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These workshops will cover everything you’ll need to write a successful dissertation. From asking the right questions at the outset, to the nuts and bolts of a literature review and formatting it ready for submission, sign up to get your dissertation off to the right start.

Here you can explore the live workshops the Centre for Academic Success has to offer over the next couple of weeks on the theme of Dissertation Preparation. 


Friday 22nd November 2024

Research Questions & Proposals

Learn how to devise effective research questions and to develop these into a dissertation proposal that informs and inspires.

 Online via Zoom
 Friday 22nd November 2024
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 dissertations, research questions, proposals

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a student making notes

Abstracts and Introductions

Learn how to plan and structure effective abstracts and introductions for your dissertations using our simple frameworks.

 Online via Zoom
 Friday 22nd November 2024
 13:00 - 14:00 GMT

 dissertations, writing introductions, abstracts

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a student writing

Tuesday 26th November 2024

Writing Systematic Reviews

Discuss the main steps you need to take in preparing for and writing a systematic literature review, with a focus on structure and language, and effective communication of your research.

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 26th November 2024
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 dissertations, Literature review, research

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Wednesday 27th November 2024

Annotated Bibliographies

Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.

 Bay Campus
 Wednesday 27th November 2024
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis

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Results and Discussions

Learn to write the results, findings and discussion sections of your dissertation. We will talk about what to include, how to structure these sections and how to present them correctly and engagingly.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 27th November 2024
 14:00 - 16:00 GMT

 dissertations, results, findings, discussions

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Thursday 28th November 2024

Writing the Literature Review

Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!

 Bay Campus
 Thursday 28th November 2024
 10:00 - 11:00 GMT

 dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Friday 29th November 2024

Writing your Methodology

Learn how to write the methodology section of your dissertation. We will look at what needs to be included in the methodology, and the correct style for writing it.

 Online via Zoom
 Friday 29th November 2024
 11:00 - 12:00 GMT

 dissertations, methodology

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a student writing

Tuesday 3rd December 2024

Writing the Literature Review

Learn the distinctive features of the literature review, as well as how to research, plan and write it!

 Singleton Campus
 Tuesday 3rd December 2024
 12:00 - 13:00 BST

 dissertations, Synthesis, themes, paragraphing

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a pile of bookmarked textbooks

Wednesday 4th December 2024

Annotated Bibliographies

Learn how to write an annotated bibliography. This workshop introduces what an annotated bibliography should include, and how it should be styled.

 Singleton Campus
 Wednesday 4th December 2024
 12:00 - 13:00 GMT

 academic writing, critical reading skills, synthesis

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annotated text