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    What can Marking Descriptors tell us about successful essay writing ? A long read about good and not so good essay writing practice – The Critical Turkey

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/criticalturkey/marking-descriptors-top-hacks-essay-writing-success/

    22 Apr 2022: The quality of the writing and presentation (especially referencing) should be without major blemish. ... Recent posts. Categories. Meta. Academic Blogging Service provided by the University of Edinburgh.

    Writing Covering Letters – IAD4RESEARCHERS

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2021/09/16/writing-covering-letters/

    16 Sep 2021: Writing Covering Letters. When making job applications candidates tend to typically focus on the CV. ... can write concisely and persuasively (letters for academic vacancies tend to be longer).

    Catherine Hodge — Afters – Writing Prizes

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/writing/catherine-hodge-afters/

    07 May 2025: The University of Edinburgh's three creative writing prizes. WINNER OF THE 2025 SLOAN PRIZE. ... She enjoys writing prose (as opposed to poetry which is a nuisance to construct) and hopes to one day publish a novel.

    Sharing mathematical writing – using video – Informatics Learning Technology Service

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ilts/2020/05/28/sharing-mathematical-writing-using-video/

    28 May 2020: from the School of Informatics has written an interesting blog post on his experience of sharing mathematical writing using video.

    The Flipped Text: A Writing Workshop – IAD4RESEARCHERS

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2019/01/25/the-flipped-text-a-writing-workshop/

    25 Jan 2019: Our hope was that attendees would leave this workshop with a new perspective on teaching and learning, creative and academic writing and reading, communication more generally and the great, wild, wonderful, ... writing it backwards and breaking it into

    Academic CVs – IAD4RESEARCHERS

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2025/10/10/academic-cvs/

    10 Oct 2025: Academic CVs. I recently delivered a briefing session on Academic CVs and what to include. ... Here you can see an “ Academic CV checklist” and further guidance on “ writing an Academic CV”.

    Adapting Your CV for Non Academic Jobs – IAD4RESEARCHERS

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2020/05/27/adapting-your-cv-for-non-academic-jobs/

    27 May 2020: Adapting Your CV for Non Academic Jobs. This week’s pop-up was our busiest yet – a walk through the process of adapting an academic CV for non- academic opportunities. ... Articles and career resources. And there’s more to jobs.ac.uk than academic

    From Email Addict to Almost Writing Machine: My Two Days of Academic Detox – Childhood and Youth Studies

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/cysrg/2025/01/16/from-email-addict-to-almost-writing-machine-my-two-days-of-academic-detox/

    16 Jan 2025: Hide. From Email Addict to Almost Writing Machine: My Two Days of Academic Detox. ... From Email Addict to Almost Writing Machine: My Two Days of Academic Detox.

    #AcWriFest20 – IAD4RESEARCHERS

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2020/10/07/acwrifest20/

    07 Oct 2020: AcWriFest20. Did you know that November is Academic Writing month? An annual event inspired by NaNoWriMo and originally hosted by PhD2Published has seen the academic community come together to support, celebrate ... WriteFest is our local contribution to

    Anjali Klinder — Snow and Black Holes – Writing Prizes

    https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/writing/anjali-klinder-snow-and-black-holes/

    07 May 2025: The University of Edinburgh's three creative writing prizes. RUNNER-UP OF THE 2025 LEWIS EDWARDS MEMORIAL PRIZE. ... I love writing about nostalgia and romance (which I think are often the same thing), and I think this piece is pretty reminiscent of that.