An overview of writing support for University of Edinburgh researchers, including Researcher Writing Hours, Writing Retreats and WriteFest We offer a number of writing sessions to support researchers at the University of Edinburgh with their academic writing. These include Researcher Writing Hours and Writing Retreats, along with taking part in the annual WriteFest. Researcher Writing Hours and Writing Retreats are designed to provide dedicated time to progress writing projects in a supportive environment. Example projects include book chapters, journal articles, research proposals, and reports. These sessions will include a 5-minute check-in at the start to allow you to share hints and tips (optional) and to focus on what you want to achieve in the session. The remaining time will be dedicated to writing.Theses sessions are not writing workshops, they are simply a dedicated space and time to write. Participants should come to the session with an idea of what they are going to be working on.This 1-minute YouTube video covers what the retreat session will, and won't involve.Writing Retreats for Staff - Semester 1You can see the writing retreats for research staff at the University of Edinburgh here:Writing retreats for staffWriting Retreats for StudentsWorkshop TitleDate & TimeStudent Booking LinkAfternoon Writing Retreat (Online)23rd September 2025 (13:30 - 15:30)Further Info & Booking LinkMorning Writing Retreat (Online)7th October 2025 (09:30 - 11:30)Further Info & Booking Link Researcher Writing Hour (Online)16th October 2025 (10:00 - 11:15)Further Info & Booking LinkAfternoon Writing Retreat (Online)22nd October 2025 (13:30 - 15:30)Further Info & Booking LinkFurther information and relevant workshopsFind out more about writing retreats, including how to run your own retreatWriting Workshops for Postgraduate ResearchersWriting Workshops for Research Staff This article was published on 2024-02-26