academic writing
Too much to do? Can’t get your thoughts down on paper?
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-07-17T14:32:28+01:0028/07/2025|Tags: academic writing, barrington, knl, mirc, SOMLibrary, study skills, time management|
Our Study Skills Hub has two sections that may be able to help you! In Time Management we have some great tips on how to manage your time, to prioritise, and de-stress. First of all, ...
How do I cite… quotations from video content in the APA7 style
Tracey Nunn2025-07-23T17:36:21+01:0024/07/2025|Tags: academic writing, APA7, barrington, knl, referencing, SOMLibrary|
When you quote from another source in your writing, you would traditionally include a page number in your in-text citation. But what do you do when there are no pages? How would you cite a ...
Using what you read in what you write – Summarising, paraphrasing and quoting other authors
Karen Stokes2025-07-17T14:28:26+01:0021/07/2025|Tags: academic writing, APA7, barrington, knl, referencing, SOMLibrary|
University life involves a serious amount of reading and writing. We study the work of other people to inform ourselves about a topic. When we then re-use that knowledge to create our own work, we ...
Academic writing and being critical
Karyn Meaden-Pratt2025-06-25T11:25:41+01:0030/06/2025|Tags: academic english, academic writing, barrington, knl, SOMLibrary, study skills|
Academic writing is daunting. Capturing all your thoughts and analysis and putting them down onto paper in some sort of understandable fashion is a challenge. Did you know we have resources in our Cranfield Study ...
Incorporating in-text citations into your work (APA7)
Angela Sparks2025-05-27T15:35:42+01:0029/05/2025|Tags: academic writing, APA7, barrington, citations, knl, referencing, SOMLibrary|
When referencing other people's work, such as books, journals, or data, you must correctly cite and reference the material used. There are several ways to incorporate an in-text citation into your work, depending on the ...
How to use an appendix in your assignments
Helen Holmes2025-04-29T19:31:40+01:0001/05/2025|Tags: academic writing, appendices, appendix, barrington, knl, SOMLibrary, thesis|
You may wish to include appendices in your assignment where appropriate, for example to include a survey, raw data or other relevant material which you refer to in your work. The following are some of ...