Writing Resources
There is a range of writing support available to help you complete your doctorate - we've collated information about the writing resources across the University below.
Workshops
The Researcher Development Programme runs a variety of workshops focused on writing, including:
- Practical Tips to Improve Your Academic Writing
- Planning, Structuring and Writing your Thesis
- Editing Your Thesis
- Undertaking a Literature Review
- Thesis Boot Camp
More information about these courses, along with dates and booking, can be found here.
Study Direct Modules
The following online modules can be accessed via Study Direct:
View all Researcher Development Online modules and resources.
One-to-one Support
Better Writing with the Royal Literary Fund
The Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellowship Programme provides support for staff and students who want to improve their writing skills for their projects or articles.
The Library host Royal Literary Fund Writers-in-Residence. Our fellows offer free one-to-one tutorials of approximately fifty minutes. During that time they can discuss your concerns, capitalise on your strengths and get you writing well-written and well-structured work.
For more information and to book a tutorial, see Study Direct.
English language support
Full-time international/overseas students and those students with English is a second language are able to access support free of charge from the academic development team at Sussex Centre for Language Studies.
In these sessions, you will cover academic cultural differences; learning styles; what is meant by plagiarism, argument and critical analysis, as well as looking at English for academic purposes.
External Resources
External Events
ThinkingWriting
Thinking Writing is run by Queen Mary, University of London, who work with students around thinking and writing: thinking, writing, and thinking about writing.
Check out the upcoming courses here.
Books
Peter Elbow, Writing with Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing Process
Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones
Claire Kehrwald Cook, Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing
Rowena Murray & Sarah Moore, The Handbook of Academic Writing
Helen Sword, Stylish Academic Writing
R L Trask, Penguin Guide to Punctuation