KATE WILLIAMS manages Upgrade, the Study Advice Service at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has worked with students from Foundation to Ph.D. level and has written a range of books and materials on study skills. She is the Pocket Study Skills series editor.

EMILY BETHELL completed her interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Biology, Anthropology and Psychology in 2009 and now works as a Senior Lecturer in Primatology and Animal Behaviour at Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

JUDITH LAWTON works as an English and Additional Language Adviser and is former Deputy Head of Hounslow EAL Service, UK. She has undertaken doctoral research in bilingual learner education and has 40 years of experience in teaching and teacher training.

CLARE PARFITT-BROWN is a Senior Lecturer in Dance at the University of Chichester, UK. Her Ph.D. focused on the history of the can-can and led to ongoing research into the cultural histories of popular dance practices.

MARY RICHARDSON completed an ESRC-funded Ph.D. investigating the assessment of Citizenship Education in 2008. She is now a Senior Lecturer in Education at Froebel College, Roehampton University, UK and continues to develop research in the areas of both assessment and citizenship education.

VICTORIA ROWE worked as a piano teacher for many years prior to completing her Ph.D. in 2008. She is currently a Teaching Associate at the University of Sheffield, UK and also works as a freelance researcher.

Small, sharp and to the point, giving specific, invaluable guidance to key processes and key hurdles; based on direct, practical experiences of students and with lively illustrations throughout

About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
PART I: THE ROAD TO COMPLETION
The Shape of the Ph.D. Project
Managing the Ph.D
Looking Ahead to Completion
Making a Contribution
PART II: WRITING AND PUBLICATION
Why Write?
Writing for Others
Writing to Publish
PART III: WRITING YOUR THESIS
The Examiner and the Exam Document
Planning Your Chapters
Writing for the Examiners
The Introduction and Conclusion
Become an Editor!
Final Stages
PART IV: TALKING AND PRESENTING
Talking about Your Research
Conferences
Presenting a Conference Paper
Presenting a Poster
PART V: THE ORAL EXAMINATION: THE VIVA
The Examiner and the Examiner's Report
Preparing for the Viva
The Viva Performance
Viva Outcomes
PART VI: LIFE AFTER YOUR PH.D
References
Useful Sources.