The Ultimate Abstract Workshop

Presenter: Professor Jan Wright

An abstract is often the first (and sometimes) text a reader will come across, and is crucially important in persuading them to including in a journal, conference, or literature review. This workshop informs candidates on what makes a successful abstract and how to craft one of their own.

The purpose of an abstract is to inform and persuade. An abstract needs to inform about the context/problem the paper/presentation/study addresses, the purpose, how you have achieved that purpose (methodology), what knowledge you have contributed to understanding and/or addressing the problem, and whether this is worthwhile/significant. An abstract needs to persuade that your presentation or paper is worth including in a conference program, appropriate for a particular journal, worth sending out for review, interesting and relevant enough to review and eventually worth attending your session or reading your article.

This workshop will address the challenges of writing an abstract to achieve these dual purposes. Participants are invited to either bring a draft abstract for a paper/presentation/thesis or be ready to begin and perhaps complete a draft in the workshop. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Craft an effective abstract.
• Candidates review their peer's abstracts, provide feedback.

Accessibility:
67.101 is a wheelchair accessible lecture theatre. A number of blue badge parking spaces are available immediately outside building, and an accessible toilet is situated beside the lecture theatre.