The Writing Center

The Writing Center offers free guidance in academic writing for bachelors, masters, and PhD students at NMBU. Friendly and well-trained peer writing advisors are available to help you throughout the writing process, from note-taking and outlining all the way to final revisions. 

Book a consultation below (maximum one consultation per day, and you may book up to two weeks in advance). Choose the type of consultation that best suits your situation.

Digital consultation are also available through Microsoft Teams. If you prefer this option, make sure to choose digital consultation. You are also welcome to drop by the Writing Centre during office hours, and we will assist you if we are available.

We are located in the Veterinary Building (LS1001).

We open the Center September 1st.

Our opening hours for the Autumn semester 2026:

Tuesday 09.15 - 12.00

Wednesday 09.15 - 12.00 (11.00 - 12.00 is only open for drop-in)

Friday 08.00 - 10.00 (only digital consultations)

Do you want to book an appointment with the statistics advisor? Send an email to kristin.braten.stoen@nmbu.no. 

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• Our Writing Advisors

  Diana Huynh (NOR/ENG)

  Finya has a bachelor’s degree in International Environment and Development Studies from NMBU and is now

  Diana Huynh is a second year PhD Fellow at the Faculty of Landscape and Society (LANDSAM) at NMBU. She is an urban planner, passionate about the ways in which we shape and sustain the built, environmental and social quality of cities, regions and just communities. Diana enjoys working collaboratively with students at bachelor and graduate levels and is available for tutoring in both English and Norwegian. 

  For questions, send an email to diana.huynh@nmbu.no

  Bjørge Bondevik (NOR/ENG)

  Bjørge is in his second year of a PhD program at the School of Economics and Business. His research focuses on the livelihoods of coffee farmers in Timor-Leste, and how different sustainability projects and certification schemes affect farmers’ long-term livelihood strategies. He holds previous degrees in economics, business, and politics, and has also worked as a journalist for several media outlets. Academically, he employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, and he is able to assist bachelor’s, master’s, and PhD students in both English and Norwegian.

  For questions, send an email to bjorge.gunnarson.bondevik@nmbu.no

• Statistics Advice

  We offer advice and guidance in statistics. You can get help with experimental design, data processing and analysis, as well as interpretation and presentation of results.

  All master students at NMBU are welcome to book an appointment.

  Click on this link to book an appointment.

  The service is located at the Veterinary Building (LS1001) and is offered by the Bioinformatics and Event Statistics (BIAS) research group at the Faculty of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science (KBM)

• The Writing Centre's Digital Resources for Academic Writing

  • Resource Portal for Academic Writing (SWR100)

    SWR100 is designed to assist students at all levels throughout the writing process. The Resource Portal contains very detailed information on everything from planning to submission. All content in the portal is organized under modules.

    Click on the link above to get to SWR100 or:

    -Log in to Canvas

    -Click "Topics" in the lefthand menu

    -Click "More topics," then "All topics"

    -SWR100 should appear either in the top left or bottom right; click "join this topic."

  • The Writing Centre's Youtube Channel

    Enjoy a variety of digital lectures and other video content on our YouTube-channel! Here, you can find information organized by topic and explore instruction at various lengths.

  • General Writing Tips

    • Search & write
      A website where you will fin a lot of useful information about searching, academic writing, sources, and referencing.
    • Writer's diet
      Check your texts readability (english)

  • Citations

    • The Citation Compass: Website that teaches you most things about referencing, use of sources, and source criticism. Prepared by UiA, UiS and HSN. The website is available in both Norwegian and English.
    • NMBU library's guidelines for referencing and citation
    • EndNote: Useful tool to help you collect references and create a bibliography when writing your text. The University Library offers a course in EndNote; check it out here.

  • Plagiarsm

    • Cheating and plagiarism at NMBU

  • Literature Search

    • NMBU Oria:
      NMBU's online search engine for academic literature
    • Databases by subject:
      Overview of databases that NMBU has access to for different academic diciplines 
    • Google Scholar:
      Google's search engine for academic references