Writing guides

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

By Eliza.Compton, 18 February, 2025
We need to teach that imperfect but authentic writing is more valuable than sentences that are polished on the surface, argue three US academics. Here, they share surprise findings from STEM and beyond
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5minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 31 January, 2025
If you are stalled in your latest writing project, Glenn Fosbraey shares three tips for breaking through blocks, getting organised and finishing the final draft
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3minutes
By kiera.obrien, 30 January, 2025
Pitch your book to publishers with an irresistible proposal. Here are all the elements you’ll need
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5minutes
By kiera.obrien, 23 January, 2025
Weighing up whether to take on the role of peer reviewer? Arina Ziganshina draws on her own experience to outline the upsides and downsides
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 8 January, 2025
From organising key search terms to checking citations, this video offers simple, practical tips to crafting a literature review that will lay a sound foundation for your academic paper
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 13 December, 2024
As teachers, we know our students will face the harsh demands of creativity and problem-solving in their daily professional lives – and we need to help them tap into deeper places that lead to novel solutions to intractable problems
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4minutes