Writing marathon

1 week : 5 days : 42.19 hours

Did you already launch into the final spurt of writing your bachelor’s or master’s thesis?


Students at the University of Vienna writing their papers/theses are offered a (Moodle) room, structure and a productive exchange.

 

 

Participants in the writing marathon are offered:

  • a room that enables fully focused working;
  • A clear weekly structure
  • individual consultations on academic writing and working;
  • Feedback on texts
  • Workshops in small groups
  • exchange on methods;
  • and not least, fun and motivation!

You can choose between a German-language and an English-language group. When registering, please indicate which group you would like to participate in. 

 Prerequisites for participation

... for bachelor's students

  • You are attending a bachelor’s seminar.
  • You have found a topic, and it has been approved/registered and narrowed down.
  • You have extensively read up on the topic.
  • You are able to attend punctually and participate in the entire marathon on every day for one week.


... for master's students and graduands

  • You have extensively read up on the topic.
  • Your topic has been registered, and you have recently met your supervisor or have scheduled a meeting before the writing marathon. 
  • You are able to attend punctually and participate in the entire marathon on every day for one week.

Registration starts in December

 Dates

February10.-14.2.2025daily from 09:00-16:30

Student Space 1, NIG, 7th Floor, Universitätsstraße 7

 

February (in the evening)10.-14.2.2025daily from 17:00-21:30Student Space 1, NIG, 7th Floor, Universitätsstraße 7

 

 

To note: If necessary, you can put your name on the waiting list. If there are any remaining places, you will be informed at short notice.

 Registration

E-mail to: peerpoint.ctl@univie.ac.at
Subject:  Writing marathon [MONTH + DAY/EVENING]

Please let us know the following in the registration email:

  •     Name
  •     student ID ("Matrikelnummer")
  •     Topic and (if available) research question
  •     Name of the supervisor (or name of the head of the bachelor seminar)
  •     Study programme and study code ("Studienkennzahl")
  •     Group preference: German, English, any (note: whether an English group is formed depends on the        number of registrations)
  •     Do you want to write in the day OR evening session?
  •     Where are you in the writing process?

 Here’s what participants in the writing marathon are saying:

So far, only good things. We asked the participants of a writing marathon group for testimonials .

One participant reports on his experiences at the marathon in the blog post Mit "Peer-Pressure" gegen Prokrastination (in German). Worth reading!

Contact

Contact Person for directors of studies (SPL): Klara Dreo
Contact via: klara.dreo@univie.ac.at

For students: peerpoint.ctl@univie.ac.at

The framework of the writing marathon has been drawn up by Dagmar Knorr, who organised the first 42:19-hour writing stint within one week at Universität Hamburg.