Welcome to my skills studio! Here you’ll find some resources that can help improve your English grammar, pronunciation, and overall research skills, as well as a series of blog posts containing tips and advice for a better writing and research routine.
1. Blog posts by yours truly
- Tackling the peer review system
- Commas save lives
- What’s the point of PowerPoint?
- The truth about notes
2. Slideshows
- Life after the Viva. Applying for BA funding schemes
- The peer review process. Revising journal articles in an effective way
- Open access for dummies. A brief guide
3. Academic careers
- Career podcast
- Cover letters
- Vlog on how to get paid for academic work (by Lucy Kissick)
4. Academic writing advice and resources
- Cambridge Write & Improve
- Conscious Style Guide
- Patter (by Dr Pat Thompson)
- Genders, bodies, politics (by Prof Alison Phipps)
- Vlog on rendering your PhD book-ready (by Prof Tara Brabazon)
5. Grammar, punctuation and spelling
- Cutewriting: en dash, em dash, or hyphen?
- Daily word bank quiz (by Flo-Joe)
- Grammar Girl
- Purdue Online Writing lab
- Spelling rules (slideshow by Dr Shadia Yousef Banjar)
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