Writing Center
In the Writing Center, we accompany you in your writing processes and support you in drafting scientific texts, such as exposés, dissertations or scientific articles. We advise you in the planning phase, in the writing process as well as in the revisions- and publication phase.
Workshops & talks
Our offers are aimed at Master's students interested in pursuing a PhD, doctoral researchers as well as all researchers. Topics of the workshops and talks are for example:
- Organizing and structuring the writing process
- Writing strategies and methods
- Overcoming writer’s block
- Narrowing down and presenting your research topic
- Research Data Management
- Literature research
- Developing a text structure
- Writing and revising texts
- Scientific Writing in German and English
- Publishing in Open Access
At Activities you find the current workshops and talks offered by the Research Academy.
If you want to request a specific topic for a workshop or talk, please let us know: researchacademy@hs-aalen.de.
Toolbox for Scientific Writing and Publishing
To support your research and writing processes, we have created a toolbox with instructions, information sheets, checklists, and links. The contents of the toolbox are based on the research and writing process as well as the research data life cycle. It is a collaborative project between the Library and the Research Academy.
To receive the registration link for the toolbox, please send us a short e-mail: researchacademy@hs-aalen.de.
Writing counseling
In addition to our workshop and talk offers, we accompany you in your individual writing project. We advise you in the planning phase, in the writing process as well as in the revisions- and publication phase. The writing counseling helps you to for example:
- gain an overview over your writing project
- develop a time- and work plan for your writing project
- narrow down the topic of your writing project
- create a concept and a structure for your text
- use reading -a and writing techniques for effective writing
- get text feedback, esp. concerning the common theme and wording
- keep up your motivation for your writing project
- effectively overcoming writer’s block
- possibilities to publish in Open Access.
Contact us! We offer advice via E-Mail, telephone, zoom, or in person.
For questions concerning the topics of literature research and reference managament please contact:
Ulrike Bretzger or Silke Egelhof from the Library
Publishing and Open Access
Aalen University, which is characterised by strong research, encourages all its researchers to publish OA using the Open Access Policy. In the Publication Guidelines you will find information on the clear naming of the university, the clear identification of authors, explanations on the publication process and publication funding as well as information and advice centres. In case of any questions, please contact the university's Open Access representative Ulrike Bretzger at openaccess@hs-aalen.de.