Upcoming PhD course – Creative Approaches to Academic Writing in Social Science and Humanities

We’re excited to announce our upcoming spring PhD course taking place online and onsite at
Aalborg University (AAU),
Campus Copenhagen,
Denmark:

The purpose of the Creative Approaches to Academic Writing course is to provide insights into and experiences with different types of writing during the PhD process, as well as with various writing tools, techniques, and processes. Participants will gain an understanding of how to work consciously with their writing, how to make space for writing in everyday work life, and how to structure the writing process by using different kinds of tools – including expression formats beyond text. The course integrates creative and audio-visual methods, as well as social and digital tools for reflection and peer feedback, all of which can support the writing process. The course is divided into 4 themes:
• Theme A – Writing Goals, Inspiration, and Output
• Theme B – Writing with Visual and Creative Elements and Tools
• Theme C – Genres and Types of Academic Writing
• Theme D – Review Work in Academic Writing

This is a 4 ECTS course, with the following structure:

On-site sessions in Copenhagen: 24–25 February 2026
– Two intensive days with lectures, exercises, and facilitated writing (you may want to plan with arrival and departure the day before and after).

Online sessions (via Teams):
– Lectures & exercises: 10 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June (13:00–16:00 CET)
– Facilitated writing sessions: 24 March, 21 April, 19 May (13:00–16:00 CET)

Course work:
Submission: 21 May 2026
Peer review: 1 June 2026

Lecturers:
Prof. Rikke Ørngreen (Aalborg University)
Assoc. Prof. Heidi Hautopp (Aalborg University), and
Guest Lecturer Prof. Jenny Helin (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Pre-requisites:
Participants must be enrolled in a PhD-programme. The course is open to SSH PhD students from all disciplines and does not require prior knowledge of creative or audio-visual methods, but willingness to try the various methods.

Save the dates!
Registration will open soon — we’ll share the sign-up link here as soon as it’s available Link: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rikkeorngreen_academicwriting-writingresearch-researchpublication-activity-7395140377533366272-S0BB/