Enrolment Open: Getting Started with Writing and Publishing Your Research 2025 - Starts 28th October

This 6-week online course Getting started with your research writing and publishing will help you build your confidence and skills to publish your first research paper.  

Our tried and tested online course has been constantly developed over the last decade to tackle the emerging challenges that global majority researchers navigate throughout their academic careers.  

This year we updated the content to cover Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how you can use AI responsibly within your research writing workflow.  

The course topics include:  

• Understanding previous research 

• The ethics of research  

• Preparing to write 

• Writing your research paper 

• Proceeding to publication 

The course involves:  

• Networking opportunities 

• Webinars and discussion forums opportunities to share your expertise and ask questions of thousands of researchers around the world

• Reflective assignment to develop your writing style and peer marking opportunities so you can learn from fellow researchers' contexts around the world

 

If you complete the course and assignments, you will unlock a certificate and learners who complete each week’s activities will gain a digital badge.  

The course starts in 28th October 2025 and will finish on 9th December 2025. 

 

Enrol now to join the course!

Please note, due to server capacity we sometimes have to close signups early, so we encourage you to sign up sooner rather than later.  

 

Frequently asked questions 

Can I learn on a mobile?  

• Yes, you can use the Moodle mobile app 

 

I have unstable internet; will the course work for me? 

• We try to design our materials in text format to be as low bandwidth as possible, there are optional videos and reading tasks on external websites 

• You can download the learning materials to work offline too 

 

I am very busy and am not sure I have enough time to complete the course 

• We understand researchers have many commitments including teaching, research, and dedicating time for your own learning and development 

• Live sessions are optional and can be watched back as recordings 

• Week 6 is a wrap up week to catch up on activities if you have missed any 

• We estimate you will need 4-6 hours a week to complete the activities and week 4 is a particularly busy week 

 

I have taken the course before or am not really new to publishing papers, can I still join?  

• You will learn something new every time you reflect on your writing style and process 

• There is a particularly useful session on navigating rejections 

• This year our new content on AI will be new to everyone whether you have taken the course before or not 

 

Why should I take this course over other courses?  

• Our course facilitators are stewards from Rising Scholars who began by taking the online course many years ago and now share their knowledge and expertise in return; they have been where you are now and share their learnings 

• The course has been completed by over 30,000 learners from global majority countries in 10 years 

• We have won awards from the Hidden REF 

• Find out what learners have to say about their experiences in this 5-minute Youtube video 

 

I am interested in using your course materials in my institution. How can I do this?  

• Our course is creative commons licensed CC BY and we are very happy for universities, research groups and regional hubs to facilitate a version of the course 

• We are also happy to export the contents for you to host in your own Moodle platform 

• Get in touch with the Rising Scholars team to discuss these opportunities