October 19, 2026
How to write an academic argument
Every thesis is an argument; watch this video to find out what an argument is in the academic world. Other resources on building an academic argument
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August 24, 2018
How-to-guide on Writing Tools
This narrated PowerPoint presentation discusses 3 different, widely used tools or strategies to help busy postgraduate students make and keep regular commitments to writing and
August 24, 2018
Formatting your Thesis Part 2 – Layouts and Breaks
Creating a neat, well laid-out and carefully formatted thesis is an important part of preparing a thesis for examination. Careless errors, inconsistent spacing, and different
August 24, 2018
Working with Literature
Literature reviews tend to be one of the toughest parts of thesis writing, and research. This is in part because the volume of reading is
September 13, 2017
Responding to reviewers
Publishing is hard work: it takes a long time, and a lot of effort. Even once a paper is finally submitted to a journal for
September 11, 2017
Keeping a Research Journal
This narrated PowerPoint presentation discusses, briefly, the value of reflecting on a research process as it unfolds. This reflection is enabled through the researcher learning
September 11, 2017
Keeping a Reading Journal
This narrated PowerPoint presentation discusses the central role of reading, especially, in postgraduate research, and tackles the issue of how to keep track of what
September 7, 2017
Crafting an Argument
Argument! This is a word many students hear, but struggle to understand and enact in their writing. Argument are crafted, chapter by chapter and section
September 7, 2017
Formative feedback (for supervisors)
Feedback is a contentious topic in higher education: it’s purpose is understood as to give student writers direction and advice on developing their writing. But
September 5, 2017
Getting the feedback you need (for students)
Feedback on our written work is something that we tend to have mixed feelings about: we want and need it, but we dread what supervisors,