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It’s Exam Season – Are You Ready?

Dr Allison Kirsop — Sun, 27 Nov 2016 15:13:43 +0000

Updated by Dr. Allison Kirsop, November 2016. With exams just around the corner, here are a few tips to help you get the best grades you can. Procrastination and student life seem to

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Writing Your First Literature Review

Dr Allison Kirsop — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:00:13 +0000

Writing your first literature review can be daunting, and getting started is often the hardest part. This article explains how to approach your first literature review and gives some tips on what to include and what to avoid.

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Blog Writing Through Your Degree Course

Dr Allison Kirsop — Sun, 20 Nov 2016 16:35:45 +0000

Writing for Kirsop Labs – Why Do It? Why on earth would writing for a blog be so important? Why would you even bother? As an undergraduate looking to get ahead of your peers in the interview

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Free Course: Scientific Writing Skills

Dr Allison Kirsop — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:52:41 +0000

UPDATE! Closing date for registration is Friday 25th November 2016. There has been an amazing response to this post – thank you all for your interest in our online course in scientific writing. I’ll

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Your Words, Not Mine – worried about plagiarism?

Dr Allison Kirsop — Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:00:17 +0000

The subject of plagiarism always comes up in my workshops for scientific writing skills. It’s important to highlight this topic so that you can take steps to make sure you avoid it.

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Employment Tips for Chemistry Graduates

Dr Allison Kirsop — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 14:49:45 +0000

So you’ve just graduated with a 2:1 chemistry degree, what next? Maybe graduation isn’t for a few months yet, but it’s never too early to start looking for your first real job. Laura Durechova talks to the Graduate Recruitment Bureau chemistry

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Looking for Curly Arrows?

Dr Allison Kirsop — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 16:35:18 +0000

It’s right here – just follow the links. We’ll keep this post handy for you, right here on the front page. So now you’ll always have easy access to this great revision tool. Let us know what you think of

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Citations, Refs and Bibliographies

Dr Allison Kirsop — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 11:04:24 +0000

Recently, a student told me that scientific writing for reports and literature reviews was the hardest part of the course, especially for non-native English speakers. For undergrads and postgrads alike, getting your citations and bibliographies formatted correctly seems to be

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Why do Impure Solids Melt at Lower Temperatures?

Dr Allison Kirsop — Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:39:32 +0000

(Header image by Arenamontanus) A melting point is a characteristic physical property of a substance. So melting point analysis is one of the simplest and most useful techniques for identification of a chemical substance. Melting Point Depression Melting point analysis

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How to Predict your Degree Classification

Dr Allison Kirsop — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 10:06:38 +0000

Want to predict your final degree classification? OK – so its just a bit of fun! But (now graduated) MChem student, Euan Diodge, has devised an awesome spreadsheet that can be used to “predict” your final degree classification based on

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Career Spotlights: Ingenza Ltd.

Dr Allison Kirsop — Sat, 18 May 2013 10:51:43 +0000

Ever wondered what it would be like to work at the cutting edge of science? Interested in going into industry when you graduate? Chemistry graduate Kyshiea George tells us about her job with Ingenza Ltd., at the Roslin Biocentre,

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Writing for the Web – Top Tips

Dr Allison Kirsop — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:05:19 +0000

Watch Out For Those Speed Bumps If you’re thinking about writing for the web, here are some points to bear in mind. Great advice for students starting out on a writing career. Use this as a guide when you proof-read

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