DescriptionThe aim of this interactive course is to provide students and futureresearchers with the tools and skills they need to write and publishtheses as well as scientific articles. This requires certain technicalknowledge and skills, foundations of typography, as well as anunderstanding of ethical frameworks and codes of conduct in science.ContentsTechnical skills (all using platform independent open source software)LaTeX document preparation systemProducing high quality figures with tikzManaging projects with GITThe art of writingBasics of good typographyThe structure of a scientific publicationManaging references and citing properly, and what are good and bad sources anyways?What goes into a literature review?Formulas, figures, and tables: Dos and Don'tsGood and bad uses of artificial intelligence in writingEthicsAuthorshipCopyrightPlagiarismEthics frameworksPublishingHow to distinguish good and bad outlets (journals, conferences)The refereeing processOpen Access and PublishersHow to use research databasesPresentation essentials