Rising Scholars

Featured Resources

Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit

By | Mar. 02, 2018

This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.

Resource Library

"Using Tenses in Scientific Writing"

By | Sep. 08, 2012
Two-page handout providing guidance on which verb tense(s) to use in each part of a scientific paper or research report. Includes many examples. From the Academic Skills Unit, University of Melbourne.

Web resource:Research Tools from the Society of Biblical Literature

By | Aug. 31, 2012
Mainly for researchers doing biblical scholarship. Contains links to resources for research and writing. Featured resources include a guide containing key points from the SBL (Society of Biblical Literature) Handbook of Style.

Article:"Writing the Empirical Journal Article"

By | Aug. 31, 2012

A guide to writing journal articles. Intended primarily for researchers in psychology but also helpful to researchers in other fields. By Daryl J. Bem.

Web resource:Journal Advisor

By | Aug. 31, 2012

Set of online resources for authors of journal articles. Includes an aid to choosing journals to which to submit papers. Also includes a manuscript-submission checklist, writing advice for non-native users of English, guidance on writing cover letters and on responding to peer review, and other items. From Edanz.

Presentation:Week 3: Intensive Course in Research Writing

By | Jul. 22, 2012

Main slides from third week of 3-week intensive course given at Texas A&M University in summer 2012. Major topics include preparing curricula vitae (CVs), preparing grant proposals and progress reports, writing review articles, writing book chapters and books, being a peer reviewer, and presenting specialized information to the public. There also is train-the-trainer material on basics of teaching technique.