As part of our “Trainings” work package, the DKZ.2R creates, curates and presents a variety of free trainings, seminars and courses. Our next offering will be a two-day workshop on LaTeX in the style of a Carpentries workshop, to be presented at RWTH Aachen University on 5-6 May 2025. The workshop will cover the basics of structuring and writing a LaTeX document, as well as including graphics, tables, managing references, and other common tasks.

Workshop material is available online and will be presented by instructors who will walk you through the steps and are available for questions throughout the event. The event is open for participants from all domains, and no prior knowledge of LaTeX is required. If you are interested in taking part in the workshop, you can sign up here.

All course material is available online.

  • Title: An Introduction to Using LaTeX for Academic Publishing
  • When: Monday, May 5th (12pm-5pm) - Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 (9am-5pm)
  • Where: RWTH Aachen University, Germany (Kackertstraße 10, Aachen, DE 52072)
  • Format: This workshop in In-Person and no remote or online attendance options are currently planned.

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