Dissertation and Thesis Festival

The Dissertation and Thesis Festival brings together the support that Library and Digital Skills teams provide to students undertaking their dissertations and theses.

Dates for 2026/27

Semester 1: Monday 26 October to Friday 30 October 2026. The final Semester 1 programme will be available at the start of October. 
Semester 2: Monday 22 February to Friday 26 February 2027.

Date and time 

 

Course title and booking link

Monday 26 October, 10am to 2pm  Discovery Day in the Main Library. Information desks from Library and Digital Skills teams.
Monday 26 October, 2pm to 3:30pm  NVivo: Getting started with NVivo (booking)
Monday 26 October, 3:30pm to 5:00pm  Searching the Research Literature (PGT)
(booking opens 20 September)
Tuesday 27 October, 10am to 12pm   Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word (booking)
Tuesday 27 October, 11:10am to 12:40pm   AI-powered literature searching for your Dissertation or Thesis: 
Search smarter, use responsibly (booking)
Tuesday 27 October, 2:10pm to 3:30pm  Study resources for literature reviews (booking)
Wednesday 28 October, 9am to 9:50am  Managing your references using Zotero (booking)
Wednesday 28 October, 10am to 11:30am  EndNote for managing references (booking)
Thursday 29 October, 2:10pm to 3:40pm (PGR) Finding Academic Literature (CSCE) (booking coming soon)
Thursday 29 October, 3:10pm to 4:00pm (PGR) Finding Academic Literature (CMVM) (booking coming soon)
Thursday 29 October, 10am to 11:30am Using PowerPoint to create an academic poster (booking)
Thursday 29 October, 12:30pm to 1pm PICO and other question frameworks for structuring literature reviews (booking)
Thursday 29 October, 2pm to 5pm Shut Up and Write Workshop (booking opens 30 September)
Thursday 29 October, 2:10pm to 3:40pm Tour of Edinburgh Central Library (Public Library, George IV Bridge) 
(booking opens 30 September)
Thursday 29 October, 3:10pm to 4:40pm (PGR) Finding Academic Literature (CAHSS) (booking coming soon)
Friday 30 October, 10am to 11:30am Introduction to reference managers (booking)
Friday 30 October, 12:30pm to 1pm Cited reference searching (booking)

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