Academic Writing Skills Library

The Grammarly handbook website gives you information about grammar, punctuation, mechanics, sentence style, and clarity.

This topic guide is here to guide you in using TU/e SkillsLab while writing up your research for your AT or SET project.

In academic writing the word argument is an important part of your task even if it is not explicitly stated in your assignment. In fact, making an argument—expressing a point of view on a subject and supporting it with evidence—is often the aim of academic writing.

Are you unsure about how to incorporate figures and tables in your writing? Read this topic guide to learn more about this skill.

Are you unsure about how to incorporate figures and tables in your writing? Read this topic guide to learn more about this skill.

To write effectively and authoritatively, you should strive to use excellent grammar; these documents and websites will guide you in improving your language accuracy.

How important is spelling and punctuation? What would your impression be of an official letter from the university or a handout from a lecturer full of spelling and punctuation errors? Most people agree that accurate spelling and punctuation are very important for good written communication.

Have a look at these documents and websites for advice on organizing and structuring your academic writing.

To find out more about what the features of a good paragraph are, spend time looking at these documents and websites.

If you have had comments from your lecturers that your writing is choppy or you need to improve the flow, or readers can’t follow your train of thought, here are some documents, exercises, and websites that can help you improve readability at sentence level.