Postgraduate students require a variety of skills in addition to the specialist knowledge of their area of research, including organisation, time management, preparation and presentation of a seminar, and writing a thesis and a research paper. This new title provides PhD and MSc students with advice on key issues relating to the organisation and presentation of their research. * Helps students to deal with an increasingly competitive marketplace after completing their studies. * Clearly written and illustrated by professional lecturers. * Covers the skills that the Research Councils expect students to develop during their doctoral training.