Inkspire ResourcesResearch method, viva preparation, scholarship, and UK visa guidance from Inkspire.https://www.inkspire.institute/en-gbYour literature review is a summary. Here is why that fails.https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/literature-review-argument-not-summary/https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/literature-review-argument-not-summary/Listing what other researchers found is not a literature review. It is the raw material one is built from.Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMTResearch MethodsWhat actually distinguishes a strong Chevening or Commonwealth applicationhttps://www.inkspire.institute/resources/chevening-commonwealth-scholarship-tips/https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/chevening-commonwealth-scholarship-tips/Panels read hundreds of applications that say the same things. The ones that stand out say something specific.Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMTScholarshipsThe research question is the whole project. Most students write it last.https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/choosing-a-research-question/https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/choosing-a-research-question/A vague research question does not become specific later. It stays vague and drags every following chapter with it.Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTResearch MethodsWhy a mock viva is not the same as reading your thesis againhttps://www.inkspire.institute/resources/mock-viva-preparation/https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/mock-viva-preparation/Rereading your own thesis prepares you to recognise it. It does not prepare you to defend it under real questioning.Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMTViva PrepWhat the UK dependant visa change actually means for your applicationhttps://www.inkspire.institute/resources/uk-dependant-visa-change-2024/https://www.inkspire.institute/resources/uk-dependant-visa-change-2024/The January 2024 rule change did not ban dependants outright. It drew a line between taught and research degrees, and that line is the whole story.Sat, 01 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTUK Visa