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All search results for: Writing Dissertations

Introduction

Many subjects now offer final year students the option of submitting a long essay or dissertation. An undergraduate dissertation will…
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Writing, writing essays, dissertations & theses – general & humanities

John Clanchy, How to Write Essays: A Practical Guide for Students (Addison Wesley/Longman, 1992) Phyllis Creme & Mary R. Lea,…
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Writing essays, dissertations & theses – sciences & social sciences

Robert Barrass, Scientists Must Write: A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists, Engineers and Students (Routledge Study Guides, 2002) Vernon…
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When should I look at other dissertations and theses?

“One of the things I say to new MPhil and PhD students is ‘Go to the library and get some…
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General comments

To summarise, successful dissertations all share the same characteristics. A clearly stated topic and research focus. A clear introduction. A…
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School Workshops

About Bridge Bridge is our series of workshops that help senior pupils develop their writing, as well as prepare for…
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Drafting and rewriting

Dissertations are like any other piece of writing: they are not written in one go. They involve two important processes:…
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Fellowship Scheme

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On Rules And Writing

Chris Arthur asks whether there’s such a thing as rules for writing and explores the enduring appeal of writers’ rulebooks.…
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Different varieties of essay, different kinds of writing

There’s more to it than quoting experts Different essays are designed to do different things. Some essays are designed to…
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A Writer’s Worlds

Deborah Chancellor considers the ways that a writer’s shifting identities can influence her work. Throughout her writing life, Deborah Chancellor…
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Writing versus Life, part 1

In the first of a two-part exploration of the knotty problem of ‘Writing versus life’, Royal Literary Fund fellows discuss…
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