Student Athenaeum
Here you will find articles, editorial advice and useful resources for academic writing in English, from essays and research papers to dissertations and theses.
Writing & Communication
Practical guidance on different forms of academic writing, what each needs to achieve and how to present your own research, ideas and arguments clearly.
Working with an Editor
What an editor can help with in academic work, what remains the student's responsibility and how to make sure editing supports your writing without changing your argument or ideas.
Reference Library
Books, guides and useful reference material for academic English, research, referencing and different forms of student writing.
Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students
— Stephen Bailey
A practical guide to academic writing in English, from finding and
using sources to structuring essays, referencing and proofreading.
Useful for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, with
particular attention to the problems international students can
encounter when writing academically in English.
Purdue OWL — Research and Citation Resources
A free academic writing and referencing resource from Purdue
University. It includes guidance on research, citations and the
major referencing systems, making it useful when you need to check
how a particular source should be handled.
Visit the resource
Zotero — Research and Reference Management
A free tool for collecting and organising research sources and
creating citations and bibliographies. Particularly useful for
dissertations, theses and research papers where the number of
sources can quickly become difficult to manage.
Visit the resource
