Registration - Long Night Against Procrastination

You are a PhD candidate or Postdoc at the University of Würzburg and you are struggling with finishing a project? You want to tackle the writing process and get things done?
Then join our event: Long night against procrastination!
PhDs and Postdocs from all disciplinary backgrounds are welcome to join.

We offer a guided night of GETTING-THINGS-DONE with hands-on advice on self-motivation and the writing process.
Help and guidance will be provided by members of the Writing Center, the University Library, the Research Advancement Center and the Staff Development Center.

Pizza and tons of coffee will help you power through the evening! 

Please bring your laptop, charger, headphones, notes, data, manuscript, readings and motivation to tackle a project you really want to finish!

Organizers: JMU Graduate Academy, GSLS
Contributors: Universitätsbibliothek, Personalentwicklung, Schreibzentrum, Research Advancement Center (RAC)
Date: 23. Oktober 2025, 5pm to midnight
Place: Graduate Schools building, Beatrice-Edgell-Weg 21, Hubland Nord
Language: English, but feel free to bring a project in any language.

Program:
17.00: Open doors, coffee
17.15-18.00: Welcome & Introduction to the evening & Set up Accountability Partners
18.00-19.15: Working Session #1
19.15-19.45: Focus Talks (Please register for one of the talks)
1. Tips around writing funding applications - Research Advancement Center
2. Boost Your Writing: Stay Inspired with Focus Sprints - Writing Center
3. Tips for using AI-tools for literature research – University Library
19.45-20.30: Pizza Break and Accountability Partner Check-in
20.30-22.00: Working Session #2
22.00-22.30: Strech and Refresh
22.30-23.30: Working Session #3
23.30-23.45: Reflection and Celebration of your progress!
23.45-00.00: Wrap-up – How to move on from here

Additional Offers:
17.00-20.30: Open Consultation with Writing Center
17.00-20.30: Open Consultation with University Library
17.00-20.30: Open Consultation with Research Advancement Center