How To Improve Your English As An International Student

Improving academic writing Strong academic writing is fundamental in academia, if you are reading this article, you will no doubt already understand the importance of good writing in your academic…


How To Write Reflectively?

Reflective writing Sometimes when writing for academic purposes, you may be asked to write a reflection. In practices such as nursing, this is a vital path of both your student life and your working…


Using Sources In Your Work

Citations, footnotes and endnotes The three types of sourcing this article will look at are citations, footnotes and endnotes. Citations are in-text references, whilst footnotes and endnotes are…


Writing A Dissertation

Writing A Dissertation

How to write a dissertation? Dissertations are generally written at University, and will make up the majority of your final degree grade. Although all dissertation briefs will be varied dependent on…


Tips To Improve Your Vocabulary

Improving your vocabulary Improving your vocabulary has become incredibly easy in recent years, with the introduction of many accessible and convenient ways to discover new words, like phone or…


Proofreading Academic Work

Proofreading Academic Work

Why Proofread? Before submitting a piece of academic writing, it is always a good idea to take the time to read through your work and make sure that there are no mistakes in your spelling,…


Making Your Writing More Persuasive

The purpose of persuasive writing? Persuasive writing is fundamental to academic writing. As persuasive writing is used to put your arguments across to your reader in an engaging and compelling…


Common Grammar Mistakes Continued

In the previous article, we looked at common grammar mistakes, including the misuse of certain words and commas. In this article, the focus will be on apostrophes. Apostrophes are possibly the most…