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Dr. Editor’s summer reading list
Five books to improve your academic writing.
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Documenting your work for promotion and tenure
Setting up a filing system now is a gift to your future self.
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Understanding research-creation at SSHRC
Artistic works that explore socio-cultural questions may qualify for this unique grant.
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Writing a successful narrative CV
A guide and template to help you ace the upcoming Tri-Agency curriculum vitae.
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Clarify this: structuring highly readable lists (Part 2 of 2)
One way to simplify potentially complex lists is to arrange the items to progress in complexity, placing the ‘heaviest’ or most complex item at the end.
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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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The New Frontiers in Research Fund: peer reviewers’ perspectives
Often, interdisciplinary research projects don’t fit into the standard funding competition requirements, but the NFRF values true interdisciplinarity.
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How to write a narrative CV
This document should strongly demonstrate your capability as well as the feasibility of your proposed work.
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Drafting the budget for your first SSHRC grant application
Early career researchers tend to be too cautious when budgeting, but if you justify your costs in detail, you will show the reviewers that you have considered all options.
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Writing for peer reviewers from outside your field: lessons from non-fiction
When you need to explain a niche subject to a broader audience, contextualizing big numbers and using sensory metaphors can help to explain your research.
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A quick shave for your grant proposal: cutting your word count in page-limited texts
By cutting words like ‘is’ and ‘very’, you’ll be able to significantly reduce your word count.
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How to integrate storytelling into your next research grant application
By humanizing your data, your grant will be more memorable and compelling.
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How being intentional with your language can shift your thinking
Sometimes it isn’t just that certain terms offend people, it’s that the use of this language also implies a particular way of thinking.
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If and when to hire an editor
Studies have shown that articles and manuscripts reviewed by a professional editor end up being better received by peer reviewers.
