Training researchers to communicate their ideas
(to the people who matter)
Do you want to…
Develop as a researcher?
Write better research publications?
Write competitive proposals?
Peak Writing helps researchers communicate their ideas clearly.
Our training
We work with individuals and groups of academics and researchers to develop their research skills and practices by putting ideas and knowledge into action.
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Writing competitive research proposals
(Couch to £500k)Idea generation for research
(Proposal Launchpad)Writing narrative CVs, including the R4RI format
(Writing Effective Narrative CVs for UKRI Proposals)Detailed feedback on final-draft proposals
(Proposal audits)Experience what it’s like to be on a funding panel
(Mock prioritisation panel)
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Reconnecting with research: for mid-career academics
(Rekindling Your Research)Establishing positive mindsets and practices: for early career researchers and academics
(The Proactive Researcher)
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Writing research papers that get read
(Writing for Academia)
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Structured half-days / days with led content and 1:1s
(Writing retreats)Full training days or as part of a wider event
(Training Workshops)
See what others had to say…
Are you a…
researcher/ academic?
research manager?
Do you want to:
- Improve your proposal-writing skills?
- Generate new research ideas?
- Get feedback on a written proposal?
- Navigate academic life more effectively?
- Organise training for a network of PhD training centre, e.g., CDP/DTP?
Contact us for 1:1 support and skills training in developing research ideas, proposals, and publications.
Or tell your academic or research manager to organise a training programme at your institution.
Are you looking to:
- Improve the number of high-quality research proposals from you institution?
- Support academics' work more effectively and sustainably?
- Train PhD students and RAs to write research publications?
Contact us to discuss your needs and how our training programmes might help.
Our group training programmes include valuable time for reflection and discussion, and have lower per-person costs than individual training.
The nature of what we do
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Practice-based
Applied learning to make a real difference
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Expert advice
We’ve been there, done it
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Active learning
Building skills, not just theory
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Personal interaction
In sessions and one-to-one input
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Engaging
Individual reflection and group discussion
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We're nice people
We love seeing our clients develop
What are you looking for in a trainer, training programmes, or wider support?
Peak writing is run by Professor Dan Allwood, who has over 17 years’ experience as an academic at a UK Russell Group university.
He was research active throughout this time, being awarded a five-year research fellowship and over £4.7 million research funding as lead researcher, and published over 100 peer-review publications, including in high impact-factor journals.
He led collaborative research projects, worked with industry, supervised and examined research students, supervised postdocs, and taught skills development.
Dan loves working with people and seeing them develop their skills, understanding and confidence.
Find out more about Dan’s background here
Courses are co-delivered with Dr Elaine Massung of Academic Smartcuts. Elaine was a former EPSRC portfolio manager and has since spent years training researchers and developing their writing.
Why Peak Writing
