Bringing the Writing Lab to You
The FHS Writing Lab's expertise extends beyond our walls. We are available to bring our work to your institution, organisation, or event through a range of tailored engagements, including keynote addresses, webinars, workshops, professional development training, writing retreats, and writing tutor training.
Our work is grounded in the Academic Literacies framework, which means we approach writing as a social and identity practice. Whether you are looking to equip health sciences educators with strategies to support student writers, build capacity in your writing tutors, create protected time and space for academics through a writing retreat, explore the intersection of AI and authorial identity, or build a writing culture within your department or institution, we would love to collaborate.
We welcome invitations from universities, health professions education networks, professional bodies, and community organisations, both locally, across the African continent and abroad.
Get in touch to discuss how we can tailor an engagement for your context.
Op-Ed
Muna, N., & Goolam Hoosen, T. AI – Artificial Intelligence versus Authorial Identity, 15 January 2025.
Muna, N., 2024 My Journey into Writing Centre Work, 12 December 2024.
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Supporting research writing development
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Invited Talks
Goolam Hoosen, T. Positionality in Research Writing: authorial voice development, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Midday Dialogues, South Africa, 6 May 2026.
Goolam Hoosen, T. Using AI for evidence synthesis: from literature search to authorial voice, VACFA, National Immunisation Technical Advisory Group Support Hub (NITAG), Webinar, Africa, 6 May 2026.
Goolam Hoosen, T. GenAI considerations for science report writing, Western Cape Wetlands Forum, Webinar, South Africa, 12 December 2025.
Goolam Hoosen, T. Writing as Dialogue: Developing Authorial Voice Development, African Leadership for Measuring Brain Health in Children and Adolescents (ALMA), Webinar, Africa, 25 September 2025.
Goolam Hoosen, T. Finding your academic voice: contributing effectively to the conversations in Biology, Women in Synthetic Biology (WisBA), Mentoring Workshop, Africa, 13 July 2024.
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Goolam Hoosen, T. Research and Supervision in the age of AI era: Defining best practices for Academic Excellence, Panel Discussion, International Business Conference, University of Free State, South Africa, 16 April 2026.
Muna, N. Tips and Techniques for Crafting a Strong Manuscript, Webinar, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 August 2025.
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