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5 Tips for Writing Materials & Methods Sections

5 Tips for Writing Materials & Methods Sections

I know you are at a stage in your scientific career where you know how to write a decent Materials…
When and How to Hire an Editor or Writing Coach – A Comprehensive-ish Guide

When and How to Hire an Editor or Writing Coach – A Comprehensive-ish Guide

Looking for an academic writing coach or scientific editor? This guide explains the difference between editing and proof-reading, whether structural…
19 Academic Writing Tools (that are completely free!)

19 Academic Writing Tools (that are completely free!)

Whether you're looking for an academic phrase finder, a collaborative academic writing software, a tool to stay focused on your…
5 Tips for Preparing Preprints

5 Tips for Preparing Preprints

If you have decided to publish a preprint (congrats!), you may be wondering how to go about it. Here’s all…
7 Benefits of Publishing a Preprint

7 Benefits of Publishing a Preprint

Preprints are rapidly gaining popularity, even in chemistry and the life sciences. Should you publish a preprint? Let me help…
5 Disadvantages of Preprints

5 Disadvantages of Preprints

Preprints are becoming increasingly popular in more and more fields. You may be wondering: What is a preprint? What are…
A Conversation with Dr Nadine Borduas-Dedekind

A Conversation with Dr Nadine Borduas-Dedekind

Nadine is an atmospheric chemist and a new PI who currently works at ETH Zürich in Switzerland. We talk about…
How to Make a Graphical Abstract for Your Scientific Paper

How to Make a Graphical Abstract for Your Scientific Paper

Multimedia science communicator Dr Gaius Augustus explains what a graphical abstract is and shows you three graphical abstract examples with…
A Conversation with Dr Laura Rossi

A Conversation with Dr Laura Rossi

I talk to Dr Laura Rossi about the challenges when writing papers, strategies to write productively and the importance of…
The 10 Most Common Mistakes Scientists Make in Their Presentation Figures

The 10 Most Common Mistakes Scientists Make in Their Presentation Figures

Here's how to create graphs for your next presentation to get across your keypoints and keep your audience engaged. There's…

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