Postgraduate Dissertation Bootcamp: The literature review
When:
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Venue:
Online
A literature review is the central spine of a dissertation, which provides the basis and strength for arguments and the landscape to the question you are addressing. This workshop will focus on key aspects of the literature review. It will cover the primary principles of literature reviews, including:
- What is the purpose of a literature review?
- Where does the literature review go in a dissertation?
- How to process information to facilitate writing.
- How to structure and write a literature review.
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This workshop is part of the Postgraduate Dissertation Bootcamp 2026 series of Study Skills workshops, the full listing of which may be viewed at this link. These workshops are aimed at those who will be addressing a dissertation at postgraduate level, but undergraduate researchers might also find it helpful. The resources and a recording of this workshop are available from the Birkbeck Study Skills Moodle module, in the Writing Skills Resources/Dissertations section at this link (student login required).
This online workshop is delivered via Microsoft Teams. You will receive a confirmation in your email inbox after you register for the workshop, and the Teams link will be available about an hour before the start of the workshop. It's intended for enrolled Birkbeck students only.
The full listing of Study Skills workshops for this term can be viewed here. For 1-to-1 study support, find out more about the helpdesk via this link, or about school-specific tutors and resources via this link. For support finding resources (books, eBooks, articles, etc.) you may find out more about the Academic Services Librarians at this link.
Contact name: Ray Rose Raymond
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