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.Save the Dates: Academic Year 2024-25Semester 1: Autumn Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 21-25 October 2024. Full programme release 07 October 2024.Semester 2: Spring Dissertation and Thesis Festival, 24-28 February 2025. Document Dissertation and Thesis Festival - 2024-25 Sem1 Programme (94.04 KB / PDF) Event listing Search Tags Event date Date from Date to Oct 23 2024 11.00 - 12.00 Researching religion: using library databases for dissertation research Are you researching a topic in religion and theology for your dissertation? Come and find out how to use library databases to find academic literature. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 10.00 - 11.30 Producing a thesis or dissertation using Word During this webinar, the Digital Skills team will show you how to use Microsoft Word’s advanced features to efficiently produce a quality document. Further information Further information Oct 23 2024 10.00 - 10.30 Preliminary searches for systematic review projects Systematic reviews need good preliminary groundwork searches, in advance of the setting off on the review proper. This session will address the reasons for preliminary searches and introduce important sources to search. Further information Further information Oct 22 2024 13.10 - 14.00 Copyright and your thesis [PGR] The seminar will be of interest to all students who are writing a dissertation, whether they are at the planning stage or are already well underway. Further information Further information Oct 22 2024 13.10 - 14.00 Freedom in the Archives Join Elizabeth Williams and Rachel Hosker for an exploration of the University’s archives on the theme of freedom, looking at sources that show activism, peoples experiences and navigate through what freedom means in different contexts using the evidence in the collections. Further information Further information Oct 22 2024 13.00 - 14.30 Getting started with NVivo This webinar gives a grounding in the basics of using NVivo, and is intended for complete beginners or people with little prior experience. By the end of the course you should have enough knowledge of the software to get started with your project. Further information Further information Oct 22 2024 13.00 - 14.00 Introduction to SAGE Research Methods This on-campus workshop will provide an introduction to SAGE Research Methods, a database containing thousands of resources dedicated to research methods across a range of subject areas. The session will cover content and tools you can use to help improve your research skills. Further information Further information Oct 22 2024 11.10 - 13.00 An introduction to the National Library of Scotland and Library Tour [in-person event] An introduction to the National Library of Scotland and how you can use the collections for your dissertation. Come along to a presentation on what the Library is, how it works and its collections, followed by a behind the scenes Library tour. Further information Further information Oct 22 2024 10.00 - 11.00 Using PowerPoint to create an academic poster PowerPoint can be a useful tool to produce a simple academic poster, if you do not want to use specialised publishing or graphic design software. Further information Further information Oct 21 2024 14.10 - 15.00 AI tools for literature searching Learn to leverage GenAI for effective literature searching. Explore benefits, limitations, and ethical considerations. Further information Further information Oct 21 2024 13.10 - 14.00 How to use the Library for your dissertation Learn to discover and find the digital resources available via the Library, get your hands on the reading you need and know how to locate databases and other information sources for research in your subject area Further information Further information Oct 21 2024 10.10 - 11.40 Study resources for literature reviews Open to all. Learn effective approaches to literature review searching, including reference management tips. Includes the opportunity for discussion. Further information Further information 1 2 This article was published on 2024-10-02
