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Presentation:Public Science Communication

By | May. 29, 2015
...communicate science to the public, principles to follow, suggestions for working with the media, writing for general readerships. Prepared by Barbara Gastel.

Presentation:Preparing Proposals

By | May. 29, 2015
Among subtopics covered: preparing to write a proposal, writing a proposal abstract, writing a proposal, and avoiding common problems. Prepared by Barbara Gastel.

Topics: Grant proposal writing

Presentation:Writing Journal Papers from Thesis: My Experience

By | Sep. 13, 2014
First presents general advice on writing journal articles based on one's thesis. Then describes Dr. Appiah's experience in that regard.

Topics: The publishing process, Scientific writing, Academic writing and style

Presentation:Time Management in Biomedicine

By | Jun. 14, 2014
...guidance on time management, advice relating to meetings, telephone calls, email, and scientific writing. Can be useful for researchers in many fields.

Presentation:Making Medical Writing Easy for the Beginners

By | Mar. 15, 2014
...hors, editing references, and editing for conciseness. Although this workshop focused on medical writing, much of the material could be used more generally in teaching research writing or adapted for ...

Topics: Research and publication ethics, Scientific writing

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 ...

Topics: Scientific writing

Presentation:Scientific English for Hispanic Scientists

By | Feb. 27, 2014
Topics include what scientific English is and isn't; English as the international language of science; style, parallelism, and syntax; types of declarative sentences; problem words (such as at, in, an...

Topics: Academic writing and style