What else can I learn at the University of Southampton?
Find out about the University of Southampton. A new world is waiting for you… This is an additional video, hosted on YouTube. At the University of Southampton, we combine academic …
Course: Developing Your Research Project
Checklist: Preparing your presentation
In this video, the team takes you through some of the preparation, structure and practise techniques we would also recommend. We said preparing a presentation is a really important part …
What tools can you use to create a presentation?
There are a number of different ways that you might like to present your work. A lot of people do like to present using presentation software of some kind, though …
Top tips: preparing for your presentation
Our university researchers give their top tips of things to think about when preparing for your presentation. What are your thoughts after watching this video?
Presenting your research
Writing up research is only one method of sharing your findings. Presenting your research and the conclusions drawn from it is another important method of disseminating your findings. In this …
What is an abstract and why is it important?
An abstract is a brief SUMMARY of your work which is capable of being read independently of it. The abstract is important as it is the first thing that your …
Top tips: writing up your research project
Our university researchers give their top tips of things to think about to when writing up your research project. What are your thoughts after watching the video?
Writing up your research
Researching and gathering your evidence is only half of the academic process. Knowing how to write this evidence up into a clear, logical and succinct academic argument is equally as …
Organising your sources and structuring your essay
Once you have gathered all the sources you need for your research, it might seem like you have a jumbled mess of books, journals, websites, newspapers, all different types of …
When to reference? What to reference?
The list of things that you could possibly draw evidence from, cite within your text and produce a bibliography for, is virtually endless. Some examples might include books, journal articles, …
Understanding academic integrity and plagiarism
Providing clear references is vital both to highlight to others where your evidence has come from, and to avoid any form of plagiarism. What is academic integrity? In this video, …
Academic reading
Getting through all of the available information for a research project can seem overwhelming. In this video Chris illustrates, using the the example of ambiguous song lyrics, the importance of …
How to approach selecting a methodology
In this animation with voiceover, the team provides you with a practical guide to how to approach selecting a methodology. You are encouraged: to research thoroughly how you will obtain …
Why methodologies are important?
Research is a vast and often cyclical process with no clear path from A to B. But as with any kind of exploration, it is always worth following a path …
Drawing on primary and secondary research
In reality, the distinction between primary and secondary research is often blurred. Nonetheless, it is sometimes helpful to distinguish between the two – particularly when planning your research. Primary research …