Emerge Newsletter

Writing strategies, tools, and updates from the EMERGE universe – for academics who are ready to move their work forward. Emerge Weekly brings you focused writing tips, behind-the-scenes insights, and practical resources to help you publish more and stay on track in your academic life.

Germany's contract reform, writing across fields & a free job-market webinar

Welcome back. Germany has just passed the first serious reform of academic fixed-term contracts in a decade — a real, if partial, win for early-career researchers across Europe's largest research system. And in the same week, on the other side of the ledger, more humanities departments in the UK ...

Aug 31, 2026

SSH funding, a cut list & a free writing session

A shorter one this week. In the news, a fresh funding channel for social science and humanities researchers in Germany and Canada that I think more people should know about. On the craft, the conversation I keep having with clients this month — not how to write more, but which paper you're allowe...

Aug 24, 2026

Jason Arday, warrants & a December plan

Welcome back. This week's newsletter opens with a story that holds the attention of the academic community worldwide - the death of Cambridge scholar of colour Jason Arday, and the question it forces the rest of us in academia to ask about who gets destroyed by an accusation and who doesn't. I'll...

Aug 17, 2026

ERC's €838M, writing towards a reader, and the retreat

Welcome back. Three things this week: an ERC data point that says something surprising about where the world's senior researchers now want to work, an idea about how to write towards a reader rather than around a topic, and a genuine last-call for the writing retreat this Thursday and Friday. 01 ...

Aug 10, 2026

Japan joins Horizon, the summer writing slump, and a workshop

Welcome back. Three things this week: a piece of Horizon Europe news that will interest anyone thinking about international collaboration, an honest conversation about the summer slump nobody warns you about, and one last invitation to my free workshop tomorrow — which is really the answer to the...

Aug 03, 2026

The ERC, bad writing days, and a free workshop

Welcome back. Three things this week: a piece of ERC news that will matter to anyone planning a big grant application in the next year, an honest conversation about writing days that go badly, and an invitation to a free one-hour workshop I'm running on how to actually finish your summer writing ...

Jul 27, 2026

The ERC, bad writing days, and a free workshop

Jul 27, 2026

A writing retreat in a monastery

I just came back from a week at Seitenstetten Monastery, tucked away in the Austrian countryside, where I hosted a writing retreat with a wonderful group of scholars. We filled the days with focused writing sessions, input sessions, and debriefs where we talked through what was working and what w...

Jul 21, 2026

The Humanities are being extinguished

Hi there! I am revamping my newsletter to keep you up-to-date on everything in academia, plus helpful writing advice and resources. I'll be sending this out once a week with three things: one piece of news from academia, one piece of writing advice I actually use with my coaching clients, and one...

Jul 16, 2026

Hot Desk, Cool Mind Free Workshop Tomorrow at 11:00 AM CEST

Hey, this is a quick invitation to join my new free workshop in the Emerge Café tomorrow, titled "Hot Desk, Cool Mind: Writing Through the Heatwave," where I'll share my top strategies for how to work productively even in the heat. With most European cities hitting the 40°C mark, the heat can rea...

Jul 02, 2026

Today at 14:00 - Free Summer Planning Workshop

The free Summer Planning Workshop is today at 14:00 CEST. Before you join, do one thing: come with one article in mind. We will build your whole plan around that specific piece — so the more concrete your choice, the more you will walk away with. That is all you need to prepare. Bring the art...

Jun 18, 2026

Quick interruption: a new free workshop (and a reality check for your summer plan)

Hi there, I'm interrupting my Submit by September campaign for one quick, important announcement. (Speaking of which: the early-bird rate for Submit by September closes on 17 June, so if that's on your radar, don't let it slip past you.) Here's the interruption: I'm running another free workshop,...

Jun 15, 2026

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