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About the Course

This course teaches scientists to become more effective writers, using practical examples and exercises. Topics include: principles of good writing, tricks for writing faster and with less anxiety, the format of a scientific manuscript, peer review, grant writing, ethical issues in scientific publication, and writing for general audiences....

Top reviews

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Jan 11, 2023

The best course I attain in Coursera. I struggled a lot to write my first manuscript and it took a lot of time. This course is beneficial for all scientific students. I highly recommended this course.

IA

Aug 25, 2020

A very helpful course. My writing has improved significantly in these 8 weeks. I highly recommend this course to everyone. Thank you Dr. Kristin Sainani and Coursera for bringing this course together.

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By Khadija H

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Mar 13, 2019

Excellent, well laid out course. simple to follow, useful exercises for practice and great hints by the instructor

By Sunny N

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Oct 27, 2022

RRIgourous, thorough, and chchallenging Writing in the SciencesSciences isisais a MUST for professtional writers.

By DILEEP K

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Oct 9, 2022

Highly recommended to adapt at universities for grad students. Aspiring writers can also benifit from the course.

By Dr. Z R

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Aug 22, 2021

I really enjoyed it! Kept me engaged even though it was online. The homework wasn't exhausting either.Thank you.

By Shannon W

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Mar 12, 2021

I learned a lot in this course and I have been applying these principles to my writing as I learn them each week.

By Vaishnavi I

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Jul 15, 2020

This course is so useful and informative. The instructor is amazing, she makes things fun and easy to understand.

By Noni T

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Jul 2, 2020

The course is very well designed. Praise to the instructor who made things easier for non-English native speaker.

By Isaac M

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Jun 26, 2019

The course teaches concise expression, it's concise by itself as well. Really enjoy it, and I feel fully-charged.

By Zainab R

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Feb 3, 2019

It's a tremendous experience to learn this course; it provided a great help to command scientific writing skills!

By Lucia W

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Oct 22, 2022

Very educative with surprising information and backed up with opinions from top experts and leads of the field.

By Nathan R

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Oct 7, 2022

Amazing ! One the best course I have ever done. All research student should do this course, it's so helpful !

By Elena G

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Jun 18, 2022

the learning curve is thriving here! just one question: where all these insane unreadable examples came from!?

By Helia N

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Oct 14, 2021

The course was awesome. I definitely recommend it to everyone in the medicine field trying to write an article.

By Benjamin T

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Mar 29, 2021

one of the most helpful and best online courses I have taken so far! Highly recommended. Not only to scientists!

By Dinorah M T

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Feb 18, 2021

Excellent Course!!! It helped me improve my writing and development skills for scientific articles and projects.

By Paula A R R

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Nov 28, 2020

Excelente curso. El mejor para aprender a escribir de forma cientifica. Me siento afortuna de haberlo terminado.

By Zhiyu ( Z

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Jul 25, 2020

This course is really helpful! It helps me identify my writing problems and tells me how to fix them. I love it!

By Fatima H

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Jul 6, 2020

was very helpful for young scientist like me who is about to start writing my own manuscript. Thank you so much!

By Alicia L

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May 29, 2020

It was a very useful curse, also very engaging and easy to follow. It was a complete help to improve my writing.

By María T C G

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Dec 6, 2019

Excelente curso. Es un curso muy completo, lleno de ejemplos y ejercicios para practicar la escritura científica

By Yashoda J

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Mar 22, 2023

Thank you very much for providing this amazing course. Learnt a lot of things to write a scientific manuscript.

By Faranak S

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Jul 27, 2022

the cousre was awsome. I've learnt a lot of practical tips to improve my writing skill. don't hesitate to enrol

By Parisa R C

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May 15, 2022

It was one of the best courses that I've had. Thank you so much.

With the best wishes

Parisa Rabiei Chamgordani

By Anuja G

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Jun 28, 2021

The Writing in Sciences course is a good referesher of essential skills. Thank you Kristin Sainani & Coursera.

By WILLIAM W

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May 24, 2020

Overall, an excellent course! Many of the skills and tips learned will pay dividends for me in graduate school.