Writing Skills for Research (Academic and Grant Applications)

How do you write an effective proposal? This guide covers the possible macro-structures of a proposal, tips for writing and provides advice on all aspects of the finished document.

Explore one or more of these options to determine the approach for referencing that aligns with your needs and preferences.

1. Create and format yourself – explore 7 referencing styles e.g. Harvard and determine which is best for your research.
2. Auto-generate and clean up – Learn about using reference generators, which can be a good option to quickly generate citations for your reference list/bibliography if you don’t want to use reference management software.
3. Get organised for your thesis and/or a research project – choosing reference software and exploring best options for your research.

Writing is the most used channel of communication of ideas, research and findings.Being able to have quality and effective scientific writing is a fundamental part of research translation. This seminar provides a practical overview of scientific writing; including principles of good writing, how to get started, article structure and organisation, how to negotiate authorship, and the publication process.

There is an increasing requirement for researchers to demonstrate the impact of their research to funders, stakeholders and to the community. This seminar looks at the one simple process you can use to capture and communicate your research impact, as well as provide an overview of research impact, showcasing the recently published AAMRI Research Impact Framework.

This seminar explores where and how to find grant opportunities and strategies for putting together a high quality grant application. It is also focuses on how to understand the grant review process, and to submit and respond to reviewer comments.

Assoc Prof Zachary Munn presents on the challenges that predatory journals present to systematic reviewers, and how to identify predatory publishers.

A one-stop-shop for writing and publishing high-impact health research. The EQUATOR Network is a repository for study protocol and publishing checklists. Includes reporting guidelines for main study types e.g. qualitative research; toolkits for writing research, peer reviewing research, using guidelines in your journal, how to develop reporting guidelines.

This video explores what an abstract is, and how to write a strong abstract that is complete, concise, clear and cohesive.

The Academic Phrasebank is a general resource for academic writers. It aims to provide you with examples of some of the phraseological ‘nuts and bolts’ of writing organised according to the main sections of a research paper or dissertation. The resource should be particularly useful for writers who need to report their research work. The phrases, and the headings under which they are listed, can be used simply to assist you in thinking about the content and organisation of your own writing, or the phrases can be incorporated into your writing where this is appropriate.

Step by step instruction from the beginning of a study to publishing.

Covers MLA format, Chicago style, APA style and provide links to further resources.

Access “how to guides” for APA 7, Chicago 17th B, AGLC, Vancouver referencing.

Covers the 5 main citation styles used in scientific research and some important points for using them. For more information, use the style book indicated in the article.

Strategic publishing involves taking a systematic approach to ensure you publish in the most effective place and maximise success in your publishing endeavours. Your publishing record will have a crucial impact on your career if you pursue academia or research and can be a valuable addition to your CV if you choose to work in industry or government.