Tips & links
Tips & links
Want to get started right away? We have put together some helpful resources on academic working, writing, and learning.
Recommended Reading
The following selection of books offers helpful ideas and support for academic work, writing, and learning.
Scientific Research
- Booth, Wyne C.; Colomb, Gregory G; Williams, Joseph M., Bizup, Joseph & Fitzgerald, William T. (2024): The Craft of Research. 5th Edition, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Academic Writing and Reading
- Bailey, Stephen (2017): Academic Writing. A Handbook for International Students. 5th Edition, New York: Routledge.
- Dusenberry, Pam & O’Donnell Moore, Julie (2015): Cross Roads. Integrated Reading and Writing. 2. Edition, New Jersey: Pearson Education, Inc.
- Murray, Rowena (2025): How to Write a Thesis. 5th Edition, New York: McGraw Hill.
- Silvia, Paul J. (2019): How to Write a Lot. A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. 2nd Edition. Washington, DC: APA LifeTools.
Learning
- Brown, Peter C.; Roediger III, Henry L. & McDaniel, Mars. A. (2023): Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
- Newport. Cal (2026): How to Become a Straight-A Student. The Unconventional Strategies Real Students Use to Score High While Studying Less. München: Penguin Life.
Writing in the Natural Sciences
- Cargil, Margaret & O’Connor, Patrick D. T. (2021): Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and Steps. 3rd Edition, Hoboken: Wiley-Blackwell.
- Hering, Heike (2025): How to Write Technical and Scientific Reports. Understanding Structure, Good Design, Convincing Presentation. 3rd Edition, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin.
Writing a Dissertation
- Bolker, Joan (1998): Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day. A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis. New York: Holt.
- Hjortshoj, Keith (n.d.): Writing from A to B: A Guide to Completing the Dissertation Phase of Doctoral Studies. https://gradschool.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/WritingAB_WEB-VD.pdf.
- Zerubavel, Eviatar (1999): The Clockwork Muse. A Practical Guide to Writing Theses, Dissertations, and Books. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.