Award Papers with Purpose received the University of Oxford's Research Culture Award (2026) Announced at Oxford's 2026 Vice-Chancellor's Awards, the award recognises an inclusive writing programme that treats scholarly writing as a social and identity practice, and its impact on early-career health professions education researchers across Southern Africa. About Papers with Purpose →

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 locally, across the African continent, and abroad.

Op-Eds

Published in the WLN Blog: an international writing centre scholarship journal.

Supporting research writing development

Professional societies we work with.

Invited talks

Authorial identity & voice development

  • 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.

Research capacity development

  • Goolam Hoosen, T. Research and Supervision in the AI era: Defining best practices for Academic Excellence. Panel Discussion, International Business Conference, University of the 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.