HKU Department of Sociology RPG Student Writing Retreat
Friday, 17 October 2025 at 3:00:00 am UTC
Writing retreat:
The aim of a structured writing retreat is to use dedicated writing time to progress our writing projects in a supportive, non-surveillance environment. Example projects include book/thesis chapters, journal articles, research proposals and reports.
We use most of the time for writing, all of us in the same room. Brief scheduled discussions between writing slots often generate solutions to writing problems, develop drafts, lead to research-orientated conversations and provide feedback on writing in-progress.
**This event is exclusively open to fellow early career scholars and research postgraduate (RPg) students under the Faculty of Social Sciences. Pre-registration is required
[HKU Sociology] RPG Writing Retreat (October 2025)
Date: 17 October 2025
Time: 11:00am - 5:10pm
Venue: Room 9.29, 9/F., The Jockey Club Tower, Centennial Campus, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Registration: https://hkuems1.hku.hk/hkuems/ec_hdetail.aspx?guest=Y&ueid=103496
Reminder: Please bring along your own laptop and power cable for writing
Retreat Schedule:
10:45 am – 11:00 am | Setting up workspace |
11:00 am – 11:05am | Discussion on setting writing goals |
11:05am – 12:00nn | Writing session 1 *Remark: 55 minutes = 2 pomo-focus + 5 minutes short break (optional) |
12:00nn – 1:05pm | Lunch |
1:05 pm - 2:00 pm | Writing session 2 |
2:00 pm - 2:05 pm | Break |
2:05 pm - 3:00 pm | Writing session 3 |
3:00 pm - 3:10 pm | Reviewing/ resetting writing goal |
3:10 pm – 4:05 pm | Writing session 4 |
4:05 pm – 4:15 pm | Break |
4:15 pm – 5:10 pm | Discussion + questions |