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Plain-English guides on referencing, grades, plagiarism and university life. Short answers first, detail after.
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Study skills
The best note-taking methods are the Cornell method, the outline method, mind mapping, the boxing method, the charting method, the sentence method, and the SQ3R method. The right one depends on the subject and setting: Cornell suits lectures and revision, outlines suit structured topics, and mind maps suit visual or linked ideas. Good notes are…
21 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Dissertations
A capstone project proposal is a short document that sets out what you plan to investigate for your capstone, why it matters and how you will do it. It usually includes a title, problem statement, aims and objectives, brief background, methodology, timeline and references, and is submitted for approval before you begin the project. What…
13 Aug 2026 · 5 min read
Topic ideas
A strong law dissertation topic is specific, grounded in a live legal debate, and answerable through doctrinal or empirical analysis within your word count. This guide gives more than 120 law dissertation topics for 2026, grouped by area, from criminal, contract and tort to human rights, company, intellectual property and technology law. The featured topics…
12 Aug 2026 · 11 min read
Dissertations
Results present what you found. Discussion explains what it means. If a sentence states a finding, it belongs in results. If it interprets that finding, compares it to the literature, or draws an implication, it belongs in discussion. Mixing the two is the most common structural error in dissertations. These two chapters confuse more students…
5 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Grades and marking
A marking rubric is the exact list of things your marker scores your work against. To use it, read it before you write, turn each criterion into a question about your draft, and pay closest attention to the wording of the top grade band, because those words describe what you have to actually do to…
4 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Referencing
Before submitting coursework, check that every in-text citation has a matching reference list entry and the other way round, that your style is consistent throughout, that direct quotes have page numbers, that secondary sources are marked correctly, and that your reference list is alphabetical and complete. Referencing marks are among the easiest to keep and…
3 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Grades and marking
A coursework resit is a chance to resubmit failed work, usually with the mark capped at the pass threshold. To pass, read the feedback closely, because it tells you exactly what the marker wanted and did not get, then rebuild the work around that. A resit is not the same task again, it is a…
3 Aug 2026 · 6 min read
Dissertations
A dissertation abstract carries four things in around 150 to 300 words: the problem and question, the method, the main finding, and why it matters. Write it last, once you know what your dissertation actually says, and make every sentence do one of those four jobs. The abstract is the only part of your dissertation…
2 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
Dissertations
A literature review is not a summary of everything written on your topic. Its job is to show that a specific gap exists, so your research question becomes the obvious next step. Organise it by theme, not by source, and expect it to take around a quarter of your total word count. The literature review…
1 Aug 2026 · 7 min read
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