Presented by Meryl Richards, Florencia Garcia, María De Bernardi, and Banira Lombardi, on May 15, 2019, as the introduction to the CCAFS & GRA CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series.
The webinar featured previous CLIFF student presentations and provided a place for discussion between current and previous students.
2. Agenda
Topic Presenter
Introduction Meryl Richards
What is the effect of inhibiting methane production
in the rumen on nitrogen use efficiency?
Florencia Garcia
Evaluation of GHG in pastures with foliar N
fertilizers
María De Bernardi
Can pasture type influence nitrous oxide
emissions from cattle manure?
Banira Lombardi
Discussion of presentations All participants
Tips for writing and publishing journal articles Meryl Richards
Discussion on writing and publishing All participants
Conclusion Meryl Richards
4. How to participate in the
discussion
• Use the questions box to enter your
questions for the presenters or your tips for
academic writing and publishing.
• You may enters questions or tips at any
time during the webinar
• When you enter a question/comment,
please tell us who you are and where you
are visiting for your CLIFF-GRADS
fellowship!
• If you are having any trouble hearing or
using the question box, you can also use
the chat box to communicate with the
organizers
5. When you are new at it
Writing scientific papers
With thanks to Todd Rosenstock
6. Tip #1: Learning to write scientific
papers takes time and practice
DON’T EXPECT TO
GET INTO SCIENCE
ON YOUR FIRST TRY
GIVE YOURSELF TIME
TO FIGURE OUT
APPROACHES THAT
WORK FOR YOU
ASK COLLEAGUES
AND ADVISORS FOR
FEEDBACK
7. Tip#2: Don’t try to write a
perfect first draft
Just get your thoughts down,
then re-write!
8. Tip #3: For
your first
article,
mimic an
article from
your target
journal and
scientific
field
9. Tips for getting started
(my approach)
Create an outline!
1
Start with the
methods or results
(I like to start with
the results)
2
Then write the
introduction, then
discussion and
conclusions
3
11. Big problem statement
Narrowing the problem
statement
Brief review of similar studies
Specific research objectives
Why the research is novel, in
the context of similar studies
12. The Discussion
• Summarize your major findings. What were the answers to the
research questions you laid out in the introduction?
• Explain what the findings mean and why they are important
• How do the findings agree or disagree with other studies?
• Acknowledge and explain any unusual findings or limitations of the
study
14. Dealing with
revisions
Provide an itemized response to
each comment
Clearly describe which parts of the
manuscript you have revised;
include line numbers to direct
reviewers to revisions
You don’t have to make all
changes requested! If you
disagree with the reviewers
interpretation, say why and
provide evidence
Good morning, or afternoon and welcome to the first session of the 2019 CLIFF-GRADS webinar series
Abubakar Hailu Girei is a PhD student at Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria where he is studying the greenhouse gas implications of rice intensification and fertilizer management practices. He also works in the Department of Soil Science, Federal University Dutse, Nigeria. His CLIFF-GRADS fellowship was at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture in Colombia.
Ridha Ibidhi is a PhD student at the Mediterranean Institute for Agricultural Economics of Zaragoza and works at the National Institute of Agriculture Research, Tunisia. His research focuses on environmental indicators of livestock production systems. As a CLIFF-GRADS fellow he was hosted by Bangor University in the UK.
Sebastián Vangeli is a PhD fellow at the National Institute of Agricultural Technology and a PhD student at Buenos Aires University, both in Argentina. His PhD research is focused on the impact of agricultural management practices on nitrous oxide emissions. As a CLIFF-GRADS fellow he was hosted by Rothamsted Research and Bangor University in the UK.
Yohannes Gelan Regassa is a PhD student in agronomy at Bahirdar University with a focus on climate variability and change and its impact on dryland agriculture. He is also a senior lecturer and researcher at Kombolcha Agriculture College, Wollo University. He was a CLIFF-GRADS fellow at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.