Paraphrasing
To paraphrase properly, you need to really understand what you’re reading and be able to explain it.
Managing feelings about feedback
'Use feedback to make your writing stronger and give you the tools to keep improving.'
Communicate and collaborate
Lucy English As PhD students and researchers, communicating with people outside our discipline can open our minds, expand our horizons and help to develop our thinking. It can also lead to fruitful collaboration. In a session for PhD researchers about…
Summarise your argument
Check your argument is sound by summing it up in a couple of sentences before you start writing.
Think around your research question
When your research journey hits a wall, it can be useful to take a step back and forget for a moment that you are searching for answers.
Where’s the conflict?
Identifying opposing elements in your work can expose underlying conflicts and reveal potential themes.
Don’t be boring
Try to avoid starting sentences with 'There is' and search for more interesting alternatives.
Reading as a writer
To improve our writing, we need to learn to read as writers, identifying the work we admire.