Student News: Survey Shows Student Realism

The latest Sodexo-Times Higher Education University Lifestyle Survey draws an encouraging picture of students, who are keenly aware of the reality of the recession and the job market. The survey shows that the current crop of students is realistic when it comes to their job prospects. They are determined to finish their courses highly skilled, flexible and ready to snatch up good jobs. 2,000 full-time undergraduates took part in the survey.

Is there a PhD in you?

Many people dream of taking a PhD, but what is really involved in getting these letters after your name?

What is a PhD?

The letters are an abbreviation for ‘Doctor of Philosophy’ and you might also see it written as ‘DPhil’. This type of degree emerged from Germany in the early 1800s and it is intended to be a research degree where you focus on finding the solution to a tightly defined problem.Your work must be original.

Essay Help: Introductions, Paragraphs and Conclusions

– To set out the structure that the rest of the essay will take. This is called ‘signposting’ and it is vital to use this technique clearly throughout your essay. Signposting makes it clear where the argument will go next and makes sure that your reader does not get confused or disorientated.

Finding Reliable Essay Examples

Before writing your essay it is really helpful to study earlier essay examples or custom essays so that you understand what is required of you. However, you want to be sure that the essays you are looking at are reliable and achieved a decent grade.

Essay writing guide: How to select an essay topic

Sometimes, instead of giving you a list of essay topics to choose from, a tutor will ask you to come up with your own essay questions. How can you come up with something suitable for the essay format?

1. Brainstorm. What are you interested in? What would you be excited to research? If you love the topic it’s going to make your research for the essay so much more enjoyable.