Introduction

Building Blocks: Research & Writing Camp is a practical, live online training program designed to help students and researchers build the essential foundations of academic research and scientific writing.

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Audience

• Biomedical and social science researchers

• Graduate and professional students

• Early-career academics and research staff

• Research coordinators and assistants

• Students preparing proposals, theses, reports, or manuscripts​

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What You Will Learn

• How to classify research and writing types

• How to design clear questions, aims, and objectives

• How to match study design and methodology

• How to understand basic analysis selection

• How to structure academic writing sections

• How to improve clarity, flow, and argumentation

• How to avoid unsupported claims

• How to use AI tools responsibly in research and writing

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Agenda

Day 1: Research Foundations and Question Design

• Understanding the research process

• Moving from idea to research problem

• Identifying researchable topics

• Classifying research and writing types

• Developing focused questions, aims, and objectives

• Practical activity: refine a research question and objectives

Day 2: Study Design, Methodology, and Analysis Logic

• Matching research questions to study design

• Understanding population, sample, variables, tools, and procedures

• Planning inclusion/exclusion criteria and data collection

• Linking data type to analysis choice

• Avoiding mismatch between question, design, methods, and analysis

• Practical activity: build a method-match map

Day 3: Academic Writing, AI Use, and Research Integrity

• Structuring the introduction, literature review, methods, results, and discussion

• Linking claims to evidence

• Avoiding exaggerated or unsupported conclusions

• Using AI for brainstorming, outlining, editing, and checking

• Verifying AI-generated content and references

• Practical activity: create a research-writing roadmap

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About Your Trainer

Dr. Nouf N. Mahmoud, MSc, PhD, EMBA, is a research mentor, founder of CROSSTALK LAB and co-founder and CEO of CiteWise. A Fulbright visiting scholar and HEC Paris EMBA graduate, she has received UNESCO recognition twice and is listed among the 2026 Stanford/Elsevier top 2% scientists . Her work connects research, entrepreneurship and responsible AI use.

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Time and Format

• Live, interactive online sessions

• 3-day practical camp

• 1-3 Nov 2026

• 6:00–8:30 PM Doha Time

• UK-CPD Certificate of Completion

• 10 CPD hours

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Certificate

Participants who complete the camp will receive a UK-CPD Certificate of Completion for 10 CPD hours.

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Cost

QAR 600