Category: Advice & Discussions for Postgraduates on Writing Theses & Dissertations

How Long Should a Dissertation or Thesis Introduction Be?How long should the introduction to your...

Using Direct Quotations in Your Thesis or DissertationWhenever you quote the exact words of...

How To Integrate Words from Foreign Languages into Your Thesis or DissertationIf you are writing...

When Major Revisions Are Required after Your Thesis or Dissertation ExamAnticipating the...

Using or Not Using the Serial or Oxford Comma in Your Thesis or DissertationA serial or Oxford...

Every PhD dissertation requires a title, and a good title can have a profound effect. The title is...

The Benefits of Writing for Your Thesis or Dissertation Supervisor as Soon as PossibleThe impulse...

Choosing an External Examiner for Your Thesis or DissertationDoctoral theses and many other long...

Expressing Scholarly Speculation Effectively in Your Thesis or DissertationReporting the...

Making the Best Use of Tables and Figures in Your Thesis or DissertationScholarly writing can be...

Perfecting Sentence Structure in Your Thesis or DissertationThe process of writing a thesis or...

Taking Critical Notes when Reading and Thinking about Sources for Your Thesis or DissertationWhen...