AWC Welcome day 2024: the AWC team’s takeaways
The traditional AWC Welcome Day was as exciting as always and gathered about 100 participants. The workshops explored a diverse array of topics, from a reviewer's nightmares to AI tools for writing a literature review. Each session was packed with innovative ideas and practical advice that inspired and engaged participants.
AI: Bane or boon?
What is the best topic to open the year with? Something almost everyone is concerned with and wants to talk about at the moment: the consequences of AI’s fast invasion for science and education.
New additions to the AWC library
We are pleased to share good news: the AWC resource center has acquired new literature on using modern technology in education and advanced research-based teaching practices.
How and why to be emotionally intelligent in academia?
The Academic Writing Center elegantly closed the spring semester with a discussion about the role of emotional intelligence and empathy in a researcher’s work.
How to meet requirements for an international publication
This semester, the AWC presented a new course led by an international specialist in academic writing.
How to level up your academic writing
We have noticed that many colleagues who attend courses and workshops at the Academic Writing Center are so inspired by this experience that they tend to come back again and again. As we value the loyalty of our visitors and take keen interest in their progress, we constantly update our programs and offer new courses.
AI tools: Tread carefully
Although it has been some time since the advent of artificial intelligence, the interest in AI tools seems to be growing stronger by the day. Therefore, the AWC continues exploring the topic of AI tools and their application in research writing.
Collaboration of writing centers all over the world
On November 16-18 the National Writing Centres Consortium held its fifth international conference “TESOL Contexts: Global Practices of Teaching Academic Writing,” which gathered writing professionals from 8 countries.
Corpus analysis as an investment in your writing skills
Every semester the Academic Writing Center offers new programs to HSE researchers. However, there are also courses that have been on our curriculum for some time and that still attract applicants and receive favorable feedback.
Man shall not live by ChatGPT alone
What AI tools do you know? How many of them do you actually use? Everyone has heard about ChatGPT, but there are plenty of other resources out there, and they can do a lot to make the life of an author easier.