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Planning and Writing Your Thesis (Sciences)

Domain: B3 Professional and career development

Format of workshop: Information
Suitable for: All

This lecture is intended to provide you with hints as to how to start writing your PhD thesis. The emphasis is on planning and giving yourself adequate time to undertake perhaps the biggest writing task that you will engage in. It deals with the following issues:
* scientific writing and referencing
* preparing your thesis outline/plan/structure
* where should you start?
* agreeing timelines with your supervisor
* what is the purpose of each section?
* how to edit your writing
* selling your science
* feedback and the important role of the supervisor
* common examiners’ criticisms
* the viva voce