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17th July 2014

3-minute read

The Importance of the Word Limit

Academic writing typically requires you to stick to a word limit. It is important to...

8th July 2014

3-minute read

Getting Work Done: How to Increase Productivity and Stop Procrastinating!

Sometimes you need to write an essay, but find yourself getting distracted before you’ve even...

3rd July 2014

2-minute read

How to Use an Ellipsis

When quoting lengthy passages of text in your work, you may wish to omit a...

23rd April 2014

2-minute read

Possible Pitfalls of a PhD Proposal

Your PhD proposal is a chance to demonstrate your passion for and understanding of the...

4th March 2014

2-minute read

Why Write a Literature Review?

If you are writing a thesis or dissertation, you will most likely have to write...

17th February 2014

2-minute read

Get It Right with Our Dissertation Structure Template

We read many dissertations each year, so we know what needs to be included. That’s...

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9th June 2013

2-minute read

How to Structure an Essay

As well as communicating an idea or argument, a good essay should be structured in...

16th May 2013

2-minute read

How to Reference a Book using the Harvard Referencing Style

Print books are perhaps the most used sources in academic essays. Moreover, most UK universities...

13th May 2013

2-minute read

Word Choice: Eventually vs. Ultimately

It is easy to misuse words if they look or sound similar. But you can...

11th May 2013

1-minute read

Word Choice: Elicit vs. Illicit

When words sound or look similar, like ‘elicit’ and ‘illicit’, it can be easy to...

9th May 2013

1-minute read

Word Choice: Continuously vs. Continually

It can be easy to mix up ‘continuously’ and ‘continually’ in your writing. As such,...

3rd May 2013

2-minute read

Word Choice: Exhort vs. Extort

Some words look similar written down, making it very easy to mix them up. Take...