Postgraduate Research

» How to Organize Your Thesis
   Aims of a thesis and how to present them. What should be in each chapter and why.
   http://www.sce.carleton.ca/faculty/chinneck/thesis.html

» Burnout Prevention and Recovery
   Funny view point on burnout at MIT

   
   http://web.mit.edu/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/w/c/wchuang/News/college/MIT-views.html

» Eddie's Anti-Procrastination Site
   Avoid getting distracted and keep starting. Also offers procrastination links and books.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/writethethesis/

» How to Give a Good Research Talk
   What to focus on and why, slide tips, using examples, pruning, and getting feedback.

   
   http://research.microsoft.com/Users/simonpj/papers/giving-a-talk/giving-a-talk.htm

» How to have Your Abstract Rejected
   Funny and to the point advice on creating and submitting abstracts.

   
   http://www4.informatik.tu-muenchen.de/~nipkow/misc/reject.html

» Notes on Writing Papers and Theses
   Writing style tips. Common mistakes and how to avoid them.

   
   http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edulertz.htm

» Notes on the Structure of a Scientific Paper
   Style and content expectations, with examples.

   
   http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/edupaper.htm

» Old Dominion University Library Research Tutorials
   Guides and tutorials to finding library materials for college papers and projects.

   
   http://www.lib.odu.edu/libassist/tutorials/index.htm

» So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.
   Useful advice on the politics of research, skills you should work on and motives of the people involved. Long but worth the read.

   
   http://www.cs.unc.edu/~azuma/hitch4.html

» Structured approach to presenting theses
   long detailed description of thesis structure

   
   http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/art/cperry.html

» Talking to others at conferences
   Tips about how to get past the 'feeling awkward' stage at conferences.

   
   http://www-personal.umich.edu/~danhorn/conference.txt

» Thesis, what examiners look for
   18 questions covering introduction, review, objectives, experiments and contribution.

   
   http://aerg.canberra.edu.au/pub/aerg/eduthes4.htm

» Writing Up Your PhD
   The human mind works on full power until you sit down to write. Good advice on how to get past this problem.

   
   http://sel.ics.es.osaka-u.ac.jp/~eddy/ResearchAdvice/writeup.html

» Writing and Presenting Your Thesis
   Advice for every stage of the process. List of general advice, suggestions and invaluable tips.

   
   http://www.learnerassociates.net/dissthes/