Writing guides

Skills and advice for researching, collaborating on and writing academic articles, papers reports and essays, from preprints to peer-reviewed journals

By Eliza.Compton, 2 September, 2024
Academic ways of communicating are often the exact opposite of what you need to draw widespread attention to your research, writes Simon Hall. Here are simple ways to help your message reach its audience
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 12 July, 2024
Students may see handwriting essays in class as a needlessly time-consuming approach to assignments, but I want them to learn how to engage with arguments, develop their own views and convey them effectively, writes James Stacey Taylor
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 21 June, 2024
Even a marathon begins with first steps, and so it makes sense to master motivation, set healthy habits and get writing early to reap the reward of a polished dissertation at the end of the PhD journey, writes Andreï Kostryka
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 19 June, 2024
Is a writing group or partner an effective antidote to post-pandemic isolation during doctoral education? Lena Steveker and Laura Spadon explain how to put a forum for belonging in place
By Laura.Duckett, 18 June, 2024
Organising your PhD thesis in a logical order is one of the crucial stages of your writing process. Here is a list of the individual components to include
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4minutes