This indispensable guide shows students what successful academic writing involves and gives
them the tools they will need to write successfully themselves. It separates fact from fiction
and takes students through the five essential elements of academic writing: writing critically
using sources developing your own voice having a clear structure and style and editing and
polishing drafts. Chapters include annotated extracts of real students' academic writing from a
range of subject areas. This third edition has been revised throughout and contains three new
sections on originality argument and synthesising sources. Writing for University is an
essential resource for students making the transition to university-level study and a valuable
reference point for all students doing academic study in English. It is suitable for students
of all disciplines from education and business through to social work and psychology.
