Dissertation and Thesis Festival

The Library's Dissertation and Thesis Festival brings together the support that the Library, Digital Skills and IAD provides for students undertaking their dissertations and theses.

Want to find out more about the digital library resources available to support your research question?  Interested in learning how to manage the bibliographic and research data you’ve found?  Thought about making your dissertation something special by using the fantastic Heritage Collections?

Join us for a programme of online and in-person events and learn what the Library can do for you to help you succeed with your dissertation or thesis. Our programme will include sessions by University teams and external suppliers.

Academic Year 2024-25

Semester 1: Autumn Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 21-25 October 2024. 

Semester 2: Spring Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 24-28 February 2025. Full programme available February 2025.

 

Semester 2 Programme: 24-28 February. Full programme February 2025

Date
Time
Title
Location
Information & booking link 
24 Feb10:00-10:50How to use the Library for your dissertationOnlineMyEd Events 
 13:30-14:00Using current news sourcesOnlineMyEd Events
 14:10-15:00Introduction to SAGE Research MethodsOnlineMyEd Events 
 16:10-17:00Leveraging GIDEON to Enhance Your Research and Thesis PreparationOnline Coming Soon 
25 Feb10:00-10:30Using newspaper databases to find historical newsOnlineMyEd Events
 10:30-11:00Academic writing support: Meet your Royal Literary Fund FellowIn-person, Main LibraryMyEd Events
 13:00-15:00Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd Events
 15:10-16:00An Introduction to the Library of MistakesOnlineMyEd Events
26 Feb09:30-13:00Series of talks by digital primary source/archive publishers all on the theme of LGBTQ+ HistoryIn-person, Main LibraryComing soon
 10:00-11:00EndNote for managing references [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd Events
 12:30-13:00Academic writing support: Meet your Royal Literary Fellow at King's BuildingsIn-person, King's BuildingsMyEd Events
 14:10-15:40 Research Café: Research methodologies, well-being and community collaborationIn-person, Main LibraryMyEd Events
 13:30-14:00Using Web of Science to find relevant articlesOnlineMyEd Events
 14:00 - 15:00Introduction to RevMan: a walk-through for new usersOnlineExternal link 
 16:00-17:00Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard and HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns archivesIn-person, Main LibraryComing soon
27 Feb12:30-13:00Cited Reference SearchingOnlineMyEd Events
 13:00-14:00Using PowerPoint to create an academic poster [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd Events
 14:10-15:40Tour of Edinburgh Central Library followed by overview of local history and heritage resourcesIn-person, Central LibraryMyEd Events
28 Feb10:00-12:00An introduction to the National Library of Scotland and Library TourIn-person, NLSMyEd Events 
 10:30-12:00Introduction to Reference Managers [Digital Skills]OnlineMyEd Events
 13:10-14:00Literature reviews: functions, types and methodsOnlineMyEd Events

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