A pdf of advice for choosing a dissertation topic. This is also relevant for students choosing the topic of an extended essay.

The most popular guide to writing reference list, bibliographies and citing. Requires library login.

Comprehensive guide to sentence analysis, with short online exercises with feedback to practise.

A short guide to clauses in sentence structure.

Links to four pages on the whys and hows of study groups, including some nice guidelines to make the best of them.

A collection of useful language for various functions of English (see tags).

"This will help you first to determine whether a particular assignment is asking for comparison/contrast and then to generate a list of similarities and differences, decide which similarities and differences to focus on, and organize your paper so that it will be clear and effective. It will also explain how you can (and why you should) develop a thesis that goes beyond “Thing A and Thing B are similar in many ways but different in others.”"

Explanation of the the different ways that ideas are connected in a text with some useful language.

A guide to critical essay writing with videos and links to other sources.

A 6-part guide to efficient, active, critical reading and note taking from the Open University.

A book covering the skills of critical thinking and research on teaching and assessing CT.

The seminal student-focused book on critical thinking. Requires library login.

A book on critical thinking suitable for undergrads and postgrads. Library login needed

A writing skills blog with tips and advice with a helpful 'categories' menu

This book is designed to enhance the capacity of graduate and undergraduate students, as well as early career scholars, to write for academic purposes. Fang describes key genres of academic writing, common rhetorical moves associated with each genre, essential skills needed to write the genres, and linguistic resources and strategies that are functional and effective for performing these moves and skills.

A brief introduction to academic English.

A short video with lots of very good advice about developing an argument.

A 3-page pdf with very useful advice about developing and writing an argument.

A guide to developing an argument with a nice 7-minute video on structuring an essay and a helpful section on how to overcome a list of problems.

A guide to different types of argument.

UCL's portal for digital skills with plenty of resources available.

A guide to what the word 'discuss' means in an essay question.

A collection of dissertations (both undergraduate and postgraduate) organised by department, sometimes including the grade they each obtained.

A fairly comprehensive guide to writing dissertations, organised by stages in the process.

User-friendly, easy to dip into guide for all Built Environment students Takes the reader from the stage of choosing a topic to writing a well-structured dissertation Best case practice illustrated with numerous examples, case studies and references Dissertation Research and Writing for Construction Students covers topic selection, research planning, data collection and methodology, as well as structuring and writing the dissertation - in fact, everything needed for a successful write-up. A new section advising students on the use of the SPSS software 'Statistical Package for Social Sciences' will help readers make the best use of this tool. New examples and references ensure that this new edition of the bestselling construction dissertation guide is right up to speed with current practice. This is the ideal resource for students involved in research in Construction Management, Building and Quantity Surveying.

A comprehensive guide to cohesion in writing with examples, further links and a checklist for your own writing.

A guide to transition signals in essays with lots of vocabulary and examples to see how it works. Also includes a useful checklist to use with your own work

A full book on essay writing through UCL library. Requires login.

A 5 page pdf with lots of useful advice in setting up and dealing with peer study groups

A searchable database of past UCL exam papers