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, 6 July, 2023
Higher education is only beginning to understand the impact that generative AI tools such as ChatGPT will have on teaching and research. Three intrepid explorers join us in this episode to share what useful functions they’ve discovered for the technology
By Eliza.Compton, 30 June, 2023
Science communication in a post-Covid world calls for a new way to span the gap between researchers and university comms teams – and a new skill set, as Michael Head explains
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 14 June, 2023
Generative AI and how it can be used for plagiarism has provoked fear in higher education. However, the technology can also improve and accelerate your writing process if it is applied in a constructive, positive manner
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3minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 8 June, 2023
The crisis of confidence in science has deep origins. The answer to regaining traction is compelling stories and the skills to tell them beyond the academy, writes Bartłomiej Knosala
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4minutes
By Eliza.Compton, 16 May, 2023
Each stage of a research project comes with questions about what information to share and with whom. Richard Holliman offers practical advice on how to make your research communication more transparent and engaging
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4minutes
By Miranda Prynne, 15 May, 2023
Strategies for writing effective abstracts for conference and research papers
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3minutes