Academic Writing

AI-Generated Texts’ Implications for Academic Writing
Industry
January 23, 2023

AI-Generated Texts’ Implications for Academic Writing

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Watch the Webinar: How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck
Webinar
November 3, 2022

Watch the Webinar: How Academic Writing Coaches Get Unstuck

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Wikipedia as Science Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide
Communication
November 9, 2021

Wikipedia as Science Communication: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Will Artificial Intelligence Foster Plagiarism?
Communication
November 8, 2021

Will Artificial Intelligence Foster Plagiarism?

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Writing Scholarly Articles That Get Cited More Than the Competition

Writing Scholarly Articles That Get Cited More Than the Competition

When readers — even academic readers — do not understand an article, they are unlikely to read it, much less absorb it, share it and be influenced by its ideas.

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Quick Tips on Being an Ethical Co-Writer

Quick Tips on Being an Ethical Co-Writer

Co-authorship is now for many social science disciplines the default mode of academic authorship. Reflecting on this, Helen Kara provides insights and advice for authors looking to co-write and co-publish in an ethical way.

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Sonia Livingstone Discusses Digital Publishing in the Face of a Global Pandemic

Sonia Livingstone Discusses Digital Publishing in the Face of a Global Pandemic

In this Q&A conducted by the LSE Impact blog, social psychologist Sonia Livingstone outlines the ways that the pandemic has transformed the process of promoting a book. She discusses the heightened importance of social media and the opportunities that digital technologies have afforded for reaching new audiences and adapting conventional formats.

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What is a Social Science Essay?

What is a Social Science Essay?

We present this article, adapted from a chapter of ‘Good Essay Writing: A Social Sciences Guide,’ as a resource for Academic Writing Month.

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Watch the Webinar: Publishing Trends and Academic Writers

Watch the Webinar: Publishing Trends and Academic Writers

From scholarly article to practical guides, from textbooks to media, from weighty tomes to tweets, researchers and academic writers have many options […]

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How Can We Ensure Our Research is Inclusive?

How Can We Ensure Our Research is Inclusive?

COVID-19 has led to new ways of working which have transformed research practices. This has created opportunities for research cultures to be more inclusive and accessible- especially to those for whom the university is a barrier. However, post-pandemic, research cultures also need to change. In this post, Stuart Read, Anne Parfitt and Tanvir Bush outline three provocations that researchers can ask as part of an inclusive research practice.

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How to Run an Academic Writing Retreat

How to Run an Academic Writing Retreat

Since it started in 2011, Academic Writing Month has seen a growth of workshops and initiatives aimed at helping researchers to prioritise […]

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And So to Conclude: In Search of a Happy Ending

And So to Conclude: In Search of a Happy Ending

William Poole takes an alternative approach to the usual ‘how-to’ blog format for academic writing. An avid reader of conclusions, with an aversion to writing them, the author presents an altogether inconclusive reflection on the form and function of the conclusion.

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