The Postgraduate's Companion

Gerard Hall - University of Nottingham. Jo Longman - University of Nottingham.

Introduction and How to Use this Book - Dr Ged Hall and Dr Jo Longman What is a Postgraduate Research Degree? - Professor Stuart Powell and Professor Howard Green (Postgraduate Directions) Section I: Considering Becoming a Postgraduate Research Student in the UK and Securing an Offer Why Do a Postgraduate Research Degree? - Simon P Felton How Much will it cost? - Dr Ged Hall and Dr Jo Longman Where can I get Funding? - Professor Mary Bownes and Robert Lawrie Sources of Information About Where to Do a Postgraduate Research Degree and How to Choose the Best Institution Writing a Research Proposal, Securing an Offer and Applying for Funding - Professor Sharon Monteith and Helen Foster Section II: Getting Your Research Degree The Supervision Process and the Nature of the Research Degree - Dr Lucinda Becker and Professor Pam Denicolo Managing the research process and the supervisory relationship - Dr Lucinda Becker and Professor Pam Denicolo Searching and Reviewing the Literature and Information Skills - Dr Chris Hart Research Ethics - Dr John R Gibbins Getting Started with Writing - Dr Rowena Murray Plagiarism, Intellectual Property Rights and Copyright - Jude Carroll, Chris Luton and Laurence Bebbington Transferable Skills Training and Assessing Your Training Needs - Ellen Pearce Presentation Skills - Dr Helen Lawrence Academic Conference - Dr Martyn Kingsbury and Dr Roberto Di Napoli Teaching as Part of Your Professional Development - Dr Kate Exley Beating the Research Blues - Dr Steve Hutchinson Writing Your Thesis - Dr Joanna Channell Submission and Completion - Dr Fiona Denny The Viva - Dr Penny Tinkler and Dr Carolyn Jackson Section III: Moving on from Your Research Degree What Can Research Students do? - Dr Sara Shinton Identifying and valuing your transferable skills - Clare Jones Staying in academia - Professor Wyn Grant Research Outside Academia - Dr Seema Sharma Leaving academia and research - Sarah Musson Entrepreneurship - Dr Richard Lilley

At last virtually everything that a postgraduate research degree student should need to know in a single volume. -- Ian Haines