Structuring a dissertation
Our post in Semester 1 ‘What makes a good dissertation?’ made it clear that markers believed structure and organisation was central to performing well in a dissertation. Below you …
Category: Dissertations
Writing dissertations – available resources
Many students are working on their dissertations now, so this post is a reminder of the dissertation-related resources we have available on the Study Hub Blog. Whether you’re just getting …
Pearls from Beryl: proofreading and editing
Writer Beryl Bainbridge lived in a terraced house in Camden Town, London. She liked to start roughing out ideas in her kitchen, moving to her sitting room to write out …
Literature review: the process
You may have to write a literature review as part of a research project or as a standalone assignment. There is a lot involved in writing a literature review. So …
What makes a good dissertation?
In this post, we share some thoughts from academics on what makes a good dissertation. We surveyed academic staff across the University of Edinburgh to find out what qualities that …
