I have held a variety of roles in academia, public relations, teacher training and curriculum design where previous assignments have ranged from press releases to 10,000 word features. Always a bit of a wordsmith, I have a keen eye for quality and composition - adapting style, tone and style according to the genre and keeping an eye on grammar, punctuation and spelling when presenting pieces of writing. A key component of my experience is as a primary educator with over 25 years experience in the classroom, leadership and management. This critical insight is what sets Elevate Academic Writing apart.

I am based in the north of England, where I split my work between lecturing on teacher training and adult education programmes in HE and offer academic writing workshops to students on degree preparation courses in FE as well as coaching, proof-reading and editing writing for students on their Bachelors and Masters programmes. In my spare time I travel, read about topics of interest from history to science and philosophy and am currently working with an independent studio writing short stories for use in primary school assemblies and PSHE lessons. My Masters is in Digital Technology and I am interested in the debate around the use of generative AI in decision making, including its use in writing.

A ‘natural’ academic voice is what your assessors are looking for - something that AI generated writing repeatedly fails to do and why it is easier to detect the use of AI generated writing with the algorithms of your college and university marking portals. Academic writing has a specific, neutral tone that fairly balances the discussions and uses good quality sources and data to present a coherent argument and conclusion.

Elevate Academic Writing is here to help you understand how this works whilst maintaining standards of academic integrity. If you are struggling, reach out to learn more.

My work includes educational consultancy services across the globe and I am available to travel for longer consulting engagements.

Asif Iqbal MA BEd NPQSL TESOL