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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

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.

KK

Sep 14, 2020

Hello Kristin

Thank you for teaching me the basics of academic writing and editing with proper grammar. In this course, I was introduced to the scientific panel which further enriched my knowledge.

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By Annemarie C

Oct 22, 2019

Great course for beginning writers or if, like me, English is your second language and you'd like to improve your writing skills.

By Mohammed T H

Sep 16, 2019

It is a very useful course and highly recommended to any want to start in medical writing.

Thank you so much Stanford university.

By Angelika T

Nov 26, 2017

It was a wonderful journey for young scientists which help understand basic rules connecting with writing in science. Thank you!!

By Srinivasa S R R

Aug 16, 2023

The course is exceptional for science. It helps a lot with writing. I think everyone should take it for improving there writing.

By Juan P D

Mar 7, 2023

I loved it, it really helped me improve my academic writing skills and the skills I learned are for my everyday use in my career

By Nana A B

Jun 29, 2022

I will ighly recommend this course to anyone at any stage of writing- scientific or not. Explanations are top notch and succint.

By Mark S

May 18, 2022

I really enjoyed the course. The examples used were all very interesting topics that made editing and summarizing a fun thing.

By Weerapat S

Aug 2, 2021

The best course for writing in sciences ever. Thanks for every lesson. Appreciate your course and all teaching material stuffs.

By David R

Jul 26, 2021

For me, a mandatory course for any science researcher. Great didactic work from Dr. Kristin Sainani throughout the whole course.

By Derrick R

Mar 20, 2021

I can't admit how much this course has been really helpful, thank you coursera and stanford university for making this possible.

By Olga

Aug 30, 2020

A very informative, practical, and easy-to-follow course that I would recommend for everyone involved in any scientific writing.

By Katarzyna M

Nov 7, 2017

"Writing in the Sciences" is the best course I have ever done. It contains a lot of useful information and it is very inspiring!

By Azin E

Nov 6, 2024

really helpful for students who are new to writing papers and research work. thank you for such an amazing learning experience.

By Gurleen K

Jul 29, 2024

This course has been more helpful than my actual degree. It had all the practical knowledge and clarity that I was looking for.

By Gowri R

Jan 28, 2024

It was very informative! Every single video grasped my attention and I could make use of every point taught through the course.

By Xinh Đ T

Nov 8, 2020

The course is helpful for me to improve my writing and editing skill. Thank you so much Dr. Kristin Sainani and your coworkers.

By Prof. D T d A

Aug 9, 2020

Muito bom mesmo! Recomendo! embora eu ache que no certificado de conclusão de curso devesse constar a carga horária e as notas.

By Thivin A

Jul 15, 2020

Great course with valuable content. This course will prove to be very useful for me. Dr. Kristin Sainani is an amazing teacher.

By Cat

Jun 25, 2020

Clearly explained and learned a lot! I feel a lot more confident in the writing process and in making my writing more readable.

By Yinka O

Aug 7, 2024

It's an awesome course every academic writer should go through. It's comprehensive and covers a broad effective writing topics

By Ritu G

Oct 13, 2023

Wonderful course ! it helped me write papers, peer review others' research and grab "Best Dissertation" award for my PhD work.

By Sarah S T

Jun 29, 2022

It is a complete course about writing that helps not only with scientific writing. I'm super satisfied and fully recommend it.

By Sneha C

Apr 19, 2021

Amazing course. The teacher is really great; she explains concepts well and makes classes more engaging with personal stories.

By Paola C

Jan 18, 2021

A very good course, rich in useful tips to improve scientific communication, in a complete and structured way. Very satisfied!

By Teagan F

Sep 9, 2020

Excellent course, my scientific writing has significantly improved since doing this course (even my supervisors have noticed!)