Workshops

All participants are invited to attend one of the following workshops:

• Stakeholder collaboration: why, with whom and how?
  As a researcher or research consortium you have to be able to work independently from interest groups. Yet, to ensure the relevance of your work for the “end users”, or other stakeholders affected by the issues you study, you have to communicate with them in all stages of your project. At the same time, they can help making your work better informed. We will draw on the experiences of workshop participants, to identify good practices and useful approaches for effective engagement and communication with stakeholders. 

• Making networks work 
  Without a network of people who are really keen to achieve something and who can successfully inspire others with their enthusiasm, no research project would come off the ground. This often happens spontaneously. However, sooner or later plenty may go wrong and no matter how good the project plan is, it is not equipped to deal with these problems. What is the difference between a network that energizes you and one that simply exhausts you? And what can you do yourself to make that difference?

• Designing a logical framework

  In every WOTRO proposal, the keyword summary (derived from the logical

  framework) takes a central position. It offers structure, requires one to make choices and set priorities, and constitutes the basis for monitoring and reporting. A good keyword summary shows direct linkages with WOTRO strategy objectives and with the criteria being used to judge a proposal. The keyword summary reflects the overall quality of the proposal. So what makes the difference? What are the tricks and pitfalls?

• Academic writing
  The better your academic texts are, both in terms of writing skills and English language skills the more enjoyable they will be for your readers. No matter how spectacular the content is that you have to offer, if you do not manage to present it in a clear and attractive academic text then your audience will have to make too much of an effort to benefit from your contribution to science. This practical, lively and interactive workshop will cover the following topics: the three step writing process, coherence, flow, the two cycles of academic writing, writing a good paragraph, signposting & signalling language and language resources.

To register for one of the workshops, please complete the registration form.