument
(yes, science papers need an argument too!).
Download your key story elements worksheet and your storyboard template to guide you through the process!
You use the key story elements defined in Module 2 to start outlining each section of your paper. You create section and paragraph outlines for the Introduction, Results and Discussion sections.
The paragraph template for writing the Results sections makes sure that you are guiding your reader through your argument with flow.
You’ll also learn why the References section shouldn’t be an afterthought and how to select studies to cite in your paper.
It’s finally time for writing your first draft! All you need to know about good writing are the 5 foundations of clear and concise writing — no need for an advanced English language class!
You will also be walked through how to effectively present your findings visually, aka how to make good Figures.
And when your first draft is ready, you can use our step-by-step process to edit your own writing effectively — so you always know when to stop perfecting your paper.
You are SO close to submitting your paper!
Learn how to write a compelling title, abstract and cover letter that are in line with the narrative of your paper in no time!
Psssst: You’ll use the key story elements defined in Module 2 again.
Download your templates for writing the abstract and cover letter!
And then we celebrate with you when your paper is:
Learn the most efficient workflow to write your paper and map it onto your calendar. Internal deadlines aren’t enough though, you’ll also learn to master committing to your writing sessions!
In addition, you’ll understand how to integrate your co-authors in the process and manage common ”writing wrenches” such as perfectionism, fear of rejection and writer’s block, so you’re all set up for a streamlined writing process.
Download your writing project plan to make the writing process efficient!
Master the scientific story framework, a no-fluff system to introduce a coherent narrative into your paper from the very beginning of the writing process.
You define the reader of your story and construct your argument
(yes, science papers need an argument too!).
Download your key story elements worksheet and your storyboard template to guide you through the process!
You use the key story elements defined in Module 2 to start outlining each section of your paper. You create section and paragraph outlines for the Introduction, Results and Discussion sections.
The paragraph template for writing the Results sections makes sure that you are guiding your reader through your argument with flow.
You’ll also learn why the References section shouldn’t be an afterthought and how to select studies to cite in your paper.
It’s finally time for writing your first draft! All you need to know about good writing are the 5 foundations of clear and concise writing — no need for an advanced English language class!
You will also be walked through how to effectively present your findings visually, aka how to make good Figures.
And when your first draft is ready, you can use our step-by-step process to edit your own writing effectively — so you always know when to stop perfecting your paper.
You are SO close to submitting your paper!
Learn how to write a compelling title, abstract and cover letter that are in line with the narrative of your paper in no time!
Psssst: You’ll use the key story elements defined in Module 2 again.
Download your templates for writing the abstract and cover letter!
And then we celebrate with you when your paper is:
Before enrolling in the Researchers‘ Writing Academy, I approached academic writing as something tedious that I needed to do. I struggled to know what story I wanted to tell in my papers and my writing always seemed kind of chunky and disconnected. More often than not, my co-authors and I would end up having an editing nightmare!
Now, after joining the course, I have confidence in my writing skill. I know exactly what I need to do, how to structure paragraphs and how to make my writing flow. Anna is very patient with her students and able to pick up the story of a paper quickly - no matter the research field.
Writing a paper with co-authors is now a much smoother process. I can now write a draft in just four weeks – if I’m clear on my results and fully in writing mode. The other big change is that I have started to really enjoy writing. Being able to see a year-long project turn into a well-written manuscript is so much fun!
Since enrolling in the course, my papers read so much better and I have already published one paper (that was highlighted by the journal as paper of the month!) and two more are on the way!
Dr Jia NgAssistant Professor in Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine, US
This self-paced online course guides you through the whole process of writing a paper for a high-impact journal time-efficiently. Most videos are short (10-20 minutes), some are longer (40 minutes), the total viewing time is around 9 hours. The course also includes worksheets, templates and checklists and you will have access to the whole course for 12 months.
Your research staff will receive a fillable PDF course companion workbook. Summarising the key points from the lessons, the workbook works as a detailed checklist that guides you through the paper writing process. Previous members have told me to publish and sell the workbook on its own because using it to write a paper was suddenly so efficient for them.
Writing doesn’t have to be lonely. Our members-only Researchers’ Writing Community (hosted on the platform Circle) is a space to network with like-minded researchers, celebrate wins, get accountability for your group's writing and meet other members for our weekly co-writing sessions and twice-monthly writing retreats.
No question goes unanswered in our community group. We also host twice-monthly live group coaching calls. Submit your questions in advance and get tailored reviews of your story board, Introduction section, figures, cover letter — the choice is yours! Use the calls to consolidate what you learned in the lessons and to connect with the other members in the Academy.
I absolutely love, love the course. Anna gave me a formula that really makes sense. Once I watched the first module, I was hooked!
During my enrollment, I worked on two first-author papers using the Journal Publication Formula. One of them was recently published.
I consider myself fortunate that I found out about the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Katia CanenguezAssistant Professor, Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital, USAnna’s formula turns a complicated and oftentimes daunting task into an easy to follow method. This formula removed the barriers I had in my writing process, and helped me with task initiation, organization, and goal-making.
I now have a clearly written manuscript that delivers my results, and demonstrates their impact from the first sentence to the last.
Dr Amy SardoneNSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University, USI absolutely love, love the course. Anna gave me a formula that really makes sense. Once I watched the first module, I was hooked!
During my enrollment, I worked on two first-author papers using the Journal Publication Formula. One of them was recently published.
I consider myself fortunate that I found out about the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Katia CanenguezAssistant Professor, Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital, USAnna’s formula turns a complicated and oftentimes daunting task into an easy to follow method. This formula removed the barriers I had in my writing process, and helped me with task initiation, organization, and goal-making.
I now have a clearly written manuscript that delivers my results, and demonstrates their impact from the first sentence to the last.
Dr Amy SardoneNSF Astronomy & Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, Ohio State University, US
Before joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy, I was questioning if I belonged in academia – AND whether or not someone was going to figure out! My writing was disorganised and the feedback I would often get was something along the lines of “we don’t think your research fits in our journal” even though I thought it fitted perfectly.
The Researchers’ Writing Academy has helped me understand in a tangible way how to communicate my research through storytelling. And I already got a Revise & Resubmit! I got so much confidence from this program and this is a big deal for me. Now I’m fully committed to my academic career!
Anna demonstrates in the course that she actually knows the information she’s teaching and isn’t just regurgitating what others have said in the past. She really hooks her audience!
On a broader level, I have understood that we researchers aren’t just all bad communicators. Rather, the reason why we often don’t communicate well is that we don’t know the process or structure to communicate better. And that’s fixable!
Dr Jourdan DavisAssistant Professor, University of North Carolina, United States
Maria Olczak, PhD candidate at Queens Mary University of London, shares her experience in the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Amelie Jeanneau, bushfire risk researcher at The University of Adelaide in Australia details how she got the confidence to define her own voice through the Journal Publication Formula.
Dr Katia Canenguez, Health Disparities researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School shares her experience in the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
An interview with a medical scientist at the National Institute of Occupational Health in India who reflects on her writing since joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Jia Ng, Assistant Professor at the Zucker School of Medicine in the US, reflects on her writing and her writing process since joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Dr Jourdan Davis, Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, reflects on her writing since joining the Researchers’ Writing Academy.
Enrol with 6 or more researchers from your lab, department or research group and get a discount of 30% per licence.
Join as an individual researcher with our 12-month payment plan for $97 USD per month and get immediate access to the scientific writing program!
*The coaching calls will be recorded and available to all participants of the course for 12 months from the date the call took place.
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