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[HKU Sociology] RPG Writing Retreat (September 2025) & Sharing by Dr. Kate Lowe

Thursday, 18 September 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.

 

Dr. Kate Lowe, Lecturer at the Department of Sociology, will be sharing tips on academic writing and research in an interactive setting.

 

**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 (September 2025) & Sharing by Dr. Kate Lowe

Date: 18 September 2025

Time: 11:00am - 6:00pm

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?ueid=102646


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 – 11:45am

Sharing by Dr. Kate Lowe

11:45am – 1:05pm

Lunch

1:05 pm - 2:00 pm

Writing session 1

*Remark: 55 minutes = 2 pomo-focus + 5 minutes short break (optional)

2:00 pm - 2:05 pm

Break

2:05 pm - 3:00 pm

Writing session 2

3:00 pm - 3:10 pm

Reviewing/ resetting writing goal

3:10 pm – 4:05 pm

Writing session 3

4:05 pm – 4:15 pm

Break

4:15 pm – 5:10 pm

Writing session 4

5:10 pm – 5:20 pm

Break

5:20 pm – 6:00 pm

Discussion + questions



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