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Presentation:Preparing Proposals

By | May. 29, 2015
...rite a proposal, writing a proposal abstract, writing a proposal, and avoiding common problems. Prepared by Barbara Gastel.

"Writing Grant Proposals"

By | Sep. 27, 2014
Handout providing 2 pages of advice. Sections are titled as follows: Prepare to write the proposal Write a clear and detailed application Comply with the criteria Provide a detailed budget and show y...

Presentation:Research Communication Skills Training Day Resources

By | Mar. 06, 2014
Main slides from a set of presentations on the following subjects: approaching a writing project, writing and publishing scientific papers, writing case reports, preparing grant proposals, and giving ...

Annotated Journal Article

By | Aug. 16, 2013
A journal article with comments written on it about aspects of the writing. This article, which reports research on bees, is from the journal PLOS ONE. The comments were prepared by Michelle Yeoman as...

Tips of the Week 101-125

By | Jul. 31, 2013
Fifth set of 25 weekly tips on writing and publishing. Our thanks to Bernard Appiah for preparing the tips and to Kelly Tucker for compiling the set. Original dates of posting: 30 October 2012 through...

Main Slides: 2013 Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | Jul. 21, 2013
These are the main slides from a 3-week intensive course given at Texas A&M University in summer 2013. The course focused mainly on writing journal articles but also addressed other topics, such as pr...

Presentation:Core Presentations on Research Communication

By | May. 27, 2013
...s on writing journal articles, giving presentations, preparing proposals, and related topics. From the AuthorAID Workshop on Teaching Research Communication, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 27-31 May 2013.

Topics: Oral and poster presentations, Research and publication ethics, Training resources, The publishing process, Grant proposal writing, Scientific writing, Academic writing and style

Presentation:Day 2 of 2: PACN-INASP Post-Congress Workshop on Scientific Writing

By | Dec. 24, 2012
Main slides from the second half of an AuthorAID workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 28-29 November 2012. Major topics include publishing a journal article, writing effectively in English about...

Topics: Oral and poster presentations, The publishing process, Grant proposal writing, Academic writing and style

Presentation:Preparing a Poster Presentation

By | Dec. 04, 2012
Presentation by John Clough at the PACN-INASP Post-Congress Workshop on Scientific Writing, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28-29 November 2012. Dr. Clough is an award-winning chemist at the company Syngenta. ...