This course is designed for anyone interested in developing their skills around research writing and publishing.

International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP) are running a course from 16 April – 27 May designed for early career researchers and scientists in low- and middle- income countries or for those with limited experience in writing research grant proposals.

INASP have made this course available free of charge.

The course agenda:

  1. Understanding previous research
  2. Knowing the ethics of research
  3. Preparing to write your research paper
  4. Writing your research paper
  5. Proceeding to publication

Learning objectives:

  1. Identify strategies for overcoming access challenges.
  2. Avoid pitfalls in research writing that can lead to plagiarism.
  3. Develop strategies for identifying and handling ethical issues related to your own field of research.
  4. Develop strategies to become a more effective writer.
  5. Balance different factors when selecting a target journal.
  6. Deal effectively with comments from peer reviewers
  7. Finalise a research paper for submission to a journal.