• Training Room

    Writing With Confidence - Year 3
    Provider   Researcher Development Programme

    Participants will explore a range of topics pertinent to the final stages of writing up a doctoral thesis. It deals with tasks and issues important to finishing off a thesis, such as the difficulties of editing a large document and writing to deadlines.

Duration 1 full day

Course Type Workshop

Booking Status Waiting List

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Target Audience: Postgraduate Research Students

Participants will explore a range of topics pertinent to the final stages of writing up a doctoral thesis. It deals with tasks and issues important to finishing off a thesis, such as the difficulties of editing a large document and writing to deadlines.

By the end of the workshop participants will know how to:

  • Edit, format and proofread the thesis
  • Produce a detailed plan of what they have achieved and what they have left to do
  • Create a timeline for a schedule of works
  • Create a synopsis of their thesis so far
  • Shed light on important procedural issues around submission and examination
  • Talk about the thesis in the viva.


Delivered By: Daniel Soule, Grammatology Ltd

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PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development

All postgraduate research students are eligible to access the Researcher Development Programme workshops. This workshop can contribute towards the PG Certificate in Researcher Professional Development (PG Cert RPD).

You can find credit and class information in the Researcher Development Programme Handbook and in NEPTUNE (Engineering, HaSS) or SPIDER (Science).

Please check with your department or Supervisor to confirm if you are enrolled on the PG Cert RPD and how many credits you are expected to achieve if you are unsure.