Starting your research project

Starting an essay, project, report, dissertation or thesis? The guides below will help you: find information in your subject; develop the skills you need to research and produce a good piece of work; write your project; and improve your presentation skills.

• Arts and humanities (PDF)
• Sciences (PDF)

Want to use Word to write your thesis?

Our colleagues in IT Services also offer training on using Word for your thesis - see their list of ITS Training Courses by Topic. The documents used during this training are also available on their website - see the Microsoft Word section of the Training Index.

Copyright and your thesis

Find out more about your responsibilities when using someone else's material in your thesis on our Copyright and theses, EThOS (Electronic Theses Online Service) and digital repositories page.

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