In this interactive summer school, researchers and professionals develop the skills to produce clear, accurate, and impactful English scientific or academic texts.
You explore core aspects of effective academic writing, including text structure, appropriate phrasing, and the features of contemporary academic style.
A key component of the course is the smart and responsible use of generative AI as a writing support tool. You learn practical strategies for integrating GenAI into your workflow to strengthen clarity, coherence, and precision, while maintaining full authorship and academic integrity.
Alongside group lessons, you receive personalised feedback on your own written work.
You also extend your communication skills to other formats and audiences through sessions on giving clear and engaging presentations and on communicating your research findings to a broad audience.
The skills developed in this summer school will enable you to continue improving your academic writing independently.
Target group
This course welcomes all researchers and professionals who need to write scientific or academic texts in English. Participants must have at least level B2 of English (according to the Common European Framework of Reference) and some experience writing scientfic or academic texts.
Campus
This summer school takes place at Stadscampus (Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerp) of the University of Antwerp. This campus is located in the city centre.
Micro-credential and study credits (ECTS)
Successful completion of the summer school can be awarded with 3 credits according to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Credits will be awarded by the University of Antwerp based on ...
To include the credits in the curriculum at the home institution, participants need an agreement with the responsible person at their university. University of Antwerp students eligible to include the ECTS credits as part of their study programme must register via Mobility Online and SisA.
All certificates of completion are issued as a micro-credential. Participants who attend the scheduled course contact hours, but don't complete the tasks will receive a certificate of attendance.
Learning outcomes
- You know how to write clear, accurate and impactful English scientific or academic texts.
- You gain independence in writing: you learn how to implement personalised expert feedback and advice, and apply it to future texts.
- You know how to use GenAI and online language tools effectively and responsibly to lift the level of your writing.
- You extend your communication skills to other formats and audiences.