RUB Research School

Successful Communication and Cooperation

Workshops: Writing, Presenting, Communicating

Your research expertise and personal skills make you successful in research. To contribute to a scientific discussion, you share your research knowledge and results within your research community, you pass on your knowledge to others, you cooperate with different researchers and participate in the latest research discussions.

We support you through professional workshops in enhancing your personal skills to convincingly communicate your research: for your publications, the posters you present, the talks you give, or the discussions you have in your own research environment. In the workshops, you will develop individual competencies enabling you to effectivley communicate your research and to collaborate with other researchers.

The workshops combine state-of-the-art knowledge with practical experience. The trainers are highly professional experts in their fields and share their knowledge and experience. You will find workshops on basic and advanced levels and some for different research fields. We offer workshops in English and German. You are invited to decide for yourself which workshops are interesting for your personal competence development.

Workshops February - July 2026 (registration open 02.02.2026)

Workshop titleResearch FieldLevel  of experiencesDate
Wr_01: ONLINE Expanding Academic WritingDoctoral researchers Life, Natural & Engineering SciencesLevel all03.-05.03.2026
Wr_02: ONLINE Selbstorganisation beim wissenschaftlichen SchreibenPromovierende Geistes- und SozialwissenschaftenLevel alle16.03.2026
Wr_03: ONLINE Revision strategies for publications & academic texts in EnglishDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all23.-24.03.2026
Wr_18: PRESENCE Decisions, decisions: When (not) to use generative ‘AI’ for academic writingDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all20.04.2026
Wr_04: ONLINE Techniken der TextplanungPromovierende Geistes- und SozialwissenschaftenLevel alle22.04.2026
Wr_05: ONLINE Writing academic papers for peer-reviewed journalsDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all23.-24.04.2026
Expert Lunch – How to review PR.INT applicationsDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all13.05.2026 (2 hrs)
Wr_19: ONLINE Simplifying Academic Identity Management: ORCID and Other Researcher ProfilesDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all10.06.2026
Wr_06: ONLINE Getting Published by Mastering Peer ReviewDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all11.-12.06.2026
Wr_07: ONLINE Schreibstrategien für wissenschaftliche TextePromovierende Geistes- und SozialwissenschaftenLevel alle12.06.2026
Wr_08: PRESENCE How to write your papers and thesesDoctoral researchers life and natural sciencesLevel all18.-19.06.2026
Wr_09: ONLINE Speed Reading and Deep Reading of Scientific Texts Doctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all07.-08.07.2026
Wr_20: ONLINE Showcasing Your Research: Tips and Tools to Increase the Visibility of Your PublicationsDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all14.07.2026

Workshops September - December 2026 (registration open 01.06.2026)

Workshop titleResearch FieldLevel  of experiencesDate
Wr_10: ONLINE Writing academic papers for peer-reviewed journalsDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all07.-08.09.2026
Wr_11: ONLINE Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) und kompetente Autorenschaft im wissenschaftlichen SchreibenPromovierende alle ForschungsbereicheLevel alle10.09.2026
Wr_12: ONLINE Techniken der TextüberarbeitungPromovierende Geistes- und SozialwissenschaftenLevel alle10.11.2026
Wr_13: ONLINE Organizing Thought by WritingDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all10.-11.11.2026
Expert Lunch – How to review PR.INT applicationsDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all11.11.2026
Wr_14: ONLINE Speed Reading und Deep Reading wissenschaftlicher TextePromovierende alle ForschungsbereicheLevel alle12.-13.11.2026
Wr_15: ONLINE Scientific WritingDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all23.-24.11.2026 
Wr_16: PRESENCE How to write your papers and thesesDoctoral researchers life and natural sciencesLevel all26.-27.11.2026
Wr_17: ONLINE AI Literacy in Scholarly Writing Doctoral researchers all research fieldsalready participated in a writing workshop11.12.2026 

Workshops February - July 2026 (registration open 02.02.2026)

Workshop titleResearch FieldLevel  of experiencesDate
Pr_01: ONLINE+PRESENCE Reaching your audience and performing with confidence - Presentation trainingDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all02.03. online complete group + 05.-06.03.2026 in presence (two groups each half day)
Pr_02: PRESENCE Scientific presentation and individual performance: Make a lasting impression in scienceResearchers Life, Natural & Engineering SciencesFirst presentation experience25.-27.03.2026 
Pr_03: ONLINE Wissenschaftliche Poster zielgerichtet konzipieren und wirkungsvoll gestalten: Auf einen Blick verständlich!Promovierende alle ForschungsbereicheLevel alle21.05.2026
Pr_04: ONLINE Effective Visual Communication of Research (4 hrs online workshop & self-study modules)Doctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all26.06.2026
Pr_05: ONLINE KI-Designtools für wissenschaftliche Präsentationen: Compelling presentations within seconds (?!)Promovierende alle ForschungsbereicheLevel alle01.07.2026
Pr_09: ONLINE+PRESENCE Getting your presentation right: speaking with confidence (1 day online + 1 day in presence)Doctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all14.07. + 15. or 16.07.2026

Workshops September - December 2026 (registration open 01.06.2026)

Workshop titleResearch FieldLevel  of experiencesDate
Pr_06: ONLINE Designing Effective Academic Posters: Clear at glance! Doctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all05.11.2026
Pr_08: PRESENCE Voice and Body Language: Communicating with Authenticity and AccuracyDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all19.-20.11.2026
Pr_10: PRESENCE Taking your presentation to the next levelDoctoral researchers all research fieldsWith first presentation experience02.12.2026
Pr_07: PRESENCE Scientific presentation and individual performance: Make a lasting impression in scienceResearchers Life, Natural & Engineering SciencesFirst presentation experience09.-11.12.2026

Workshops February - July 2026 (registration open 02.02.2026)

Workshop titleResearch FieldLevel  of experiencesDate
Com_01: ONLINE+PRESENCE Communication in Critical SituationsDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all21.-22.04.2026 (day 1 online + day 2 in presence)
Com_04: PRESENCE Empowering your personal presence when feeling insecureDoctoral researchers all research fieldsLevel all23.-24.06.2026

Workshops September - December 2026 (registration open 01.06.2026)

Workshop titleResearch FieldLevel  of experiencesDate
Com_03: PRÄSENZ Professionelle Kommunikation: erfolgreich und überzeugendPromovierende alle ForschungsbereicheLevel alle21.-22.09.2026

Courses in literature search, literature management, Open Access, Digital Humanities, bibliometrical services are offered by the University Library of RUB.

Language Courses in different languages incl. German as Foreign Language are offered by the University Language Center of RUB.

New: Online self-study modules for German learners with no previous knowledge (at level A0/A1) The key information are available at https://www.daf.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/sbgk/unic1.html.en

Your Feedback Matters

Our participants regularly evaluate our workshops and we only continue those that are highly recommended. This allows us to develop our program according to your needs and demands and we are always open to your suggestions and wishes.