Academic writing tips

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See what are the most common ways of writing an abstract or other section, referring to tables and figures, connecting your sentences, paraphrasing, and much (much!) more.

How to present tables and figures in your paper: an analysis

How to present your results: an analysis

How to refer to tables and figures, sections, and other parts of your paper

How to connect your sentences in academic writing: an analysis

How to paraphrase: techniques and tips

How to structure your abstract

How to introduce your study


Error analysis

Discover what errors are most frequent in academic writing - and how to avoid them!

Common ESL errors in academic writing - Part 2: Articles

Common ESL errors in academic writing - Part 1: Prepositions

Academic writing errors to avoid: verb-noun pairs

Academic writing errors to avoid: Prepositions


Phrasal verbs

Get insights into how to use phrasal verbs in academic writing.

Phrasal verbsTrue or False? The truth about phrasal verbs

Phrasal verbs in academic writing


Academic writing

Learn the do’s and don’ts in academic writing: tips around conciseness, avoiding plagiarism, and using hedging, phrasal verbs, reporting verbs, and connectors.

Why you need a writing app tailored to science and academia

How to present tables and figures in your paper: an analysis

Hedging in academic writing

Why (and how to) avoid noun chunks in your paper

How to present your results: an analysis

How to refer to tables and figures, sections, and other parts of your paper

Thesis writing myths

How to connect your sentences in academic writing: an analysis

How to paraphrase: techniques and tips

How to avoid plagiarism in your paper

Don’t forget these sections before submitting your paper

Academic writing errors to avoid: verb-noun pairs

How to structure your abstract

Choosing a title for your paper

How to introduce your study

Academic writing errors to avoid: Prepositions

Academic word of the month: SIGNIFICANT

Common ESL errors in academic writing - Part 2: Articles

Phrasal verbs in academic writing

Conciseness in academic writing

Common ESL errors in academic writing - Part 1: Prepositions

Academic writing tips in times of anxiety

Does Smith suggest, claim, or propose? On reporting verbs

Academic writing: seven language tips

This will save you time writing academic papers