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[Earlier this year, AuthorAID held a research writing workshop and train-the-trainer workshop in Kathmandu, Nepal. Some attendees now have gone on to give an AuthorAID workshop in Biratnagar, Nepal. …

Hello again! This week’s resource provides definitions from many dictionaries. The resource is called OneLook Dictionary Search. To use it, type an English-language word in the space provided. Then …

In this computer age, when writing a paper, consider saving your drafts with different file names. If you keep editing from your first draft, you might delete content you later …

Greetings again. I hope that all is going well. This week an international guest told me a common story. She said that when she submits papers, journal editors often say, …

Hello again! This week we’re featuring a resource that can help researchers use English well. I learned of this resource from AuthorAID community member Tamara Locke. (Thank you, Tammy.) The …

[This post is from Dr. Haroon Mohamed Haniffa, who received the AuthorAID grant to attend the Texas A&M University Intensive Course in Research Writing. Thank you, Dr. Haroon! —Barbara] …

Hello again! This time the Resource of the Week consists of guest presentations by Dr. Susan Aiello. Dr. Aiello joined us for the last main week of the Texas A&M …

This morning, when I opened my e-mail, there was some sad (though not untimely) news: A student from long ago informed me that Dr. Ma Xu, a former president of …

Be focused when choosing references to cite. Before citing any source, determine whether it adds anything meaningful to your paper.

Greetings again. I hope you’ve had a good week. Friday was the last main day of the Intensive Course in Research Writing. In a presentation that day, guest speaker …