Dissertation students often become obsessed with word counts, especially when it comes to their literature reviews. They constantly compare their progress to that of their peers and feel the need to write as many words as possible. However, this habit of trying to write as much as possible can seriously damage your literature review and put your entire dissertation at risk …

You’ve written up some of your literature review. However, it’s a mess. The structure is all over the place and the more you try to fix it, the messier it gets. Fear not! I have a 5-step process to get you out of trouble!

If you’re drawing a complete blank when you sit down to work on your thesis, if writer’s block is driving you mad, you need to read this blogpost!

If you need to write a reflective essay on the research process as part of your dissertation, it can be difficult to know where to begin. These top tips will help you get started.

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!