PhD course
This course will focus on how to write and publish an article in a peer-reviewed journal. The course is recommended for candidates who are working on an early draft/outline of a journal article. It will take place at Thon Hotel Opera 12 and 13 May 2026.
This course will focus on how to write and publish an article in a peer-reviewed journal. Topics include:
The main purpose of the course is to provide a better understanding of the publishing game.
The course requires active participation. You will be assigned preparatory work (preparing an outline/draft of a research article). During the course you will be developing your own article draft and analyzing articles from your field of research.
The course is only open to PhD candidates at the Faculty of Education and International Studies (LUI) and the Centre for the Study of Professions (SPS), and The national graduate school in Mathematics and Science Education (MaScE) at University of Agder.
This seminar is offered every year. For PhD candidates at LUI, this year’s seminar is primarily for the 2025 cohort. If you are a LUI PhD candidate from a different cohort who missed the seminar for your cohort, and you would like to participate this year, get in touch with .
Subject to minor changes.
The course involves compulsory preparation to be delivered no later than 28 April . You will submit a draft of a research article that will be read by two to three of your fellow PhD candidates at the course and a senior reader. At the course, your draft will be discussed in small groups, facilitated by the senior reader.
The draft should be a maximum of five pages, focusing on the introduction and the framing of the article. The focus on this section of the article draft is to facilitate focused discussions in the groups. The draft may be at an early stage, so don’t worry if it is not very developed yet. The article can be in Norwegian or English.
At the top of your draft, please include a contextual note where you include the following:
In addition, all participants should identify two articles from journals of relevance to their research. Pick articles that you find interesting and/or that are based on similar empirical material or theoretical approaches as your study. Please have the articles available electronically or in print during the course.
English or Norwegian/Scandinavian languages, dependent on the participants’ preferences.
The course is free of costs.
Important: Registered participants who do not attend or make use of agreed accommodation/meals, will be invoiced for accommodation and meals at the hotel. The deadline to withdraw is 27 April 2026.
After completing the course, participants will receive a course certificate .
