Melanie SmithDr Melanie Smith is an EU law scholar, published author, and former tenured Associate Professor at Cardiff University, where she held a faculty position for over 13 years and led academic writing courses. She has authored multiple peer-reviewed artices, books, and edited collections, and has worked as a consultant to the European Parliament, bringing research on the enforcement of EU law directly into policymaking. With over 17 years' experience in academia and more than six years as an academic career and writing coach, she has supported hundreds of academics and universities worldwide to build more productive, sustainable, and satisfying writing lives. She founded Academic Coach to provide the skills, mentorship, and evidence-based training - drawing on writing research, neuroscience, and behavioural psychology - that are rarely taught within institutions, working across the globe and across disciplines from the arts to the hard sciences. Read More Read Less