The Long Night of Postponed Dissertations at the International Graduate Academy of the University of Freiburg

One room with no room for procrastination for half a night: This is the idea of the IGA’s “long night of postponed dissertations” for doctoral candidates of the University of Freiburg. If you can’t find the necessary peace and quiet to write your dissertation anywhere else, come join us in the IGA seminar room for a long night of writing. Even just the sound of other people typing is said to stimulate creativity and enhance motivation. We’ll test whether this is true.
Caffeinated beverages, fruit, and frozen pizza will be provided so that you won’t be distracted from your writing by hunger or thirst.
Target group: Doctoral candidates of the University of Freiburg
Time: Friday, 15 june 2012, 8:00 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Place: IGA seminar room, Erbprinzenstr. 12
It isn’t necessary to register in advance; the doors of the IGA seminar room will be open to all doctoral candidates from 8 p.m. to 11pm.

If you like, you can attend the following workshop:

“The First Step is Always the Hardest”: Start Writing Your Dissertation!

Workshop for Doctoral Candidates of the University of Freiburg from all Fields of Study

“I’ve already got the whole thing worked out in my head; now I just need to write it...” Who hasn’t heard this line before? More often than not, it’s just another way of covering up a horror vacui: the doctoral candidate’s fear of a blank sheet of paper.
The first hundred pages of a dissertation often cost the most effort, take the most time, seem the most difficult. The workshop will follow three goals: First of all, we will learn how to become conscious of the obstacles to writing a dissertation and develop individual strategies for overcoming them. Then we will discuss how you can facilitate the writing process by structuring your dissertation in an intelligent manner. Finally, we will complete short writing exercises designed to make it easier for you to begin writing your dissertation.
Please bring an outline of your dissertation as well as a laptop, if you have one. After the workshop you are invited to stay in the IGA seminar room and finally begin writing your dissertation during the “long night of postponed dissertations.”

The workshop will be conducted in German.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Dr. Anne Hillenbach
anne.hillenbach@iga.uni-freiburg.de
Instructor: Dr. Anne Hillenbach
Place: IGA seminar room, Erbprinzenstr. 12
Max. no. of participants: 15