UK EQUATOR Centre Publication School

Booking now open: online Publication School 

Booking is now open for internal participants for Online Publication School, held Mondays, 5-26 October 2026, 9:30-13:30 BST (GMT+1). Booking for external participants will open soon.

If you would like to be notified about this and future Publication School dates, please email equator@csm.ox.ac.uk. Alternatively, you can join our mailing list to be notified of all of our courses and training opportunities by sending a blank email to equator-oxford-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk.

Overview

It broke academic writing for publication down into really manageable and achievable guidance points. Made me less worried about writing my next article! - June 2019 participant

The UK EQUATOR Centre’s Publication School is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited experience leading the writing for academic manuscripts. It aims to give you a smooth writing process that results in a published article that is fit for purpose.

The course is delivered by methodological and writing experts from the UK EQUATOR Centre and Centre for Statistics in Medicine. Through group work, discussion, and practical exercises, we cover everything you need to plan, write, and publish your health-related research study.

WHAT WE COVER IN PUBLICATION SCHOOl

• Planning your message and audience
• Negotiating authorship
• Choosing a journal and avoiding predators
• Good writing style and habits
• What to write where: recipes for a successful introduction, methods, results, and discussion
• Using reporting guidelines
• Revising your work for simplicity, clarity and completeness
• Summarising your article in an effective title and abstract
• Writing effective cover letters
• Submission and dealing with peer review
• Disseminating your article after publication

Course details

Would definitely recommend to those starting out in a research career - November 2019 participant

In-person Publication School

In-Person Publication School: Last held June 2026. Next planned: Summer 2027

Location in 2026: Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Old Road, Oxford, OX5 7LD

Fees in 2026: £360 (discounted to £260 for students and patient-and-public-involvement representatives)

The in-person course is held live in Oxford over 2 full days. Course fees include a light lunch and refreshments each day.

Our in-person Publication School is highly interactive, with all-group discussion and small-group exercises and discussion.

We do not record the sessions and are unable to offer live streaming. Participants receive an electronic course workbook with all notes and exercises.

online PUBLICATION SCHOOL

Online Publication School October 2026: Booking now open for internal participants. Opening soon for external participants

Date: 5 - 26 October 2026 (complete the course over a month)

Time: Monday mornings, 9:30-13:30 GMT+1

Fees: £300 (discounted to £200 for students and patient-and-public-involvement representatives)

The online course is held live over Zoom over 4 half-days. Participants need to have Zoom downloaded, rather than using the browser version, as we use registrations. We teach using shared slides, webcam, and audio.

Our online Publication School is highly interactive, with all-group discussion and small-group exercises and discussion. Participants are welcome to use text chat, mic, and/or webcam in the main room, but need at least a mic for small-group work in breakout rooms.

We do not record the sessions and are unable to offer live captions. Participants receive an electronic course workbook with all notes and exercises.

Booking

Places are limited and are allocated in order of application. When booking opens for external participants, a link will be supplied here to book using a credit card.

Booking is now open for internal participants. If you are a member of the University of Oxford, please get in touch to organise an internal purchase order. If you are a member of NDORMS, please get in touch with the account number for an internal transfer and the name of the person who will need to approve it. 

Please note that this course is designed for early-career researchers and students with limited experience leading the writing of academic manuscripts. If you would like to discuss whether this course will suit your needs, please email us at equator@csm.ox.ac.uk.

We can also offer a bespoke Publication School for your staff and students, held in person at your institution or online through our Zoom account. For more details, please email us at equator@csm.ox.ac.uk

To join our mailing list to hear about this and other UK EQUATOR Centre courses, send a blank email to equator-oxford-subscribe@maillist.ox.ac.uk