Scientific Writing and Communication

@ EMÜ Forestry Building, Kreutzwaldi 5, Tartu

The course is open to doctoral candidates in natural and agricultural sciences.

Credits: 4 ECTS

This course introduces participants to the principles of scientific communication and the writing of scientific papers. While the primary focus will be on writing classic research articles, the course will also cover other types of scientific writing, such as reviews, conference abstracts, oral and written presentations at conferences, and preparing funding proposals. Participants will learn how to present their research results effectively across different media.

If you have unfinished articles or are just starting to write, this course will be extremely beneficial.

The course will be taught Professor Gabor Lövei from Aarhus University, Denmark, the author of "Writing and Publishing Scientific Papers: A Primer for the Non-English Speaker," which is freely available online.

Course details:

• Dates: September 22-26, 2025
• Location: EMÜ Forestry Building, Kreutzwaldi 5
• Language: English
• Format: The course includes independent work assignments with individual feedback for each participant.
• Requirements to be met for final assessment: Participants must be present at 80% of the lectures (this means that one can miss two half-days), and actively participate in the group discussions and exercises. Additionally, participants must complete four written assignments.
• Timetable on contact study days: study from 9 to 17.00 (four 90 min sessions); lunch from 12.30 to 13.30 and two breaks (30 min each)
• Cost: Free of charge
• Certificate: A certificate of completion will be provided, which can be used in the VÕTA (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) program at your home university.

Registration

• Register here!
• Deadline: Registration is open until September 15th or until all 24 places are filled.
• Note: The organizers reserve the right to cancel the course if fewer than 15 participants have registered by September 15th.

For further questions, please contact Karin Nurme at karin.nurme@emu.ee.

The Estonian Doctoral School for Natural and Agricultural Sciences.