UCD Writing Centre

14/05/2026

UCD graduate research students, if you like the idea of writing in a group (for motivation, accountability, sense of community) consider joining our WOW (Write on Wednesday) graduate writing group. All details and registration via this link: https://libcal.ucd.ie/event/4535922

14/05/2026

Continuing our DEIS schools project this week, we were privileged to work with the very focused, academic, fun, and curious students from Avondale Community College. We had a great day, and hopefully they did, too!

13/05/2026

Chapter 6 of the Publication Manual is about what we call the "mechanics of style." These provide writing and formatting guidance for the following categories:
🔹 punctuation (Section 6.3 has the Oxford comma guidance),
🔹 spelling,
🔹 hyphenation,
🔹 capitalization,
🔹 italics,
🔹 abbreviations,
🔹 numbers,
🔹 statistical and mathematical copy,
🔹 presentation of equations, and
🔹 lists.

👉 Each large category has its own sections. For example, within abbreviations you will find sections about abbreviations for units of measurement, time, chemical compounds, "e.g." and other Latin abbreviations, and more!

The table of contents, which includes the name and number of each section, is available on the page linked in the first comment.

13/05/2026

We enjoyed very much the first day of our DEIS schools project. The students from Killinarden Community School were engaged, playful, funny, and curious, and we loved having them for the day in the Writing Centre.

12/05/2026

Reminder! This Thursday, 14th of May from 6-8pm UCD Library is delighted to welcome journalist Ronan McGreevy to the James Joyce Library. His recent publication, ‘Seán Lemass: The Lost Memoir’, was based on interviews conducted by businessman and hotelier Dermot A. Ryan between 1967–1969. In 2017 Ryan’s interview tapes were deposited in UCD Archives.

A selection of archival items relating to Seán Lemass will be on display at this event. Guests will also have an opportunity to view a display of material from UCD Archives to mark the centenary of the foundation of the Fianna Fáil Party.

Event Speakers:

Professor Orla Feely (UCD President)

Ronan McGreevy (Journalist)

Kate Manning (Principal Archivist, UCD Archives)

Wine reception to follow.🍷
This is a free ticketed event. All Welcome!

Please get your tickets at Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sean-lemass-the-lost-memoir-ronan-mcgreevy-tickets-1988475038368?aff=oddtdtcreator

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29/04/2026

We will stay open next week, but with limited availability. See you in the Writing Centre if you need us.

29/04/2026

Continuing our short writing tips...

29/04/2026

Just a quick reminder that we have videos on writing that you can watch on our youtube channel:

UCD Writing Centre videos on academic writing.

21/04/2026

As a follow-up to our recent Reflective Writing workshops for postgrads, you can check out this quick video for further advice:

155 likes, 6 comments. "Reflective essays in grad school – how to write them, with templates and examples!"