If you are struggling with working out how best to construct your dissertation abstract or are not sure how to format your report there are many useful resources in the library to help you. Below is a list of useful books (just click on the title to got to the catalogue record) or visit the Writing Skills area of the Library website.
Useful Books:
- A manual for writers of research papers, theses, and dissertations by K Turabian
- A student handbook for writing in biology by Karin Knisely
- Academic writing: a handbook for international students by S tephen Bailey
- Authoring a PhD: how to plan, draft, write and finish a doctoral thesis or dissertation by Patrick Dunleavy
- Effective writing: improving scientific, technical and business communication by Christopher Turk
- How to Survive Peer Review by Elizabeth Wager
- How to write and illustrate a scientific paper by Bjorn Gustavii
- How to write a successful science thesis: the concise guide for students by William Russey
- Mastering your PhD: survival and success in the doctoral years and beyond by Patricia Gosling
- Planning, proposing, and presenting science effectively: a guide for graduate students and researchers in the behavioral sciences and biology by Jack Hailman
- Scientists must write: a guide to better writing for scientists,engineers and students by Robert Barrass
- Writing Academic English by Alice Oshima
- Writing and presenting scientific papers by Brigitta Malmfors
- Writing at University: a guide for students by Phyllis Creme
- Writing for Science by Robert Goldbort
- Writing papers in the biological sciences by Vicky McMillan
- Writing your thesis by Paul Oliver
- Your master’s thesis: how to plan, draft, write and revise by Alan Bond
- Your undergraduate dissertation: the essential guide for success by Nicholas Walliman
