The thesis is a central element of how graduate students are assessed. But is it time for an overhaul? Julie Gould finds out. You have full access to this article via your institution. Julie Gould ...

Embarking on a PhD is “probably the most challenging task that a young scholar attempts to do”, write Mark Stephan Felix and Ian Smith in their practical guide to dissertation and thesis writing.

Though page number is obviously far less important than the content and quality of one’s work, it is nevertheless very common for PhD candidates to obsess over the length of their theses. How many ...

In order to complete the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, the student must write and publish a doctoral dissertation which is approved by the Faculty after a public examination. These changes have been ...

How universities can best support PhD researchers who wish to produce alternative format theses, based on a review of institutional policies The alternative format PhD, which is made up of a series of ...

In 1990, long before he became one of the most cited chemists in the world for his pioneering work on Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Omar M. Yaghi completed his doctoral thesis at the University of ...