Welcome to my skills studio! Here I’ve uploaded some resources that may help you improve your English grammar, pronunciation, and overall research skills, as well as blog posts that I’ve written, with tips and advice for a better writing and research routine.
Buon lavoro!
1. Practical blog posts by yours truly
- Tackling the peer review system
- Commas save lives
- What’s the point of Powerpoint?
- The truth about notes
2. Academic careers
- Career podcast
- Cover letters
- CV templates
- Vlog on how to get paid for academic work (by Lucy Kissick):
3. Academic writing advice and resources
- Cambridge Write & Improve
- Patter (by Dr Pat Thompson Patter)
- Genders, bodies, politics (by Prof Alison Phipps)
- Guardian Style Guide
- Vlog on rendering your PhD book-ready (by Prof Tara Brabazon):
4. Grammar and punctuation
- Blue Book of Grammar
- Cutewriting: en dash, em dash, or hyphen?
- Daily word bank quiz (by Flo-Joe)
- Grammar Girl
- Purdue Online Writing lab
5. Spelling and pronunciation
- How to pronounce English words in different accents
- Spelling rules (slideshow by Dr Shadia Yousef Banjar)
- 8 tips for British English pronunciation (by English Jade):
