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Academic Language Websites

Here you can find a number of links to resources aimed at helping our students with the rigors of their academic lives. Academic PhrasebankA general guide and resource for academic writers and researchers:https://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk/ Using English for Academic PurposesAn informative and interactive guide for university students in the use of academic English:https://www.uefap.org/ Academic Writing ResourcesA comprehensive outline of the key aspects, features and processes of academic writing:https://twp.duke.edu/twp-writing-studio/resources-students Academic English OnlineAn interactive range of learning resources to assist students in the development of their academic English skills:https://aeo.sllf.qmul.ac.uk/

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity is the commitment to good study and research practices. It involves being honest and transparent, and demonstrating rigor and accuracy in your work.This includes making sure that you are using and following appropriate research methods and procedures, and that you cite the sources of your ideas and information properly. If you do not follow the standards of academic integrity, you risk committing Plagiarism.Further information and resources can be found here:https://researchcompliance.kaust.edu.sa/researchintegrity/about.html.Plagiarism and How to Avoid it For more information on using Artificial Intelligence in your academic work, go hereClick on the following links for more information on Referencing & Citation Management systems:ZoteroEndNote Mendeley

Scientific Writing

Our in-house Writing Coach, Andrea, has prepared three useful handbooks for all our students to learn more about the do's and don'ts of becoming a successful scientific writer.The first handbook focuses on the pre-writing process, spell checking and formatting. The second handbook examines grammar and style, and the third punctuation, numbers and abbreviations.Click on the links below to access the handbooks:Before Starting to Write and Spell-checking and FormattingGrammar and StylePunctuation, Hyphens and Dashes, Units and Numbers, and Abbreviations