Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Time: 10.30 AM - 12.30 PM

Facilitator: Hazel Baker, Professional Editor and Ambassador for the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) in Australia and New Zealand

Hazel Baker is a lifelong journalist, writer and editor who has been working in academia for the last 15 years. She specialises in academic editing, mostly PhD and Masters dissertations, and gives writing workshops for academics.

UTS is undertaking a number of social distancing initiatives informed by NSW Health. In view of the advice that internal gatherings should be limited, we are not able to run face-to-face workshops as scheduled. Therefore, most
GRS workshops will be offered remotely as a webinar via Zoom. Meeting link and ID are provided below:

Zoom Meeting link: https://zoom.uts.edu.au/j/125566353
Meeting ID: 125 566 353

International numbers available: https://about-zoom.uts.edu.au/connecting-zoom

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4. Enter the meeting ID into the text box. Select ‘Join’.

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Academic editing: adding value to your writing
Suitable for all HDR students, research supervisors and staff

Many students and academics, especially those whose first language is not English, struggle with writing up their papers, dissertations, grant applications and other documents.

This free presentation will demonstrate how an academic editor can bring clarity to your writing, do greater justice to your research and help boost your publishing and career success.

Not just a spell check, academic editing covers grammar, spelling, vocabulary and meaning to achieve clarity of expression, consistency of presentation, conciseness in writing and much, much more.

You will discover:

the difference between substantive editing, copy editing and proofreading
the responsibilities of students, supervisors and editors
how the editing process works
the benefits of editing
editing costs
background of what IPEd is and what it does
how to find an editor

The presentation will conclude with a short editing demonstration.