Thesis groups

You want to have more regular contact with other thesis writers while writing your thesis. You want to exchange experiences with others and actively contribute to the success of the group.

Students from all academic programmes working on a bachelor's thesis or a master's thesis are welcome.

You may have different reasons for joining. Maybe your thesis is not going so well and you want to learn how to plan better and how to stay focused and motivated. Maybe you find it more pleasant and sociable not to work on your own and want to get in touch with other thesis writers. It is enlightening and motivating to talk about your writing process with others.

You will be assigned to a group with about 8 to 10 other students who are also working on their thesis. Everyone contributes to keep the group running. The success of the groups depend on the commitment of all participants.

Each week, you meet at the same time. In total, there are four meetings under the guidance of a peer coach. The summer thesis groups in July and August run longer and consist of eight meetings. After the last meeting with the peer coach, you can decide to continue independently.

You decide on the exact programme together with the group. You look at what your contribution to the group can be and decide, together with the others, which topics will be discussed in the following weeks. Based on those decisions, you make an overall planning for the next meetings. You can also delve into specific writing strategies together, with the help of the coach.

In addition, it is always possible to arrange a one-to-one meeting with one of the writing tutors from Skills Lab.

• The four meetings take place on location and last 1.5 hours.
• In the first meeting, you get to know each other, receive an explanation from the peer coach, and decide together on the content of the following meetings.
• Finished your thesis earlier? No problem, we will give your place to the next on the waiting list.
• You can also stay in contact with each other outside the regular meeting, for instance in a joint WhatsApp group. There are also groups that work on their thesis together in the University Library.
• Participating in the thesis groups is free of charge but not free of obligations. Please make sure you are able to attend each session of the thesis group you sign up for.