Research

Finding information

Strategies for locating and evaluating information can be found in the Research section.

Read articles effectively

Part of being a good scientist is critically evaluating research – your own and other people's. To score well in your essay, your marker is looking for evidence of critical thinking. This goes beyond just summarising research papers. They want to see that you have read and understood the article, related it to the research topic and evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of the research.

Understanding how a research paper is structured can help you read articles critically and efficiently. If you know how an article is structured you can quickly find the required information.  A research article is structured in the same way you structure your lab reports.