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Book recommendation for academic writers

One of our favourite resources for training researchers how to write well in English is a book called Re-writing: How to do things with texts by Joseph Harris, now in its second edition

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Academic writing Online training

Webinar series: How to write a PhD research proposal

This one-hour online session will offer training and advice on the whole process of identifying a suitable topic and then developing and writing a PhD research proposal for submission to an international university

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Online training

Webinar series: How to prepare your PhD application

This one-hour online session will clarify the process of applying for graduate study abroad and offer advice on developing your research proposal, targeting potential supervisors, and preparing your CV and personal statement

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Academic writing

What is western intellectual style?

Modern science is not exclusively western in its origins nor in contemporary practice. There are marked differences in intellectual style between China and the west reflected in English academic writing by Chinese scholars

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Academic writing Online training

Online training: Writing PhD research proposals

We’ve learned a lot during our work about common problems people face in developing and presenting their ideas. With this in mind, we’ve decided to offer an online training session about preparing a humanities PhD research proposal