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DOI: 10.14469/hpc/171 Metadata

Created: 2015-11-11 15:07

Author: Wouter Mooij

License: Creative Commons: Public Domain Dedication 1.0

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Wouter's PhD thesis, Imperial College London, 2014-2017

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Emma Tipton

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Year of study: PG

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Thesis dispatch – my experience so far

23 June 2020

I have completed my share of long-term projects before, but I still felt nervous when deciding to apply for my course and seeing the research project at the end. Now, a month in, I am still a little apprehensive about the final result but also feel fairly capable of producing a decent work. For those curious about what the research process entails, I offer a few tips below:

Actively build new skills

Four months is a long time to be working on one thing and boredom can start to set in, so choose a topic that lets you learn something new. Even when the tasks I have set for myself on a particular day are not the most exciting, I am still content because I am improving my skills in R, which is the program that my research is based in. I started the summer having no knowledge of R, but working with its packages and writing my own functions is something that I’ll be able to take with me.

Write things down

I have a notebook, aka my thesis diary, where I jot down what I get up to every day. I try to start each day’s notes by listing two goals for the day. They’re not anything too complex, generally along the lines of “keep running those data normalizations” or “start this section of the literature review”, and I might not even get to them that day. However, looking at my notes so far is a reminder that this project is a process. Some days are a flurry of activity, me thinking out loud as I plan out data collection or excitedly test out new functions in R. Other days are more of a struggle, when my code breaks or I can’t find the information I need. Still, it’s reassuring to have a physical symbol of my progress; even though the days blur together, I can see that I have come a long way in a month.

Speaking of writing, start early

On many occasions I have let last-minute deadline pressure spur my writing, and I know that I am far from alone here. But even though the actual written part of the thesis isn’t terribly long—10,000 words maximum—waiting until August to start is a decidedly terrible idea. When you are staring at the same work for four months it’s easy to forget what is accessible to readers and nobody wants interesting results to be torpedoed by unclear writing. Supervisors are busy so it’s best to leave a lot of time for feedback and editing. So while I may still be working on obtaining my actual results, I have been able to create the structure for the methodology section via documentation of the process (thesis diary!), as well as start writing the introduction and literature review. If nothing else, it helps fill time while waiting for my code to finish running.

The thesis project may seem daunting, but my experience has taught me that it’s not worth fretting too much over it in advance as things change a great deal during the process. While you have a proposal and help from your supervisor, you really don’t know what you’re doing until you’re actually doing it (and that’s fine). Good luck to all my fellow MSc students—11 weeks to go!

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The Library holds a copy of most research degree theses completed by students registered at UCL and awarded by the UoL, including many from students at Schools and Institutes prior to merger with UCL. Theses are listed by author on the Library catalogue, Explore : they are shelved in our off-campus Store and may be retrieved for consultation (24-hour notice required) by completing the store request form or via the request link on Explore. Theses are not available for loan, either to individuals or via interlibrary loan.

Some UoL research degree theses submitted by UCL students in the areas of classical, Germanic, Latin American studies; history and law are not held: check the UoL School of Advanced Study catalogue for availability.

UCL started to award its own degrees to students registering from 2007/2008. Print copies of research theses are catalogued by author in Explore and shelved in Store; electronic versions are in many cases available on open access in UCL Discovery .

If you wish to access a thesis recorded in UCL Discovery for which the full text is subject to an access restriction or not present, it is best to contact the author directly to request a copy privately.  If this is not possible, please contact the UCL Open Access Team .

If a thesis is not available via UCL Discovery or EThOS (see below) then it might be possible to obtain a copy from our interlibrary loan service via your home university interlibrary loan department. Please contact your university library and ask them to enquire about this service with UCL's Interlibrary Loan service; e-mail [email protected] for more information.

The Library does not normally hold print copies of any theses in the following categories:

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• Undergraduate dissertations.
• Theses submitted at other universities or colleges.

Further information is available in the Support for dissertations and research projects LibGuide .

A growing number of open access thesis repositories is becoming available including:

• ProQuest , holds many full text theses. You can search for dissertations and theses there.
• UCL Discovery , UCL's open access research repository, includes theses alongside other UCL publications. You can search for theses, or browse a list.
• EThOS , a database run by the British Library that aims to record all UK doctoral theses, with links to access an electronic version of the full text where available. The digitisation of theses that only exist in print form can often be requested, depending on the awarding institution and for a fee: UCL supports this process for UCL-held theses.
• The DART-Europe E-theses Portal , holds details of open access electronic theses stored in repositories across Europe.
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Many UK universities now decline to lend research theses. You may visit the awarding university or, increasingly, obtain an electronic version either from the university itself or from EThOS (see above).

Theses awarded by universities worldwide may be requested via UCL Library Services Interlending and Document Supply service . The normal charge for this service applies. Please note that theses are never available for loan: they must be consulted on Library premises only.

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