Academic Writing Style: How to Write Clearly and Precisely
How to improve your academic writing style: precise phrasing, clearer sentences, fewer filler words and concrete before-and-after examples.... Read more.
Proofreading Checklist: How to Check Your Thesis Before You Submit
A proofreading checklist for essays, bachelor's theses and master's theses: work through content, sources, language, formatting and submission in a sensible order.... Read more.
Disclosing AI Use: How to Document ChatGPT in Your Work
Disclosing AI use is confusing for a lot of students, because there is no single rule that covers every institution. Sometimes AI is allowed in coursework, sometimes... Read more.
AI Text at University: What Is Allowed and What Is Not?
Is AI allowed at university? Yes, but not automatically. Whether you may use ChatGPT, Copilot or any other AI tool in an essay, a seminar paper or your bachelor’s... Read more.
Similarity Score Explained: What the Result Means
The similarity score is often the first number you notice in a plagiarism report, which is exactly why it is the most misunderstood one. The score does not tell... Read more.
How to Paraphrase Correctly in Academic Writing
Paraphrasing correctly is one of the most important skills in academic writing, and it is also where a lot of unintentional mistakes happen. If you only rearrange... Read more.
Turnitin Review: Experience, Cost and Alternatives
For many students, using Turnitin is frustrating: they know the tool from Moodle or Blackboard, but they often have no direct access and no self-check they can plan... Read more.
Famous Plagiarism Cases and What They Teach You
Famous plagiarism cases look like headline material at first glance. For students they matter for a different reason: they show how similar the patterns behind small... Read more.