Writing Thesis and Conference Abstracts

Online Format

Session Information

This is part of the ‘Writing for Research’ month being hosted by the Centre for Academic Writing (CAW)

The abstract is a preview to an academic text or academic presentation and plays an important persuasive role in reading and selection processes. This workshop invites you to consider the conventions of abstract writing for theses and in response to conference calls.

Preparation: please bring a thesis and a conference abstract from your own area of research. For thesis abstracts, you may use the British Library EThOS database https://ethos.bl.uk/Home.do . For conference abstracts, use an online book of abstracts from previous conferences (suggestion: past conferences organised by disciplinary associations like the Royal Geographical Society or the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing).

How to register:  

Register for this event by selecting 1 participant under RSVP and completing the information required.   

Please RSVP only ONCE using your Coventry University email address without the ‘uni.’ (example@coventry.ac.uk) and check your registered email for confirmation (be sure to check your junk folder). 

 If you are no longer able to attend, please do let us know by emailing RECAP@coventry.ac.uk.  

If you have any requests for reasonable adjustments to ensure you can make the most of your development opportunity, such as large print, paper/slide colour etc, please do let us know by emailing RECAP@coventry.ac.uk. All requests are treated in strict confidence. 

Sign-up deadline 

Sign up for this event will close at 10am on the last working day preceding the event

Participants who have signed up to the event will receive an automated confirmation email and a calendar invite in the week before the session which will include the Zoom details to join on the day.

Calendar Invite 

You can download the iCal or Google Calendar invite at the bottom of this page. 

Contact details: 

For any queries regarding this event, please email RECAP@coventry.ac.uk ensuring that you include the name of this event in the subject line.