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Writing retreats to progress on academic writing – IAD4RESEARCHERS

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2025/04/15/writing-retreats-to-progress-on-academic-writing/

15 Apr 2025: Writing retreats to progress on academic writing . Academic writing is an important and essential part of any researcher’s role, and vital to the research process. ... We also run Writefest, an academic writing month, during November. The retreats take

Academic Writing Masterclass – iad4phd

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4phd/2017/05/15/academic-writing-masterclass/

07 Feb 2020: Academic Writing Masterclass Workshop – Thursday 1st June 2017 and Wednesday 7th June 2017. ... Prior to the Masterclass you will be invited to submit an extract (approximately 1000 words) from your academic writing two weeks in advance.

Academic misconduct: Moral panics and academic arms races – Higher Education Research Group

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/higher_education_research_group/2023/03/31/academic-misconduct-moral-panics-and-academic-arms-races/

31 Mar 2023: Hide. Academic misconduct: Moral panics and academic arms races. Academic misconduct: Moral panics and academic arms races. ... I asked ChatGPT to write an 800-word blogpost on academic misconduct, and it refused.

Writing style guide – Teaching Matters

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/teaching-matters/submit-a-post/writing-guidance/

06 Nov 2024: Scholarship of teaching and learning: e.g., pedagogic research; scholarship; practice sharing, the Learning and Teaching conference; Principal Teaching Award Scheme; and academic writing or publication. ... The tone can be quite conversational and less

Critical thinking and writing – Students at SPS

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/students-at-sps/critical-thinking-and-writing/

03 May 2024: Being critical in your writing means engaging in academic debates and research happening in your subject area. ... critical/analytical writing (PDF) for learning and practice. Sources:

Writing an academic research review such as a book review or an assessment of a report – Dark matters

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/darkmatters/2023/02/01/writing-a-book-review/

01 Feb 2023: A book in academic terms is a very different text than a report. ... Is the writing convincing? Does it reveal more about the author than he intended?

Can I use non- academic sources in my essay? – The Critical Turkey

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/criticalturkey/can-i-use-non-academic-sources-in-my-essay/

29 Jun 2021: This is due to one of the principles of academic writing : The starting point of any study, book, journal article or student essay is always to look at what already exists ... I hope this blog post clears up some of the vagaries and confusions regarding

Winners readings at the Creative Writing Conference – Writing Prizes

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/writing/winners-readings-cwc/

07 May 2025: The University of Edinburgh's three creative writing prizes. Congrats to all our Writing Prizes winners and runners-up for 2025! ... If you’d like to see our winners read their pieces, you can reserve a free ticket to the Creative Writing Conference on

Library Matters: news from ECA Library

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/ecalibrary/

26 Nov 2025: Nov 11, 2025. The IAD are taking part in ‘WriteFest’ – an annual event established to support academic writing , running throughout November. ... academic writing .

Did you know November is Academic Writing Month? – IAD4RESEARCHERS

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/iad4researchers/2024/10/14/did-you-know-november-is-academic-writing-month/

14 Oct 2024: WriteFest is run every year at different universities across the UK, and it’s great that we can be part of this celebration of academic writing . ... Why not consider joining the WriteFest community to focus on your academic writing this November.