Open now: our new research writing learning pathway

Over the last 15 years, we have amassed nearly 900 resources on the Rising Scholars website and most of them are about research writing. Our annual open course about research writing regularly reaches over 5,000 researchers around the world each year. 

We often hear how you want more resources about avoiding plagiarism, about publishing in high impact journals, and advice on using artificial intelligence responsibly within your writing. We also hear that you want the course to run more often! 

So, we have created a flexible resource collection about research writing.  

Progress between the different levels from introduction to advanced to earn badges. Or you can choose which of the following topics you want to dive into in more detail:  

• General writing tips 

• Choosing a journal 

• Avoiding plagiarism 

• Responsible use of AI 

• Writing collaboratively 

• Tone and style 

• Introductions, Titles and Abstracts 

• Literature review 

• Methods, Discussion and Conclusions 

• Revision 

How to get started 

Choose between the introductory, intermediate, or advanced levels. Opt-into content that is related to social sciences and humanities or environmental and physical sciences.  

What the pathway includes 

The pathway includes a variety of resources, from blogs, presentations, interactive activities and Youtube videos.  

It is designed to meet you where you are, so you can start and stop, and study in the time you have available. Whether that is 2 hours or 2 weeks.