As a researcher and lecturer, I’ve seen so many students struggle to write good literature reviews because they end up just summarizing articles instead of critically analyzing them. But there’s one simple step that makes writing literature reviews so much… Read More »How To Write An Exceptional Literature Review In One Step
The hardest part about writing a literature review is learning how to synthesize the research instead of just summarizing it. A summary is where you take what you read, and reduce it down in size into your own words, highlighting what… Read More »How To Synthesize (Not Just Summarize) In Your Literature Review
At some point in your degree, you’ll almost certainly be asked to write a literature review. But what they don’t tell you is that there’s actually more than one type. In fact, there are six types of literature reviews: Integrative,… Read More »6 Types Of Literature Reviews (And How To Write them)
I’m going to show you how I use Google Scholar to speed up my research. These steps will save you hours of searching and make your assignments easier to write. If you’re not familiar with Google Scholar it’s exactly the same as regular… Read More »How To Use Google Scholar To Speed Up Your Research
Let’s be real, figuring out what you can and can’t do with AI at university is confusing. One lecturer says it’s okay to use for some things. Another threatens disciplinary action if you even think about ChatGPT. In general, AI… Read More »AI at University: Smart Help vs Plagiarism and Cheating
The main types of university essays are argumentative (persuasive), compare and contrast, expository, descriptive and narrative. During your undergraduate, you will more likely need to write an argumentative or narrative essay rather than any other type. However, all essays have… Read More »The 5 Main Types of University Essays (And How to Write Each One)
If you want to write your essays faster, start with an outline. I used to hate doing them because they always felt like a waste of time, but then I realised it was because I didn’t know how to do… Read More »How To Write An Essay Outline (With Examples)
A scientific report at university usually follows the IMRaD format. That stands for Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion, and it’s the same structure nearly all published scientific reports follow. Most scientific reports also have a Conclusion, and some have an… Read More »Scientific Report Structure Explained (And How To Write One)