Writing your PhD Thesis Workshops

Information on workshops for UCL PhD students and researchers who are writing up their thesis methods section.

We offer two 'Writing your PhD workshops':

• Writing your PhD Thesis Methods / Methodology
• Writing your PhD Thesis Results and Discussion

Writing your PhD Thesis Methods / Methodology

Workshop overview

This workshop is for PhD students and researchers who are writing up their thesis methods section. This workshop is particularly suitable for those PhD students with little experience of writing research in English.

* This workshop is not suitable for students embarking on the first stages of their PhD.

Workshop aims

The workshop will review essential elements of the methodology chapter and is delivered by UCL lecturers who specialise in teaching academic literacies. Participants will work with the lecturer and peers, using authentic examples and their own work to identify how to structure this chapter, how to describe the research method effectively and understand the language and style used in writing up this section.

Workshop content

During the workshop, areas to be covered may include:

• Research method 
• Participants/Materials 
• Sampling 
• Procedure 
• Data analysis 
• Ethics 
• Reflexivity

By the end of this workshop you will be able to:

• understand how to plan this section of your PhD 
• analyse the structure of information in methodology chapters of a PhD thesis 
• develop your writing skills through peer review and free writing

Workshop dates and times

How to register

Registration for this course is managed by UCL Doctoral Skills using inkpath. If you have not previously registered with inkpath, you will need to follow the ‘Use Single Sign-On’ button.

Register now for Writing your PhD Thesis Methods / Methodology

Writing your PhD Thesis Results and Discussion

Workshop overview

This workshop is for PhD students and researchers who are writing up their thesis methods section. This workshop is particularly suitable for those PhD students with little experience of writing research in English.

* This workshop is not suitable for students embarking on the first stages of their PhD.

Workshop aims

The workshop will review essential elements of the results and discussion chapter(s) and is delivered by UCL lecturers who specialise in teaching academic literacies. Participants will work with the lecturer and peers, using authentic examples and their own work to identify how to structure these chapters, how to describe results effectively and understand the language and style used in writing up these sections.

Workshop content

During the workshop, areas to be covered may include:

• Degree of commentary or analysis 
• Organisation and content of commentary/analysis 
• Caution/Hedging 
• Dealing with unexpected outcomes 
• Discussion strategies 
• Argument across disciplines

By the end of the workshop you will be able to:

• understand how to plan this (these) section(s) of your PhD
• understand how to explain your findings clearly and effectively in writing 
• to develop your writing skills through peer review and free writing

Workshop dates and times

How to register

Registration for this course is managed by UCL Doctoral Skills using inkpath. If you have not previously registered with inkpath, you will need to follow the ‘Use Single Sign-On’ button.

Register now for Writing your PhD Thesis Results and Discussion 

Information for both workshops

Course Feedback / Staff-Student Consultative Exercise

All students on Part-time English courses have the opportunity to give general feedback on their course to senior representatives of CLIE.

Academic support

If you have any questions about your course, please feel free to ask your tutor. Alternatively, contact the Course Coordinator, Mrs Daphne Thomas: daphne.thomas@ucl.ac.uk.

Rights and responsibilities

CLIE seeks to ensure that all students have a positive experience in respect of courses taken here, and fully adheres to the broader rights and responsibilities policies of UCL.

As part of our responsibility, our courses will follow a logical structure consistent with delivering the content and skills practise that we advertise, but with the freedom for teachers to respond (e.g. via needs analysis at the beginning of the course) to further relevant areas of particular interest to each student group. 

Problems and complaints

If you are unhappy about any aspect of your course we would advise you in the first instance to speak to a member of staff at CLIE to see if the problem can be easily resolved within the department. For further details of our formal complaints procedure, please email the Part-time Course Coordinator or administration team at pteap@ucl.ac.uk.