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WRITE - Writing resources for clinical research

English grammar and academic language

Want to improve your written English? See here for English grammar tips and exercises plus links to Academic Phrasebank and recommended dictionaries.

Academic Phrasebank

Examples of academic phrases in English that you can use in your own scientific texts; organized under the main sections of a journal article (e.g. Methods, Results) and under language categories (e.g. how  to compare and contrast, how to describe trends)

This is a special issue of  the journal Medical Writing that has chapters on academic writing, each with explanations, examples, and, most importantly, exercises and an answer key. 

Links to some of the chapters are provided here. To see the whole issue, click on Writing better workbook:

Duke Graduate School - Scientific Writing Resource

Online course material that teaches how to write effectively and to communicate what you intend to the reader; a series of lessons with examples and worksheets

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Free guidance and courses on English grammar, spelling, and writing style (also for English as a second language) and on how to start, organize, and revise your writing.


Last Updated 27.07.2024