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. Events are being added, full listing will be available w/c 02 February 2026.

Semester 2

Date TimeCourse title LocationBooking  
23 Feb 10:00-14:00Information drop-in On campus: Main Library and Nucleus, King's Buildings Not required 
 10:00-10:50How to use the Library for your dissertationOnlineBooking link (open 11Jan)
 11:00-12:30Introduction to reference managersOnlineBooking link 
 11:00-12:00Introduction to SAGE Research MethodsOnlineBooking link (open 11Jan)
 12:30-13:00Finding thesesOnlineBooking link 
24 Feb10:00-12:00Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word [Digital Skills]OnlineBooking link 
 12:30-13:00Exploring social history: An introduction to mass observation online & mass observation project, 1981-2009OnlineBooking link
25 Feb09:00-09:50Managing your references using ZoteroOnlineBooking link 
 10:00-11:30EndNote for managing references [Digital Skills]OnlineBooking link 
 12:30-13:00Cited reference searchingOnlineBooking link 
 15:30-17:00Searching the Research Literature [PGT]OnlineBooking link 
26 Feb10:00-11:20Finding Academic Literature. [For PGR in CSCE]Room 3315, JCMB(King's Buildings)Booking link
 12:30-13:00How to reference social media, podcasts and online contentOnlineBooking link
 13:00-14:30Using PowerPoint to create an academic poster [Digital Skills]OnlineBooking link 
 14:00-17:00Shut up and Write! Writing retreat1.07, Main Library Booking link (open 09Jan)
27 FebTBCNational Library of Scotland (NLS) presentation & tourNLS,George IV BridgeComing soon 
 10:00-11:30Getting started with NVivoOnlineBooking link 
 12:30-13:00How to reference and avoid plagiarismOnlineBooking link  

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