Writing for Science

12 Platforms for free visuals.

Jessica Rodrigues on Twitter “I love finding the perfect images when designing my PowerPoint slides. Here are 12 platforms for finding FREE visuals (icons, stock photos) for your presentations, lectures, and websites! I'll let you know my favorites 👇 ”

PLoS has a writing center:

Writing Center - PLOS The PLOS Writing Center is your source for scientific writing & publishing essentials. Learn how write a successful scientific research article with our free, practical guides and hands-on resources for authors looking to improve their scientific publishing skillset.

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2014/09/04/seven-strategies-to-improve-academic-writing-dunleavy/

Say it once, say it right: Seven strategies to improve your academic writing. Whether writing a research article or a grant proposal, it can be difficult to pinpoint the sections and areas that need further improvement. It is useful to have a set of tactics on hand to addres…

https://contemplativemammoth.com/2018/08/21/five-common-writing-mistakes-new-scientists-make/

Five common writing mistakes new scientists make As a professor, journal editor, reviewer, and mentor, I review a lot of writing. I come from a long tradition of mentors who focused on writing — during my PhD, I often heard stories of my gr…

Well folks, it's that time of year.....time to write the thesis. Here are some phrases you should remove, rephrase, and simplify in your thesis.

looked at
seen to
it appears
evidence has shown
It has been seen that
Is well studied
is linked with
It is well known
appears to be
have been found to
is involved in the regulation of
We hoped
We wondered