In a recent conversation with an academic author, she told me that she’d like to write more concisely. I think she’s already good at this: she keeps her paragraphs and sentences to a manageable length and chooses her words carefully.…
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What help can I get with my PhD thesis before proofreading?
If you’re studying for a doctoral qualification, you might be planning to have your thesis professionally proofread before you submit it to the examiners. Proofreading is the final stage of the work, when you want to iron out any spelling,…
Tagged with: doctoral students, language support, PhD thesis, student proofreading, university, writing support
Posted in Academic writing, Students
Posted in Academic writing, Students
How to create table headings and figure captions in Microsoft Word
If you’re writing a long document that contains lots of tables, figures or illustrations (for example, a company report or a PhD thesis), using Word’s ‘Insert Caption’ tool helps you format, number and list them more efficiently. In this post,…
Tagged with: captions, headings, Microsoft Word tips, PhD thesis, reports, tables and figures
Posted in Academic writing, Business writing
Posted in Academic writing, Business writing
Six ways to improve your author–date (Harvard) reference list
If you’re writing a PhD thesis, your reference list could be longer than an entire journal article. Taming that monster can be tedious, but it’s worth taking the time to get it right. A reference list that looks cared for…
Tagged with: APA referencing, author-date referencing, CSE referencing, dissertations, Harvard referencing, theses
Posted in Academic writing
Posted in Academic writing
Laura Ripper | Copy-editing and Proofreading 