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Centre for Academic Writing

Welcome to the Centre for Academic Writing

Supporting students' writing since 2004

The Centre for Academic Writing (CAW) is an innovative teaching and research centre whose mission is to enable students at Coventry University to become independent writers, and to equip academic staff in all disciplines to achieve their full potential as authors and teachers of scholarly writing.

CAW Announcements

Monday 16 September 2024

YourSU Welcome Message

YourSU has a short YouTube video welcoming students to Coventry University. Why not visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mUUOLsyJWI to watch a short introduction to Coventry University campus and surrounding areas.

Friday 13 September 2024

Coventry University Welcome Week – 16 – 19 September 2024

CAW extends a warm welcome to all new September 2024 students to Coventry University.

CAW offers a range of academic writing support services that are designed to help you become an independent writer and build your writing skills set that you can use in your chosen career. To learn more about and make the most of CAW’s academic writing support services, why not visit our stand during Welcome Week. We will be at the following locations:

Monday 16 September: Delia Derbyshire Building: 10:00 – 14:00

Tuesday 17 September: Alison Gingell Building: 10:00 – 14:00

Wednesday 18 September: William Morris Building: 10:00 – 14:00

Thursday 19 September: Frank Whittle Building: 10:00 – 14:00

Getting Started with Studying at University

Whether you are transitioning from A-Levels, a mature student returning to study after a long break, or an international student, your first semester at university can be overwhelming with a lot of information to understand.

CAW and the Library have developed a workshop that can help you understand two key aspects of academic practices: reading and writing. Our ‘Getting Started with Studying at University’ workshop will help you to understand how independent, critical thinking fits into your course and your assignments.

By the end of the session you will have created an action plan for developing your academic skills and a list of places to support you with your development. To book this workshop, and find out about our other academic writing development workshops, visit: https://libcal.coventry.ac.uk/calendar/caw

Academic Writing Development Workshops - September - December 2024

CAW’s writing workshops are designed to introduce you to various academic writing topics to help with writing within your assignments. They last either up to one- or two-hours and are delivered online via Microsoft Teams. Each workshop is repeated throughout each semester, so you only need to attend each session once. To view the current schedule of workshops and book online, visit: https://libcal.coventry.ac.uk/calendar/caw. In order to attend, you must book a place in advance. Registration opens four weeks before each delivery date.

Wednesday 5 June 2024

Paid Research Participation Opportunity with the University of Maryland, United States

The University of Maryland, College Park (in the United States) are conducting an Internal Review board (IRB no.: 2091700-5) approved paid study on the diversity of writing styles around the globe. They are seeking native and non-native (advanced) speakers of English (and/or Russian) to participate. Participants will be asked to author original writing samples for several different genres. Participation is entirely online, and compensation will be provided upon proper completion of study participation tasks. More information is available at go.umd.edu/writingstudy-e for English (and go.umd.edu/writingstudy-ru for Russian).