(Part 3 of 10) Putting the actual thesis together into its final form can be tricky. It will involve bringing together: The chapters you’ve written (with their text, tables, figures etc.) The material at the front of the thesis: title page, abstract, dedication, preface, table of contents, and various other lists of figures and tables…

(Part 2 of 10) Okay, assuming we’ve assuaged the overwhelming sense of panic the next thing to talk about relates to the formatting of the thesis. By the time you’re in the third year of the PhD you should be sleeping with your institution’s guide to formatting/presenting/preparing a thesis under your pillow. This booklet, or…

(Part 1 of 10) When faced with the perceived enormity of finishing the thesis (N.B. the thesis by this stage is often referred to in less polite terms), it is not unreasonable to experience varying degrees of panic. However, while some manner of concern over finishing the thesis and indeed feeling pressure to finish are…

I’ve been asked to speak later on this month to the third+ year theology PhD students on that last year or so of getting the PhD thesis to submission (and beyond). The university’s Student Learning Centre has lots of resources and tutorials to walk PhD students through the process of writing, research and formatting etc.…