If you think of keywords as unimportant details of your paper, I get it. Selecting my keywords used to be one of the last things I did when uploading my articles to the journal platform....
Where does your writer’s block come from?
Are you struggling to write your paper or thesis? Do you find yourself constantly postponing writing? Or when you do write, you're inefficient and don't make as much progress as you should? If so, you're...
Review papers and impostor syndrome: A conversation with Alankrita Rani
This week, let me introduce you to Alankrita Rani, an inspiring mind and PhD student in pharmacology at the University of Medicine of Graz, Austria. When I first met Alankrita a year ago, she was...
Using ‘s, Of, and Zero Possessive: A guide for scientific writers
I have an embarassing confession to make: After decades of writing in English (and years of teaching scientific writing), I still struggle with possessives. A possessive is the 's or the of that you put...
Grant application writing: A masterclass with Dr. Ana Pineda
Last week, I had the immense pleasure of hosting a masterclass on writing grant applications with Dr. Ana Pineda from the blog I focus and write. I loved Ana's presentation and took a ton of...
Mixups unmixed: ‘A Number of Variables’ or ‘An Amount of Data?’
Hello, hello! Welcome to your English phrase workout - "Mixups Unmixed!" Again this month, we're exploring sets of words that scientists tend to confuse in their papers. Your challenge: guess the correct use of these...