Useful links
Here are a number of useful links submitted by experienced writers to guide your own writing.
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Research and Writing Process Considerations
Research process
Glucksman Library: Supporting research
Glucksman Library: Sage research methods
Top Tips For Planning Your First Research Project
Formulating a Researchable Question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research
LabWrite: Improving Lab Reports, © 2004, North Carolina State University
Formulating a Researchable Question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research
Help with various aspects of a research paper
LabWrite: Improving Lab Reports, © 2004, North Carolina State University
Structures of a Research Dissertation/Thesis:
Creating a Research Space [C.A.R.S.] Model
Thesis structure
Formulating a Researchable Question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research
Introductions:
Guides to a Research Paper
Writing an Introduction
Literature reviews:
How to Write a Literature Review, Emerald Group Publishing
The Structure of a Lit Review
Doing a Literature Review, J. W. Knopf.
Organizing Literature Reviews
Methodology sections:
Writing the Methodology Section
Discussions:
Discussion - Dissertations and research projects - LibGuides at Sheffield Hallam University
Projects:
Project Design
Guides per faculty
Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Arts students:
Purdue online Writing Lab, The Owl at Purdue: Literary Analysis and Criticism, Copyright © 1995-2008 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University
MLA Reference guide OWL Purdue
Cite It Right: Guide to Harvard Style Referencing
Law:
Legal citation, OSCALA Ireland
Guide to answering Law Questions
OSCOLA Quick Referencing Guide
A Guide to Answering Law Essay Questions
English:
A Brief Guide to Writing the English Paper
English Student Handbook 2025-2026
History:
UL guideline for History undergrads 23/34
UL guideline for History postgrads 23/34
Psychology:
Writing in the Health Sciences: A comprehensive guide, Volume 1
APA referencing OWL Purdue
APA in text citation OWL Purdue
APA style guide OWL Purdue
LabWrite: Improving Lab Reports, © 2004, North Carolina State University
Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, by Andy Field
SPSS Survival Manual by Julie Pallant
Constructing tables in APA format
Social Science:
Science and Engineering
Ex Libris Discovery - Academic Writing for International Students of Science
LabWrite: Improving Lab Reports, © 2004, North Carolina State University
Online Technical Writing : Online Textbook-Contents, David A. McMurray
The Owl at Purdue: Writing in Engineering, Copyright © 1995-2008 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University
Neil's Toolbox Harvard Referencing Generator
Online Handbook for the Engineering Communication Programme, University of Toronto
Cite It Right: Guide to Harvard Style Referencing
Education and Health Sciences
Ex Libris Discovery - Academic Writing for International Students of Science
Formulating a Researchable Question: A critical step for facilitating good clinical research
Language and Learning Online:Writing in Education, © 2008, Monash University
Residency Application Personal Statement: The Ultimate Guide
The pocket guide to critical appraisal: a handbook for health care professionals
Improve your writing
Referencing
Glucksman Library Referencing Guide, University of Limerick Library
Glucksman Library Guide to Harvard Referencing Style
Legal Citation, OSCOLAIreland
OSCOLA Quick Referencing Guide
APA referencing guide OWL of Purdue
Writing critically
English language learners
Getting and developing arguments and ideas
Respectful and inclusive language
Writing coherently
Comprehensive websites for writers in academic contexts
Other useful tools
LabWrite: Improving Lab Reports, © 2004, North Carolina State University
Revising, editing and proofreading
Essays and FYPs
Seemingly informal writing tasks (Reflective essay & discussion boards)
Reflective Essay:
Reflective Writing
Reflective Cycle
Model of a Structured Reflection
Reflective essays
Writing reflective assignments
Posting to Discussion Boards:
Steps to Writing a Discussion Board Post
Sample Discussion Board Post
Genre types
Abstracts:
WAC Clearinghouse, Writing Abstracts
Annotated Bibliographies:
University of Leeds: Annotated Bibliographies
Owl Purdue: Annotated Bibliographies
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography
Essay Exams:
Succeed at Exams, McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph
How to sit for an Essay-Based Exam
How to Tackle Essay-Based Exams, the University of British Columbia
Essay-Type Exams, TCD Student Learning Development
University of North Carolina tips and tricks on an essay exam
OWL Purdue essay exams
Personal Statements:
Residency Application Personal Statement: The Ultimate Guide
Residency Personal Statement
Writing a personal statement
Summarising Articles:
How To Write Article Summaries, Reviews & Critiques
Guidelines For Using Citations When Writing A Summary
Summary: Using It Wisely
FYP
*Please see "Help with various aspects of a research paper" under Research and Writing Process Considerations
