Improved Academic Writing

Academic Writing Resources on this website

• Writing paragraphs that achieve the best grades
• Writing Lab Reports
• Reporting Verbs for Sport and Exercise Science
• Referencing more effectively

More resources on other websites

• Academic Phrasebank - from The University of Manchester [click here]
• Become your own editor - from The University of South Australia [click here]
• Academic English online [click here]
• How to write an introduction - UNE - [click here]
• How to write a conclusion - UNE [click here]
• How to structure a paragraph
• How to create authoritative voice in your writing - Dr Inger Mewburn [click here]
• Writing for science - University of Leicester [click here]
• Writing academically - University of Reading [click here]
• How to write paragraphs - [writing for research]
• A Short Guide to Reflective Writing by The University of Birmingham
• Reflective Writing Guide from Plymouth University
• An interactive resource on Reflective Writing from Bath Uni
• Click here for more info on lab reports (Univ of Toronto)
• Designing Conference posters - by Colin Purrington [click here]
• Andy Field's handout "How to produce a lab report in APA style" [click here]
• Strunk, W., Jr., & White, E. B. (1979). The elements of style (3rd ed.). New York: Macmillan. [full text]
• Whitesides, G. M. (2004). Whitesides' group: writing a paper. Advanced Materials, 16(15), 1375-1377. [www]
• Marjon Generic Grade Descriptors [click here]
• Learn to type [click here]

Further Reading

• Becker, H. S. (2008). Writing for social scientists: How to start and finish your thesis, book, or article. University of Chicago Press.
• Heard, S. B. (2016). The scientist's guide to writing: how to write more easily and effectively throughout your scientific career. Princeton University Press. [google books]