academic writing
How to use an appendix in your assignments
Helen Holmes2025-04-29T19:31:40+01:0001/05/2025|Tags: academic writing, appendices, appendix, barrington, knl, SOMLibrary, thesis|
You may wish to include appendices in your assignment where appropriate, for example to include a survey, raw data or other relevant material which you refer to in your work. The following are some of ...
Mastering the art of revising your writing
Helen Holmes2025-03-28T16:46:24+00:0008/04/2025|Tags: academic skills, academic writing, barrington, editing, knl, proof reading, proofreading, SOMLibrary, thesis|
You’ve done the research and written your first draft. Now it’s time for one of the most crucial jobs as a writer - revising your writing to ensure your reader does not have to work ...
Do you know what makes a Technical Report special?
Katie Abranson2025-02-18T14:14:20+00:0024/02/2025|Tags: academic writing, barrington, group design project, group projects, knl, SOMLibrary, technical reports|
Writing a technical report is a little different to writing a lab report or an essay for your tutors, requiring a different approach, communication skills and format. What are technical reports? Technical reports are formal, ...
Working on your group project? We can help!
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-02-12T15:54:46+00:0012/02/2025|Tags: academic writing, barrington, group projects, knl, poster presentation, SOMLibrary, study skills, teamwork|
When undertaking a group project, typically you'll need to investigate a topic, decide on a methodology for your investigation, gather and collate information and data, share your findings with each other, and then formally report ...
Get a head start on referencing and plagiarism
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2024-10-14T17:09:53+01:0016/10/2024|Tags: academic writing, barrington, knl, new students, plagiarism, referencing, SOMLibrary, study skills|
We offer a module on Referencing And Avoiding Plagiarism which you can find on your Canvas dashboard. It explains the role and importance of citing references and how to incorporate the work of other authors ...
Using what you read in what you write – Summarising, paraphrasing and quoting other authors
Karen Stokes2024-07-19T11:48:31+01:0018/07/2024|Tags: academic writing, APA7, barrington, knl, referencing, SOMLibrary|
University life involves a serious amount of reading and writing. We study the work of other people to inform ourselves about a topic. When we then re-use that knowledge to create our own work, we ...