The Graduate Centre for Academic Communication (GCAC) is offering free, non-credit Courses, Workshops, Writing Centre consultations, and Boot Camps this Summer.
Click any course title for a description:
- Academic Conversation Skills
- May 7 – Jun 11, 10am – 12pm
- Graduate Writing 1: Establishing Your Foundation
- May 7 – Jun 4, 2pm – 4pm
- May 9 – Jun 6, 1pm – 3pm
- Graduate Writing 2: Revising for Clarity
- May 9 – Jun 6, 10am – 12pm
- Navigating the Publishing Process
- May 8 – Jun 5, 10am – 12pm
- Oral Presentation Skills
- May 6 – Jun 10, 10am – 12pm
- May 9 – Jun 6, 10am – 12pm
- May 13 – Jun 10, 5pm – 7pm
- Prewriting Strategies for Developing and Organizing Your Ideas
- May 20 – Jun 10, 10am – 12pm
- Thesis Writing in the Humanities and Social Sciences
- May 13 – Jun 10, 2pm – 4pm
- Writing SSHRC Proposals
- May 26 – Jun 9, 2pm – 4pm
- Writing NSERC Proposals
- Jun 2 – Jun 16, 2pm – 4pm
- Writing CIHR Proposals
- Jun 4 – Jun 18, 5pm – 7pm
Course Selection Form – click here to register for up to two Summer 2025 courses
- May 15: How to Give Engaging Conference Presentations
- May 20: Writing a Literature Review that Demonstrates the Need for your Research
- May 21: Becoming a Productive Writer
- May 22: Finding Additional Granting Sources
- May 29: Using Online Language Tools for Academic Writing
- Jun 3: Diagramming Strategies for Clarifying Your Thinking Before You Write
- Jun 17: Writing a Thesis or Grant Proposal
- Jun 19: Writing Field Notes for Qualitative Research
- Jun 24: Considering the Use of Generative AI in Academic Writing
- Jun 26: Conducting Interviews in Social Science Research
Click here for live workshop details and registration links.
On-demand workshops are always available.
40-minute Writing Centre consultations are available every week.
The GCAC is hosting a Dissertation Boot Camp and a Research Article Boot Camp in June. Click here for more information.