academic writing
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What is Shut up and Write (SUAW), I hear you ask? SUAW provides students with an online forum to come together to complete tasks in a social environment. The Thesis Whisperer claims “Shut up and ...
Getting ready to hand in your thesis?
You are nearly there! Many of our students are starting to think about finishing their theses. If you are one of them, then you might find this post useful as you write up your masterpiece ...
Too much to do? Can’t get your thoughts down on paper?
Our Study Skills Hub has two sections that may be able to help you! In Time Management we have some great tips on how to manage your time, to prioritise, and de-stress. First of all, ...
How do I cite… quotations from video content in the APA7 style
When you quote from another source in your writing, you would traditionally include a page number in your in-text citation. But what do you do when there are no pages? How would you cite a ...
Using what you read in what you write – Summarising, paraphrasing and quoting other authors
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 ...
Academic writing and being critical
Academic writing is daunting. Capturing all your thoughts and analysis and putting them down onto paper in some sort of understandable fashion is a challenge. Did you know we have resources in our Cranfield Study ...