
Dissertation Suite: Ethics in Research
16/12/2025 | 36 mins.
Send us a message or feedbackJoin the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode of our Dissertation Suite, Academic Skills Advisers, Anthony and Liz, discuss ethics in research. They chat about the importance of ethics in your research and how to ensure adherence to ethical standards in your studies. Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Group Work
09/12/2025 | 40 mins.
Send us a message or feedbackJoin the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma, Anthony, and Liz chat all things group work. We discuss the benefits of group work, the possible pitfalls and how to avoid them, and share our strategies for successful group work. You might also find it useful to listen to our podcast episodes on Approaching an Assignment and Presentations. Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Dissertation Suite: Researcher Position
25/11/2025 | 32 mins.
Send us a message or feedbackJoin the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode of our Dissertation Suite, Academic Skills Advisers, Anthony and Sharon, discuss researcher position. They chat about the importance of researcher position, break down some of the key terms you'll come across, and go through ways you might identify your stance. Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Writing a Lab Report
11/11/2025 | 39 mins.
Send us a message or feedbackJoin the Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode, Academic Skills Adviser, Emma, and Maths and Statistics Adviser, Mikayla, are joined by Richard Bott, Programme Leader for MSc Cardiovascular Health and Rehabilitation, to chat about lab reports. We discuss the structure of a lab report, go through what's required in each section, and share some top tips. Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!

Dissertation Suite: Writing a Research Proposal
28/10/2025 | 30 mins.
Send us a message or feedbackJoin the University of Chester's Academic Skills Team for The Skills Pod. In this episode of our Dissertation Suite, Academic Skills Advisers, Emma and Anthony, discuss research proposals. They chat about what a research proposal is and its purpose, go through the general structure (although do be sure to follow departmental guidance regarding this!) and share some top tips for writing a proposal.You might also find it useful to listen to our episode on Literature Reviews. Follow us! @AcadskillsUOC Don't forget to like, comment and follow the podcast!



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