Good written communication is essential for success and is a valuable life skill which will benefit not only your academic endeavours, but also your professional life after graduation.The University is supported by acclaimed Royal Literary Fund Writing Fellows who are available for confidential, one-to-one consultations to advise you on how to improve your written work.

Sessions with Writing Fellows are available to all undergraduates, postgraduates and staff. All sessions include help in planning and structuring your work, writing clear and compelling prose, or editing and presenting the final version.

The Writing Fellows can help you with the following:

• approach the essay writing process from note-taking to drafting and presenting work
• identifying strengths and weaknesses in your writing and creating strategies for long-term improvement
• advising you on structuring a piece of writing to ensure that it is clear and coherent
• provide motivation, inspiration and encouragement.

The Writing Fellows will look at work and offer guidance on:

• making the best use of grammar and punctuation
• using sentence construction to convey ideas clearly and elegantly
• developing an engaging, readable writing style.

The Writing Fellows will not:

• proof-read or edit students’ work
• comment on marks already awarded, the overall quality of the work, or possible outcomes in assessment
• provide a “quick fix” for work that is poorly prepared
• comment on the subject content of the work
• provide remedial English assistance or support for non-native speakers.

Make an appointment

We currently have three Fellows working across the University, some of whom are affiliated to specific faculties or locations. However, all of our Writing Fellows can work with students from any faculty, so please feel free to contact any one of the Fellows for help.