ACADEMIC WRITING STYLE - WHAT MATTERS?

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• Dr Karen Ottewell, University of Cambridge Language Cetnre
• Wednesday 01 November 2017, 12:00-13:00
• English Faculty Room GR06/07.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Amy Erickson.

A particular concern across the University of late is the disparity in results between women and men in the Tripos, and one potential cause often cited is ‘writing style’. In fact, many female undergraduates have reported that they have been told to ‘write like a man’ by supervisors of both sexes. This talk will look at what actually matters in academic writing style in English, thereby (hopefully) defusing the carelessly phrased advice

This talk is part of the Sidgwick Site Equalities Improvement Network series.

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