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How to write an effective service statement for your promotion and tenure dossier
Go beyond “bum-in-seat” accounting to emphasize your expertise and accomplishments.
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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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How to articulate your training plan in funding applications
A four-part outline for developing a SSHRC or NSERC module on training highly qualified personnel.
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Crafting a strong conclusion to your journal article or book chapter
If you find that your writing often ends weakly, you may be giving away too many of your secrets in the openings of your work.
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Telling your research story with numbers: impact metrics for the humanities
If you need help quantifying your work, it is best to first consult your university's subject librarians.
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Writing to be heard online
Tips for giving effective conference presentations during the pandemic.
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The book review is dead
To make a humanities book review work for you, defy the conventional.
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How to show your project’s worth in social science and humanities research proposals
There are several different ways to define the “significance” of your research in a SSHRC application.
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Using the active voice strategically
How and where to edit for active voice constructions in your academic writing.
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Literature reviews that work
Techniques for coherent, analytical lit reviews.
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Effective science communication deconstructed
Strategies to engage the public in your research topic.
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How to write persuasively in promotion and tenure documents
Be sure your application shows the significance of your work while focusing on your most compelling accomplishments.
