Four hours of focused PhD work with people who actually get it.
Half-Day Writing Retreats. Every Monday morning. Structured, supported, and surrounded by other PhD students who understand exactly what you’re going through. Whether you’re writing, reading, planning, or just trying to get unstuck — you’ll get more done in one session than you have all week.
This Monday | 9am–1pm UK time | Free
You already know what you need to do. The problem is doing it alone.
You sit down on a Monday morning. You open the document. And then… nothing. Not because you’re lazy. Not because you don’t care. Because doing deep, difficult work in complete isolation is paralysing.
These Half Day Writing Retreats changes the room you’re working in. Instead of sitting alone at your desk, you’re sitting alongside 20-30 other PhD students — all working on their own thesis, all dealing with the same challenges, all showing up because they know they get more done when they’re not doing it alone.
That’s not motivation. That’s structure. And it works.
Here’s How It Works
Four hours. Four focused work blocks with short breaks and check-ins between them. You bring whatever you’re working on — planning, structuring, analysing, writing, it all counts — and work alongside 20-30 other PhD students.
Camera on or off. Be as active or as passive as you like. No one will read your work. Share if you want to, or just work in silence — there’s no pressure either way. Just show up and do the work, with people who understand why it’s hard to do it alone.
Four Work Blocks
60 minutes each. Camera on or off. Bring whatever you’re working on — planning, structuring, analysing, writing, it all counts. Work in silence alongside everyone else.
Three Breaks
10 minutes each. Share a win, ask a question, or just grab a coffee. No pressure either way.
One check-in at the start, one wrap-up at the end.
Introduce yourself or just listen. Celebrate what you got done. The whole thing runs 9am–1pm, UK time.
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No prep needed. Just bring whatever you’re working on. In four hours, you’ll get more done than you usually do in a week.
Want more than one Retreat?
The PhD Common Room
Daily writing sessions, expert mentors, and 150+ PhD students working through their PhDs together. Twice-weekly Half Day Writing Retreats are included — plus everything else you need to actually finish. From £30/month.
Thesis Bootcamp
Finish a chapter in one weekend. A planning workshop, four days of intensive writing alongside 25 other PhD students, and an editing session to turn your draft into something submission-ready. The average word count is 17,500. Runs quarterly. £195 — double your money back if it’s not worth it.