The examination of doctoral dissertations is a two-stage process: first, dissertations are examined in a preliminary examination, and then, in a public examination. Doctoral dissertations of the ...

Earning a doctorate takes several years of classes and seminars, with a massive research paper—the dissertation—as the final hurdle. For some students, the enormity of it can be overwhelming. A team ...

Embarking on a PhD is “probably the most challenging task that a young scholar attempts to do”, write Mark Stephan Felix and Ian Smith in their practical guide to dissertation and thesis writing.

A doctoral dissertation is a solid, scientific presentation based on an independent research with new scientific knowledge. It may be article based or a monograph. The Rector has decided on the new ...

The University Writing Center is offering two programs designed to help doctoral candidates as they work on their dissertations — a two-week intensive “boot camp” during Winter Session and a ...

Do you have any suggestions for motivating graduate students to meet their dissertation-writing deadlines? I'm working with several bright and energetic students, but they all have difficulty meeting ...

It was a day of triumph, cheers and collective relief as more than 160 students from 21 nations participated Friday morning, May 27, in the University of Delaware's Doctoral Hooding Convocation, a ...

VietNamNet Bridge - “The art of typography in designing book covers in 2005-2015”, the theme of a doctoral dissertation, has stirred controversy among the public, but academics have defended it.