Fundamentals
UR Resources
Individual Support
Request an appointment with our Life Sciences Writing Specialist, Elaine Smolock, for your writing assistance needs.
Books from the myHub Lending Library
Check out books from the CPD Lending Library. To check something out, visit our office in G-9556 or email us with your request.
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
By Lynne Truss
The Elements of Style
By William Strunk Jr., E. B. White and Roger Angell
How to Write a Thesis
By Umberto Eco
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
By William Zinsser
Word Up! How to Write Powerful Sentences and Paragraphs (And Everything You Build from Them)
By Marcia Riefer Johnston and Scott Abel
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
By Roy Peter Clark
Books from the myHub Lending Library
Check out books from the myHub Lending Library. To check something out, visit Eric Vaughn in MRB G-9627 or email us with your request.
The Craft of Research, 2nd edition (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
By Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams
Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers
By Mimi Zeiger
How to Write a Thesis
By Umberto Eco
How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper
By Robert A. Day and Barbara Gastel
How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences: A Guide for Physicians and Laboratory Researchers
By Thomas A. Lang
Internet, Mail, and Mixed-Mode Surveys: The Tailored Design Method
By Don A. Dillman, Jolene D. Smyth, Leah Melani Christian
A Short Guide to Writing About Biology, 5th edition
By Jan A. Pechenik
Successful Scientific Writing: A Step-By-step Guide for the Biological and Medical Sciences
By Janice R. Matthews, John M. Bowen, Robert W. Matthews
Writing Science: How to Write Papers that Get Cited and Proposals that Get Funded
By Joshua Schimel
Online Resources
Articles
Eco's Echoes
From Inside Higher Ed, by Scott McLemee
4 Quick Tips for Better Writing in any Discipline
From Inside Higher Ed's Grad Hacker, by Shire Lurie
A Tentative Taxonomy of Writing (in Grad School)
From Inside Higher Ed' Grad Hacker, by Kelly Hanson
Courses
Crafting an Effective Writer: Tools of the Trade (Fundamental English Writing)
From Coursera
Websites
150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively
Common Errors in English Usage
English Practice
Practice English grammar and writing, even if you’re a native speaker.
Grammar Girl
HyperGrammar
From the University of Ottawa
UR Resources
Courses
Scientific Writing: Principles and Practice (IND 414)
IND 414, Scientific Writing: Principles and Practice, is a course for graduate students at all levels, taught by a PhD in English who has extensive experience with scientific writing. All students will work on a single document throughout the semester: a grant proposal, research article, or a portion of a thesis. Students will turn in a series of writing assignments, receive detailed critiques, and complete the document by the end of the course. Classes will include didactics on grant and article writing, and interactive discussion of writing samples that demonstrate common writing problems. Discussions will also include group reviews of student documents in progress.
Recent Seminars and Workshops
Writing About Data
By Dr. Denise A. Kaminski, Department of Medicine
Online Resources