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British Academy International Writing Workshop (BA IWW 2026)

BRITISH ACADEMY INTERNATIONAL WRITING WORKSHOP

Publish-WISE (Writing for Impact, Scholarship and Excellence): Advancing Sustainable Research Capability for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) in Malaysia

ABOUT BA IWW

Publish-WISE is a 24-month programme to support 40 ECRs in business and management with SDG-focused research. Malaysian ECRs are under-represented in top-tier journals largely due to limited international networks, mentorship, and funding guidance.

Publish- WISE addresses these gaps through four structured in-person workshops and sustained online mentoring, connecting participants with UK and US journal editors and leading scholars. The workshops provide hands-on training in manuscript development, peer-review simulations, grant-writing strategies, and structured presentation feedback, reinforced by tailored one-to-one mentoring, interim online support, and alumni networks, ensuring ongoing collaboration, accountability, and institutional embedding.

By strengthening high-impact publication outputs, funding literacy, and international networks, Publish-WISE accelerates career progression, enhances global academic visibility, and builds enduring research capacity, directly advancing Malaysia’s knowledge-based economy ambitions.

OBJECTIVES BA IWW

The objectives of the programme:

Building high-impact publishing skills

Equip 40 Malaysian ECRs with the skills to design, write, and revise manuscripts suitable for top-tier international journals, including training in peer review, manuscript structure, and SDG-aligned academic writing.

Establish sustainable mentoring and research capacity

Provide long-term, structured one-to-one mentoring from UK, US, and Malaysian senior scholars to enhance research quality, accelerate career progression, and embed lasting research capacity within Malaysian institutions.

Strengthen international networks and collaboration

Create durable international research networks and peer communities that enhance collaboration, co-authorship, grant readiness, and global academic visibility for Malaysian ECRs

Improve grant-writing competence and institutional impact

Develop participants’ ability to produce competitive, SDG-aligned grant proposals while embedding workshop methods, mentoring practices, and alumni networks into Malaysian universities for long-term institutional benefit.

Address and reduce structural inequalities in research participants and outcomes

To reduce structural inequalities affecting Malaysian ECRs by ensuring inclusive recruitment, accessible training, and culturally sensitive mentoring that support under-represented groups – such as researchers from less-resourced institutions, rural areas, minority groups, women, and those facing socio-economic or disability-related barriers - so they can participate fully and benefit equitably from research development opportunities.