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Emphasize this: structuring highly readable sentences and paragraphs (Part 1 of 2)
If your writing is being labeled as ‘too dense’, there are some simple ways to reorder the words in your sentences.
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Ethical considerations for the integration of Indigenous knowledge into open education resources
Consent, consultation and collaboration are key.
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Becoming an academic-artist: how to apply for your first artist’s grant
A look at the three main components to consider when submitting a Canada Council for the Arts grant.
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Submit with confidence: CFI Innovation Fund best practices
The second in a two-part series covers the non-budgetary aspects of an application.
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Being understood outside your discipline
How to immerse yourself in the linguistic world in which your readers live, write, and think.
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A history of Canada’s national game wins 2019 Canada Prize
A book on lacrosse takes the main prize in English, while a history of Indigenous peoples in American and European societies wins in French.
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How to publish compelling, collaboratively written journal articles
When authoring together, be innovative in language and structure, but conform to convention as you submit your work to be published.
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Editors Canada releases new guidelines for the ethical editing of students’ work
The guidelines require students to have a letter signed by their instructor indicating what kind of editing help is permitted.
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Fresh eyes for your academic writing
How three free algorithms can help you to edit efficiently.
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Quarterly summary: Start-ups vs. starting up a lab… is it the same?
As Dave starts his second parental leave, we look back at what the Black Hole has been writing about for the last six months.
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Proposing and structuring conference papers
Strategies to surprise and excite your audience.
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How to craft an organizational structure for your research article
The IMRAD, hourglass and inverted pyramid structures are all options you can use - it is up to you to find which works best for your article.
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How to write a statement of teaching philosophy that shines
Your discipline and its conventions shape how you do research. How might they also shape your approach in the classroom?
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Slowing the momentum of academic misconduct
Graduate students and professors need to act to promote academic integrity.
