Resources for Writing

Clipboards, pencils, and reference books.

Virgil

Online advice about essay writing.

UWC Handouts

HTML and PDF copies of our handouts covering everything from apostrophes to tips on writing book reviews.

UWC Library

Visit the UWC's page on Library Thing (external link) to see a complete catalog of the books on writing, tutoring, and related topics in the UWC's library. While we do not check out these books, UT students are welcome to use them in the writing center.

Science Writing Resources

Undergraduates in the sciences do a wide range of course-related writing. The UWC works with over 1,100 Natural Sciences majors each year, on such writing projects as:

  • Lab notebooks
  • Poster presentations
  • Lab reports
  • Essay exams
  • Oral presentations
  • Graduate and medical school Statements of Purpose
  • Research resumes
  • Conference papers
  • Research paper summaries
  • Honors theses
  • Scholarship applications
  • Job and internship cover letters
  • Research Proposals

Despite the unique kinds of writing done in biology, chemistry, ecology, marine sciences, and related fields, few college writing centers publish resources to help science students. The UWC is currently seeking grant funding to both search out the best existing open-access materials, and to produce new science writing resources. We can’t wait to share the final results with you. In the meantime, we’ve compiled a short list of featured resources, which we hope you will find helpful:

Lab Reports

  • LabWrite (an interactive writing tool developed by researchers at North Carolina State University).

Research Resumes and CVs

Citation (American Psychological Association format)

Please feel free to share other useful open-access materials you have found, and any suggestions for science writing topics you wish we would cover, by emailing us at: coordinator@uwc.utexas.edu.