for students
From your first transcript or term paper to your final thesis: the Writing Center team is happy to provide advice and assistance throughout your studies
An overview of all offers for students as well as further information is listed below:
Writing Consultation Services
Are you looking for individual support? Would you like to discuss your approach to writing and reading? Would you like some constructive feedback?
Anything that concerns you in connection with your writing project can be the subject of a writing consultation. You can come to the writing consultation at any stage of writing - from the first vague idea to the text ready for submission - with or without a written text and regardless of the type of academic text.
You can find more information on how exactly a writing consultation can take place, what you can bring with you, when and where writing consultations take place online and in person and how you can register on the website for writing consultations and in the OPAL course with registration for writing consultations.
In writing consulting, we advise students of all disciplines on all aspects of scientific writing (writing process, working techniques, writing inhibitions, text feedback, etc.). We do not read complete papers with correction of spelling, commas and stylistic finishing touches. For this, we offer you referrals to volunteers: For more information, see our proofreading assistance webpage.
Do you need basic information on academic writing or related topics? Are you looking for new strategies for learning and writing and would like to try them out in a group and receive feedback from other students?
Currently, the Writing Center is also offering workshops, events and lectures on academic reading and writing in English specifically for international students as part of the STUDY SMART network project. Enrollment takes place via the OPAL course STUDY SMART.
Take advantage of the Writing Center's online workshops (in German): our tutors will support you with academic writing - specifically for your current writing project or in preparation for your next writing assignment: you can find an overview of the current workshops and information on how to register under "For students" > "Workshops".
Every semester, the Writing Center of TU Dresden and the SLUB offer a joint series of events on the basics of academic reading and writing.
When and where:
- during the lecture period on Wednesdays, 4th double period (13:00 - 14:30), online
Participation in the series can be credited with 1 to 2 CP in the Aqua area or with 2 CP or 4 CP in the supplementary teaching area. All information on the individual workshops as well as registration for the various options for participation can be found in the OPAL course "Fundamentals of Academic Reading and Writing".
Of course, it is also possible to participate in individual workshops. Registration is possible in the OPAL course of the Writing Center in the respective semester program. A certificate of attendance can be issued on request.
If you have any questions, please get in touch at any time!
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Consultant for Writing Didactics
NameClaudia Hammermüller
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Writing Center of TUD
Writing Center of TUD
Visiting address:
Fritz-Foerster-Bau, 5th floor, room 557 Mommsenstr. 6
01069 Dresden
You don't have time to attend a workshop on a specific date or would rather learn on your own?
Then you can take a look at our Infothek on OPAL (translation into English in progress) - and if you do want to talk about certain methods, your individual writing process or your writing project, come to a writing consultation at any time with your questions - or just to exchange ideas: more information on writing consultation and registration.
We also offer you the one-week stress management course "STRESSenziell" on OPAL (workload approx. 10-20 min per day).
Further free e-learning offers of the TU Dresden and the SLUB, mostly in German:
- E-Learning-Kurs "Literatur erfassen, verwalten und zitieren - Basiswissen Literaturverwaltungsprogramme" der SLUB (in OPAL)
- E-Learning-Kurs " DiLiNews - Alles rund um Digitale Kompetenzen im Studium" des Career Services (in OPAL)
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Videoreihe "Einführung ins wissenschaftliche Arbeiten", Institut für Germanistik, Marlene Rummel (auf YouTube) - nicht nur für Germanistik-Studierende geeignet :)
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Videoreihe "Wissenschaftskommunikation 2.0", Angewandte Linguistik TU Dresden (auf YouTube)
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The Career Service, the Central Student Information and Counselling Service of TU Dresden and the SLUB offer regularly an extensive workshop program on other key competence topics (mostly in German):
- Workshops of the Career Services of TU Dresden
- Workshops of the Central Student Information and Counselling Service of TU Dresden
- Offers of the SLUB in the SLUB Calendar of Events
- E-Learning-Kurs "Literatur erfassen, verwalten und zitieren - Basiswissen Literaturverwaltungsprogramme" der SLUB (in OPAL)
The workshops of the TU Dresden Writing Center are mostly offered in a peer-learning format by students for students.
If you are interested in our workshops but don't have time at the moment, you can add your name to the list of interested parties in OPAL and will receive an email as soon as further dates are available.
The workshops are aimed at TU Dresden students at all stages of their undergraduate studies. Doctoral students can find suitable offers on the website of the Graduate Academy and the website of the Center for Continuing Education.
© Crispin-I. Mokry
Consultant for Writing Didactics
NameClaudia Hammermüller
offers for students | project support
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Writing Center of TUD
Writing Center of TUD
Visiting address:
Fritz-Foerster-Bau, 5th floor, room 557 Mommsenstr. 6
01069 Dresden
The Writing Center offers a lecture series (in German) every semester during the lecture period, usually on Wednesdays, 13:00 - 14:30, with which credit certificates (ungraded) with up to 2 CP or 4 CP for teacher training students can be acquired. Further information, dates and enrolment in the OPAL course "Fundamentals of Academic Reading and Writing".
On our Materials & Tips website you will find all the information about our self-study offers, tips and checklists for academic writing and working, links to helpful software and an FAQ on frequently asked questions. Or you can take a look directly at our Infothek in OPAL and the Writing Starter Guide (PDF) .
If you would like to read up on specific topics, you can also browse through our past newsletter issues: to the newsletter archive with topic issues
Are you looking for materials or do you have another question? Feel free to send us an e-mail at at any time
During the lecture period, we offer an open writing room every Wednesday in the 5th and 6th double period (14:50-18:10). You can find all information in our Writing Center OPAL course in the menu on the left under "Writing Room".
Having a suitable room for writing is very important in order to more concentrated. If you are able to write in company, you can come to the quiet and airy Writing Room at the TextLab (website SLUB), where you can write amongst others, as well as bringing your Learning and Writing Group (website Writing Centre) or maybe meet new writing buddys.
It's often much easier to write and work together!
Would you like to be informed about future writing marathons? Then sign up for our list of interested parties in OPAL.
According to the motto “Write through the night”, the Writing Center (SZD) and the Sächsische Staats- und Universitäsbibliothek (SLUB) invites students, PhD students and lecturers annually to the writing event of the year. It takes place on the first Thursday in March and further information on the Long Night Against Procrastination (LNDS) can be found here continue reading website Long Night Against Procrastination.
About Tutors for Academic:
The diversity of offers at the Writing Center is made possible with the support of student tutors. Our student tutors mainly carry out the workshops and counselling offers for students. This encourages joint learning with peers, which makes it easier to ask questions openly and discuss strengths and weaknesses, as well as talk about experiences. We train the student tutors for their assigned tasks. The structuring, implementation, evaluation and development of this training and the close supervision of the tutors are amongst the central tasks of the Writing Center.
Continue reading website about Tutors for Academic Writing
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Consultant for Writing Didactics
NameNina Melching-Strathe, M.A.
Writing Center Team Leader | Services for Teachers
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Center for Continuing Education
Center for Continuing Education
Visiting address:
Fritz-Foerster-Bau, 5th floor, room 557 Mommsenstr. 6
01069 Dresden
Our offers are free of charge for students of the TUD. Please note our privacy statement and disclaimer for all our offers.
How does the Writing Center support me in my studies? An explanatory film:
Accessibility Note: detailed video description to read and have read aloud at https://tud.link/25u4
The Writing Center is part of the TUD's study success strategy. Further measures for academic success can be found on the website Website for study success at the TU Dresden and in the OPAL course "Studienerfolgsprojekte".