BU Research Blog

One of the biggest challenges facing PhD and MRes students is finding uninterrupted time to focus on writing. Over the past two days (25th and 26th June), 20 students attended this year’s HEMS PGR Student Writing Retreat in a wonderfully air-conditioned room at the Nici Hotel in Bournemouth. During this facilitated Retreat, students set and (mostly) achieved Writing Goals, ranging from drafting theses chapters and submitting to their supervisors for comment to finalising and submitting journal papers. Most importantly, all the students completed a significant piece of writing that would not have been finished without attending the Retreat. Plans are being put in place for supported PGR student writing activities throughout the year and we hope to be able to repeat the Retreat next year.