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Video:"Get Lit: The Literature Review"

By | Oct. 08, 2011

Video of presentation on preparing the literature review section of a thesis or dissertation. One of the most popular videos on our online research writing courses

Toolkit:Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit

By | Mar. 02, 2018

This toolkit has been developed for facilitators who are interested in introducing gender mainstreaming in higher education in order to challenge gender inequality.

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Presentation:Intellectual property- Research4Life

By | Sep. 18, 2025

This lesson by Research4Life reviews the definition of intellectual property and how it links to copyright and plagiarism. Discusses copyright and plagiarism giving an overview of the concepts providing guidelines and resources. Finally the exercises review the material covered and provide questions to identify plagiarism in several documents.

Presentation:How to read a scientific paper- Research4Life

By | Sep. 18, 2025

This lesson by Research4Life helps you to properly read and understand a paper. It discusses types of scientific papers, organization of a paper, actions to take to properly read a paper highlights and difficulties in reading scientific papers.