Language Support for Doctoral Students
Doctoral Academic Writing (DAW T2)
These workshops cover academic literacy, essay writing and study skills as well as looking at higher level scholarly writing and expectations for completing a research degree. Please click on the links below to sign up - Signing up for ONE session will automatically sign you up for all subsequent events. If you know that you have a timetable clash, but would still like access to the resources, email insessional@exeter.ac.uk.
- Critical Engagement with Literature
13:35 - 15:25, Wed Jan 28th 2026 - Language Features in a PhD
13:35 - 15:25, Wed Feb 4th 2026 - Paraphrasing and Referencing skills
13:35 - 15:25, Wed Feb 11th 2026 - Language for sampling and ethics
13:35 - 15:25, Wed Feb 18th 2026 - Getting ready for your Upgrade Meeting or Viva
13:35 - 15:25, Wed Feb 25th 2026 - Showing your voice & synthesizing
13:35 - 15:25, Wed Mar 4th 2026
Now that you have enjoyed the course, why not access some individualised advice by attending a writing cafe or booking a one-to-one assignment tutorial. Find out more here.
Doctoral writing workshops specifically for students of Business
These workshops are designed to equip Business School PGR students with the academic language and writing skills essential for doctoral success in the UK.
Timetable TBC
If you have any questions about this provision, please email insessional@exeter.ac.uk
Other support
We encourage doctoral students to take advantage of the great range of options in our suite of speaking and listening courses and workshops.
Doctoral students of Science may also like to attend our Academic Writing for Science course. You can find more details on our pages for HLS and ESE
We also occasionally run workshops in conjunction with the Academic Skills team - when these happen, we publicise them via our Viva Engage community, where you can find other hints, tips and opportunities.


