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1、ConsideringaUKPhD:YourNextStepsWritingaPhDresearchproposal:A6‐stepgeneralguideforprospectivePhDresearchersIntroductionThisshortguideisaimedathelpingyoutowriteagoodresearchproposal.ItisintendedtohelpyoutothinkaboutyourproposedPhDresearchinaclear,structuredandmean
2、ingfulway.ItshouldbestressedthatthefollowingisonlyageneralguideanditdoesnotguaranteeacceptanceontoaPhDprogramme.AcceptingPhDstudentsontoaresearchprogrammedependsonmanyfactors,includingthenatureofyourproposedresearch,thequalityofyourideas,yourabilitytocommittoani
3、ntensiveperiodofresearchstudy,theeffectivenessofyourresearchproposalincommunicatingyourideas,the“match”betweentheproposedresearchandthepotentialsupervisorandthecapacityoftheresearchdepartment.Thekeymessageinthisguideisthatitisyourresearchproposalandthequalityofi
4、twillbeaconsiderablefactorusedintheuniversity’sdecisiontoacceptyouontoaPhDprogramme.Inshort,thebetteryourproposal,thebetteryourchancesofbeingaccepted.Note:Ifyouareapplyingforaspecificpre‐definedresearchprojectinscience,technology,engineering,mathematicsormedicin
5、eyoumaynotneedtosubmitaproposal.WhyagoodresearchproposalisessentialtotheapplicationprocessAsoutlinedabove,yourresearchproposalisanintegralpartofthePhDapplicationprocess,soitiscertainlyworthinvestingtimeandenergyintoit.ItneedstooutlinethenatureofyourproposedPhDst
6、udyandgivesomeindicationofhowyouwillconductyourresearch.Rememberthataresearchproposalisaboutwhatyouwanttostudy;itimmediatelyreflectsyourinitialunderstandingof,andcommitmentto,PhDstudy.Aresearchproposalcanandshouldmakeapositiveandpowerfulfirstimpressionaboutyourp
7、otentialtobecomeagoodresearcher.Importantly,themainpurposeistoenabletheuniversitytoassesswhetheryouareagood‘match’foroursupervisorsandourareasofresearchexpertise.Therefore,inagoodresearchproposalyouwillneedtodemonstratetwomainthings:1.thatyouarecapableofindepend
8、entcriticalthinkingandanalysis2.thatyouarecapableofcommunicatingyourideasclearlyApplyingforaPhDislikeapplyingforajob,youarenotapplyingforataughtprogramme.Whenyoustart
