Jane Bottomley

I am a Lecturer in English Language and Communication, specialising in English for Academic Purposes (EAP). I am responsible for courses on Technical Communication, Introduction to English for Academic Studies (online), Pre-sessional English, Introduction to Scientific Writing (doctoral course in EECS), and Writing Scientific Articles (university-wide doctoral course). In addition, I work with individual students in the Centre for Academic Writing (CAS).

I am interested in the art of scientific knowledge communication, particularly writing. I am also focused on developing dialogic pedagogies across teaching and learning practices. My current practitioner research project focuses on how students percieve and interact with AI tools as part of their writing process, and how critical, ethical engagement can be cultivated in this area.

I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK, and a Senior Fellow, Mentor and Assessor of BALEAP, the global forum for English for Academic Purposes (EAP) professionals.

I have written and co-written textbooks on academic writing and study skills for university students in science and technology, nursing, social work, education and policing. I have also contributed as a lexicographer on Cambridge Dictionaries.

In 2021, colleagues and I in Language and Communication launched The KTH Guide to scientific writing. We are currently evaluating and developing the guide so that it meets the needs of the whole KTH scientific writing community.