Please note, the courses listed below are provided
only as an information service to members. Their inclusion on this
website does not constitute their endorsement by EASE
EASE members may advertise their courses here free of charge. For non-member rates, see information for advertisers
Getting Research Published:
How to Develop a Publication Strategy in Biomedicine
10-week online course, 6 October to 12 December 2008
A University of Oxford course, tutor Liz Wager
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/science-writing
Editing Medical Journals
19-21 November 2008,
Oxford, UK
A short course for Editors-in-Chief, Editorial Board members, and managing editors, including how to attract the best authors; how to manage your journal; and how to give readers what they want. Now in its 12th year, this course provides a highly interactive environment in which to learn new strategies and discuss them with your peers.
Contact Pippa Smart (pippa.smart@gmail.com) or see www.pspconsulting.org
Effective Writing for Biomedical Professionals
3-5 December 2008, Oxford, UK
A University of Oxford course, tutor Dr Jane Fraser
www.conted.ox.ac.uk/cpd/science-writing
ALPSP training courses, briefings and technology updates
Half-day and one-day courses and updates.
Contact Amanda Whiting, Training Coordinator, Association of Learned
and Professional Society Publishers, Tel: +44 (0)1865 247776, training@alpsp.org; www.alpsp-training.org
Publishing Training Centre at Book House, London
Contact: The Publishing Training Centre at Book House, 45 East Hill,
Wandsworth, London SW18 2QZ, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 8874 2718, fax +44
(0)20 8870 8985, publishing.training@bookhouse.co.uk; www.train4publishing.co.uk
Society for Editors and Proofreaders workshops
SfEP runs one-day workshops in London and occasionally elsewhere in the
UK on copy-editing, proofreading, grammar, and much else.
Training enquiries: tel: +44 (0)20 7736 0901; trainingenquiries@sfep.org.uk
Other enquiries: SfEP, Riverbank House, 1 Putney Bridge Approach, London SW6 3JD, UK. Tel: +44 (0)20 7736 3278; administration@sfep.org.uk; www.sfep.org.uk
Society of Indexers workshops
The Society of Indexers runs workshops for beginners and more
experienced indexers in various cities in the UK. Details and booking
forms can be found at www.indexers.org.uk; admin@indexers.org.uk
University of Chicago
Medical writing, editing, and ethics are among the many courses
available at the Graham School of General Studies, 5835 S Kimbark
Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637-1608, USA.
Fax +1 773 702 6814.
www.grahamschool.uchicago.edu