In this workshop you will learn concepts and strategies for appraising and refining your own writing efforts. Understanding how to write for clarity, cohesion and the logical flow of information is a vital skill if you are to successfully meet your readers’ expectations.
Presented by the Academic Skills Advisors of Student Services.
You must attend at least 75% of the session otherwise you may be marked absent.
About Writing skills
The ability to write well is critical to success in your research degree and a ‘top 10’ skill sought by employers. Learning the strategies for good writing will help you write efficiently. Knowing not only what to write, but how to write it for a particular audience, will help you communicate your research effectively.
Useful links
- UQ Academic Writing [online at UQ]
- Improving writing through corpora [online at UQ]
- Getting started with a literature review (Library)
- Getting started with a Systematic Review (Library)
Other upcoming sessions
Writing a literature review for HDRs [webinar]
29 Jul 2026
Academic writing course (8 weeks) [Online] and [St Lucia] options
6 Aug 2026–24 Sep 2026
Structuring your writing [webinar]
17 Aug 2026