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The curious thing about an abstract is that although, after the title, it is the first text to be read, it is usually the last […]

At the end of the viva there are various mixed emotions swirling around, for both the former student and the former supervisor. Relief that it […]

One of the unusual aspects in studying for a PhD is that the final examination of competence (and quality) is based not simply on the […]

One of the strange but common occurrences in producing large pieces of writing is that the writer frequently becomes so close to the text that […]

As with every piece of substantial research, it can be a problem to decide what needs to stay in the main text and what can […]

It is amazing how many students get into a muddle over the simple process of ensuring accurate links to the supporting evidence for their claims. […]

For a PhD, indeed for most academic research, the researcher is judged more on the quality and justification of the research method, rather than getting […]

There comes a time in drawing together the conclusions of any piece of research, whether it is a long PhD study or a shorter project, […]

Perhaps surprisingly to most novice researchers, a research degree does not need to provide “the complete answer” to a problematic question, only to demonstrate the […]

Building on existing knowledge A key role of any supervisor is helping the research student to bridge the gap between the fundamentals about what is […]

One of the first things that both the supervisors and the research students need to remember is that although the dissertation is the justification of […]

When I was writing up my own PhD (in the antediluvian days before personal computers, desktop publishing software, or graphics packages!) I was given a […]