Can Chat GPT be used ethically and morally without compromising students' integrity? Spoiler alert – I think it certainly can be used ethically and morally. In this blog post, I will outline three key principles to guide ethical use of Chat GPT as dissertation students.

Are you getting in your own way when it comes to your dissertation? Here’s how to get out of it!

This blogpost explores common mistakes made when writing research proposals and provides advice on how to avoid them, with guidance from Dr. Elizabeth Yardley, an academic with 20 years of experience teaching sociology, social policy and criminology in UK universities.

If you’ve ever said to yourself, “I can’t write academically!”, then you need to read this blogpost. It’s easier than you think, and I’ll show you how!

Not sure what to write in your introduction chapter, or how to structure it? Let me walk you through that in this blogpost!

“I’ll be happy when I’ve finished my dissertation!”. If you’ve said this to yourself lately, you need to read this blogpost!

Don’t know where to start with aims and objectives? By the time you’ve finished reading this blogpost, you’ll know exactly what to write!

Feeling like your dissertation literature review needs some work? Check out my top tips to get it looking great!

Confused about the difference between primary, secondary, literature-based, library-based, desk-based dissertations! I was too back in my student days! That’s why I created this blogpost, that breaks it all down.

If you’re stuck on your literature review, going around in circles, you need to read this!

If your dissertation supervisor is ignoring you, or taking an age to respond, try one - or both - of my top two tips!

If someone else has already done a dissertation on your topic, does it mean you have to choose something else? No, it certainly doesn’t!

Literature based dissertations can be a great alternative to research-based dissertations. In this blogpost, I explain four key reasons why.

What is reflexivity? How can you be reflexive in your qualitative dissertation?

Key questions to ask to ensure you’re being “critical” in your dissertation literature review.

Before you throw your dissertation topic into the trash, make sure you read this blogpost!

What does ‘structure and agency’ actually mean? Are they opposites? Are they linked? I answer these questions - and more - in this blogpost!

The best social science dissertation titles contain people, an issue or interest, and a context.

What is ideology all about? In this blogpost, I explain the core components of ideology - worldview, desire for action and power.

Conceptual framework. As a postgraduate, you’ll certainly be using one. But, what is it? Where does it go in your dissertation?