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 date you have found? Thought about making your dissertation something special by using the fantastic Heritage Collections?

Dates for 2025/26


Semester 1: 27-31 October 2025.

Semester 2: 23-27 February 2026.

Semester 1 Programme

Date TimeCourse title LocationRecording  
27 Oct10:00-14:00Discovery Day. No need to book - just drop in to discover tools and resources for you. On campus, Main Library & Murray Library, KB -
 10:00-11:00EndNote for managing references [Digital Skills]Online 
 14:30-16:00Shut up and Write sessionOn campus, Main Library 1.07-
 14:10-15:30Study resources for literature reviews [Digital Skills]On campus, Main Library 1.08 
28 Oct10:10-11:00Enhancing your literature search with AIOnlineComing  soon 
 10:00-12:00Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word [Digital Skills]Online-
 11:10-12:00Finding Academic Literature [For PGR in CMVM]OnlineRecording
 11:10-12:00Introduction to SAGE Research MethodsOnlineRecording
 12:00-12:30Spotlight on: Research Planning [Digital Skills]Online-
 12:30-13:00Finding ThesesOnline 
 15:00-16:00Data mindfulness: Managing data for your dissertationOn campus, Main Library 1.07-
29 Oct10:00-10:50Uncovering the past with digital primary source databasesOnlineRecording 
 11:00-12:30Getting started with NVivo [Digital Skills]On campus, Argyle House 
 12:30-13:00Cited reference searchingOnlineComing Soon 
 13:00-16:30Sharing Edinburgh theses openly! Wikipedia workshopOn campus-
 14:10-15:30Finding Academic Literature. [For PGR in CSCE]Online 
 14:10-15:40Tour of Edinburgh Central Library followed by overview of local history and heritage resourcesPublic Library, George IV Bridge-
30 Oct10:00-11:00Using PowerPoint to create an academic poster [Digital Skills]Online 
 12:30-13:00Searching grey literature for reviews and evidence synthesisOnlineRecording
 14:00-15:30Introduction to Reference Managers [Digital Skills]Online 
 15:10-16:30Searching the Research Literature (PGT)Online 
 15:10-16:30Finding Academic Literature [For PGR in CAHSS]OnlineRecording
31 Oct10:00-12:00National Library of Scotland presentation + tourNational Library of Scotland 
 12:30-13:00EndNote and writing up: beyond the basicsOnlineRecording

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