The Dissertation Diary (entry one)
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Don't worry about your undergrad dissertation being 'new scholarship'! Putting too much pressure on yourself there! You're not being assessed for that at undergrad, just make it an interesting or unique take on your topic - save the original contribution to scholarship for PhD!
indeed. nobody cares about or reads bachelor's or master's theses. you just have to prove that you can do academic research
That’s not necessarily true for everywhere. For my undergraduate dissertation I was assessed on how far my dissertation provided an ‘original contribution’ to the scholarship
@@harrietcoombs6357 same
You're so sweet, Ruby. I'm in the middle of writing my thesis. I'm an aspiring Historian and my focus is Italy in the 16th century. Love your channel so much! :)
That sounds so fascinating! Best of luck!
Really interesting Reut, if you need some help contact me. ;) bye from Italy
I studying history of art in Italy, my beautiful nation 😍
I'm also in the middle of writing my thesis on landscape painting of 17th century.
Good luck for your thesis 😍
Also writing my thesis xD its really stressing me out at the moment 🙈
I research on physics .
if i can give any of you youngsters some advice. don't stress too much about your undergrad thesis. yes, it's important to do the work properly, but you have to set it in relation with reality. it will be a short piece of work (in the end it's a longer version of an essay), so you have to focus on your research question and not overdo it or get into too many details. if you have three months planned for it than it should also be finished in three months. as a perfectionist, i know this can be hard, but when you go further in your academic career, you will later laugh at yourself and the ridiculousness of your BA or MA thesis. the point of an undergrad thesis is to show that you can do proper research (finding, understanding & referencing literature or data, doing some kind of analysis and expressing your findings in words with a word limit). you don't have to re-invent the wheel or contribute to the field. it would be waste of time, because nobody will read it. save your great ideas and your passion projects for later. then you can spend 3-10 years on it while doing a PhD and/or PostDoc.
Definitely agre with that. However in the field my boyfriend studies (engineering) master theses can actually have an impact on the industry since it´s quite common for students to write their thesis at a company (sort of a collaboration) and help improve a certain (albeit small) aspect of for example the production process there. Nobody cares about the bachelor thesis though.
not everyone who is doing an undergrad is young.
do phd students get paid? what do they live on?
@@maneskinnnnn7190 sure. But I suspect the viewer age of this channel primarily lies between 11 and 23
@@maneskinnnnn7190 depends. There are funded and self- funded PhDs. And there are PhDs with a "real" employment contract. Depends on the country, subject and university. But I think mainly on the country. A lot of PhDs work to to be able to pay rent. But a PhD in itself is always a full-time job, even if you do part-time. When you start applying for PostDocs, research grants, other jobs, writing papers etc. a second unpaid full-time job comes on top of that.
This is a huge step in your education! This is very exciting I can’t wait to see how this new series unfolds ☺️💜
You can always do Emily Dickinson as a published piece later in life! You’ll be a university graduate with enough credentials to publish other works after you do your dissertation. It’s not necessarily one or the other, it’s one now, one later :)
Love your attitude
That's what I think too!
I still wake up with a start in the night from nightmares about getting my dissertation in on time, and I graduated in 1998! I'm clearly traumatised. 😂😂😂😂😂
It's inspiring how she's so excited for her dissertation. I think now I've got enough motivation to write my own :)
As a PhD history student, I can confirm that the thrill of tracking down archives never wears off! I would suggest that you don’t worry about whether your subject has been well-researched or not, just focus on finding an interesting angle. And don’t listen to those people saying that you will laugh at your BA thesis in the future - my undergrad dissertation informed my MA, which then went on to secure me a funded PhD!
Ruby I'm so excited for you to finally be able to fully start working on this! You have been preparing so much over the last year so I'm sure you will rock this! I remember feeling anxious as heck sometimes while writing but let me assure you, YOU'VE GOT THIS! you have been basically trained for this task for the last three years and with your 80% on that summative essay for life and death (was that it?), you have nothing to worry about. I wish you all the best for this task, much fun and no anxiety! And also thank you for sharing this episode of your life with us :)
Sorry I can't focus on anything else in this life - what were you blurring out in the clip in your room? Secrets?? Upcoming Pumpkin Productivity products??? I have to know.
I am also keen to ascertain as to what was blurred in this video! Thank you
Yes I was confused by this too, I’m most curious as to why this was done?
I’m currently working on my thesis, ”Power and Control in Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca” and I’ve really enjoyed the process so far even if it’s stressful. Good luck on your writing, I know you will smash it! 💓
I am writing my bachelor's thesis as well! 😀🤘🏻 I decided since second year that I wanted to focus on how women are represented in The Handmaid's Tale and honestly I love it so much! If my laptop weren't dead I would be writing rn😊
Good luck! May your thesis go smoothly
That sounds really interesting.I’m currently studying an interior design degree, and my latest assignment is so difficult to explain in words,but it’s real fun.it’s do interior designers exploit colour
@@themoores9817 oh wow that sounds cool! Good luck! ✨
My dissertation was influenced by Evelina, Frances Burney, I love her. I wrote about literary representations of Vauxhall Please Gardens (in Evelina and Keats) and compared them to Paradise Lost by John Milton. Essentially both gardens were akin in the sense it was a garden of paradise and beauty until sexual temptation was experienced / forced upon protagonists where the illusion of paradise then shattered. This only came together right at the 11th hour though! Keep going Ruby, I find that this initial research stage is the most beneficial x
I am also starting my dissertation at the moment, so these videos will be so helpful ☺️ Ruby, you have helped me so much over the years. I did my final school exams at the same time as you, I went to university at the same time, and now I’m writing my thesis at the same time. Your videos are always so helpful for motivating me! It’s comforting to have someone who’s going through the same academic struggles, if that makes sense 😊
My thesis is about the way history is depicted in contemporary fiction films about Anne Frank, by the way. Very excited to start working on it 😊
Even though my major is IT yet literature is like a mother to me, the script and the words just penetrate my soul .the truth is that when I am writing it's as if I am projecting my soul through the ink and onto the paper. :)
Ruby this was such a wholesome video i-i just can't stop complementing u ....I will never regret choosing u as my role model!!xoxo
hey, I am from Germany and not really familiar with the British education system. can you give a short overview of where you are in your studies? in Germany, a dissertation is synonymous with your PhD so I am not sure what to expect :D are you writing like your bachelor thesis?
Hi, hope you are doing well. She is doing her bachelor thesis. Dissertation though commonly referring to a PhD or master thesis, can sometimes refer to a bachelor's thesis. Some universities use dissertation, others says thesis
@@elisevanderwiel thanks!
I also started drafting my Master's Thesis in Physics a few days back. Thanks Ruby, for your motivational videos. And all the Best for your dissertation as well :)
I don’t know who need to hear this but changing the subject of your thesis in the last minute, or even in the middle of the term is quite ok. You don’t have to be oddly fit in your research topic at first and the most important thing is who you are working with if you have to make it in group.
my mother wrote her PhD dissertation on Emily Dickinson and the bypasses of publication - so cool to see you are contemplating choosing ED as your topic as well! also, I didn't know anything about Lewis Carroll until now but inspired by this video I read up on his life and it's really interesting and mysterious indeed!
and I'm also writing my masters thesis on ADHD this spring so we will be in the same boat although you're much more productive than me:)
I am so excited for you! Focusing on manuscripts sounds really interesting!
Today I was so stressed out with my studies. Then after that I watched your videos while I was relaxing. Very relaxing it was. Thnx for sharing your videos.. 🥰
Wow seeing everyone here talking about their really interesting dissertation topics and I'm here doing my dissertation on grass.
Omg this is so much of a trigger for me. I'm writing my dissertation in law school right now, my proposal was just accepted by my professor. I am freaking out because I chose something really challenging. It's gonna be fun watching someone suffer with me.
saame omg🥴😩 i always succeed at picking the most challenging topic…
Best of luck to those who entered their dissertation phase-be it graduation, master's, or doctoral. May your writing be informative, attention-grabbing, and crystal-clear.
*Me, a Dutchy and a Turk watching you poor milk in your earl grey and saying it 'has' to be served with milk*: AHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO where did you get that saying from :( "Traditionally, Earl Grey was made from black teas such as Chinese keemun, and therefore intended to be drunk without milk."
She got it from being British lol. Many people do actually take it with a slice of lemon instead of milk. I think Ruby is being cheeky about it being taken with milk or not as it can spark debate like the pineapple pizza thing lol
@@JB-vd8bi Lemon makes so much more sense as well because it is a citus-y tea!!! The milk destroys the whole purpose of earl grey :( the damn English with their milk xD
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I would love to see you make a video on Indian British History, the colonialism part and the scars that it left on Indians. Just being frank and honest about your opinion. I have so much to say about it as an Indian since it's an extremely touchy subject to me at least. I would recommend you watching the Oxford speech of Dr. Shashi Tharoor about the 'British Raj'. Just a suggestion if you like
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Genuine question because although there is evidence suggesting it, nothing has been proven but what do you think about the allegations that he had suspicious relations with children? For example there was a photo found, we all know Carol liked photography when it was quite a rare hobby, and a photo of the girl it was rumoured alice from alice in wonder land was based off of surfaced and in it she was naked. It was in a super interesting documentary
The Lewis Caroll topic sounds cool since there’s not much scholarship on it. I ended up finding original conclusions in my undergrad thesis and actually got to present at a conference for academics. Sometimes it’s more fun to study well known topics, but forging something of your own is really fun as well, and it looks great on graduate applications.
I think one day she’s going to be able to find new aliens with this dedication and motivation to track down :D
Wish I knew ruby she looks right up my street I had a friend that reminded me of her so much but things happend and I miss her wish we could make up
This has really helped me to know what to expect in final year of English. I do English Lit at Uni too and am in my 2nd year:) I am looking forward to more dissertation diaries! xx
I’m wishing you the best of luck with this! I did a research project instead as I studied psychology but I found the hardest part was writing all of your research and ideas into one whole dissertation. I think I rewrote the whole thing around 10 times. I also get the whole what project you want to choose is so difficult because you know you’d be working for such a long time on something, and that’s not something you want to find boring! It took me around 4 months of researching to finally decide what I wanted to research😊
Thank you Ruby, this video is reminding me why I should keep on going with my studies. I am in my second year of Criminology at the University of Stirling. I love your content and whenever you upload it makes my day a little better. All the best with your dissertation!
You are brilliant, kind and free. I love watching your content and i hope you are okay with everything that is happening in the world, keep on being motivated Ruby!
As nice as it is that someone really passionate about original manuscripts can anonymously buy them (and the money is then hopefully used for good), but it's sad to see students like Ruby having to suffer because of the lack of public access to them :(
Thank you Ruby 😊 for everything ❤ .
I am thankful 🙏 of that day when I discovered your channel ....
I’m a British graduate student living and studying in the US. I have several friends and connections to universities on the east coast (including Yale) whose archives might have some of the materials you are looking for.
If you need some archival boots on the ground (particularly for any universities in Boston) do feel free to reach out!
Writing my dissertation was by far the most valuable part of my undergraduate experience. So exciting that you are starting your own dissertation journey!
It's 1st February now
Can you please make a video on what productivity you did in previous month
If I'm correct wasn't Lewis carol a clergy man such a strange background for a writer of this type of book and the wacky world of Alice and her adventures.
As if the wacky world of the bible inspired him to be even more crazy.🤪 🐇🕳
Sorry to burst your bubble but literally nothing will happen with your dissertation. I can almost guarantee it will not get published
Ruby, your university years have gone so quick! I remember finding your channel when you had started your first year and you were experiencing freshers. Best of luck for your dissertation.
Ruby you're such an energy. I always feel like studying after watching your videos. Thanks ^^
I haven't finished watching yet, but one of my lecturers changed their undergrad dissertation topic a month before deadline and ended up getting a first. I have faith in you!
I'm just about to start my masters dissertation, waiting on supervisor allocation and I have also changed my topic slightly if my supervisor is ok with it.
Looking forward to this series! Thanks for taking us along!
Looks like Ruby added something to the top of her desk to turn it white! I know you've said before you work better on white desks. Also, where did you get the book of plain paper you used to write your mindmap in?
I love the way you’re talking ruby ♥️
Loved the video! Makes me miss writing my Master’s dissertation!! Where is your sage/green jumper from btw!?
Deciding what to do for your dissertation and what direction you want to go in is nearly the hardest part! You'll be flying soon :) The Lewis Carroll letters sounds like a great idea :)
Thank you Ruby your videos make my day better!!!!😊😊😊😊
Congrats on starting your dissertation! I'm excited to see the outcome. :) Also, is chocolate tea supposed to taste similar to chocolate?
Hey! Can anyone suggest me something on children's literature for a write up.
I did my dissertation on the Greek translations of Emily Dickinson’s poems and letters, and in general the difficulties that arise, when translating Dickinson. And let me tell ya…the best and toughest 3 months of my life! But I would definitely do it all over again! 🤩
that's SO interesting!
@@RubyGranger8 awww thank you 😘
Such a joy to follow you on your dissertation journey! Best of luck to you Ruby!!!
Wishing you the best with your dissertation! I'm doing mine right now too and I'm excited to watch the rest of this series ❤️
Another lovely inspirational video! Thank you Ruby x
Hi Ruby, I’m writing a dissertation at Sorbonne University this term. Your excitement about your research makes me super excited about mine! Thank you!! ☺🦉
Sending love from the US! I find your videos so interesting, they are also motivating for me to do my studies:)
So excited to join you on this journey, looking forward to lots more videos detailing the process! ✨🙌
The pumpkin mug has returned! I always feel so much more motivated after watching your videos. ❤️
Such a lovely video. I’m in my third year and currently feeling very stressed about writing my medieval history dissertation on Queenship. It’s so comforting to know I’m not alone you have given me a much needed push to keep going thank you x
I don't know if you'll see this, Ruby, but take a look at work by Carolyn Sigler. I'm a doctoral candidate in english. She's an old professor of mine and she's a HUGE Lewis scholar, specifically with Alice's Adventures. I can hook you up if you want a convo with her!
🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗 -Lovely. Which ever topic you ultimately choose, you will do it beautifully.
Keep blooming and blossoming.
Much Love,
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Hej Ruby , you seem to still be using the remarkable2 . Would you recommend it ? Or still prefer the ipad ? And the main point of this comments was actually to wish you all the best of luck !! :)
You're so fortunate being in the UK for your studies. When I was doing my honours thesis (history, medical astrology) all of the primary source materials are in the UK esp british library, oxford and cambridge (I'm in AUS). Many have been digitalised but so many haven't been either! needless to say EEBO was my favourite source for info :')
I'm doing letters for my Master's diss! I've looked at Emily Dickinson and also Virginia Woolf in depth - if you have time, we should chat about letter research 😁 I'm sure we have lots of resources in common!!
oh so u r back at university
When I brainstormed for mine, I had come up with multiple ideas that felt doable until I spoke with my supervisor and they reminded me of the fact that : a. what is the relevance of the paper to current time/trend; b. who is reading the paper & will they understand it and; c. is there enough/more than enough/too little existing studies of the similar topic. It was so stressful when I had to present & defend my dissertation to the profs in my department. Then, I had to hear them say certain parts of it doesn't work at all. My takeaway? Write whatever you feel should be included before going through and refining each section again & again. A lot of times my thoughts formed this way rather than staring at an empty page. Don't worry too much about reading in detail as long as you get the main point across.
I wonder if the autioneer compnay has records still. Despite the anonymous title they should have the persons details for the account transfer etc. Possibly calling them up asking (pleadig) for them to then call up the people asking if they still have them and if they'd be comfortable with you viewing them for your dissertation?
Hi all of you! I really love this amazing way in which Ruby is showing how interesting it is to chose something, but can someone maybe explain what a dissertation is? Here in The Netherlands I think we have a similair thing, but I am not sure… :) Have a good day ✨
Ooo! I think you would like to purchase this tea mug very much. I came across these non-spillable tea mugs online the other day and a couple of days later I did spill something on my laptop( I hadn't bought it) and it seems like such a good idea because you like tea so very much! :)
Also, absolutely lovely video! Good luck with your dissertation! 😇
Sorry BUT I just found no reason looking for the location of manuscripts??? why do you need manuscripts when there are lots of digital copies on the internet?? Can you get any new information from the manuscripts other than the digital copies of them?
I'm doing my dissertation on the effect of human activity on primate populations, 60% of primates are endangered due to human activity
There's a ceilidh dance called 'Boston Tea Party', too! Yeah, I think people love cafe sequences on UA-cam!
I am so so glad that you uploaded this as I'm currently working on my bachelor's thesis as well and felt really anxious these past few weeks. I was uncertain whether changing topics would be a good idea or if it's already too late but after watching this video I feel a lot more at ease that I'm not alone in this. So I emailed my professor and will hope for the best! But honestly, this video couldn't have come at a better time 💜 so excited to see how it's all going to unfold for us! Fingers crossed :-)
This is quite random, but I've been looking for a tea pot and Ruby's is so cute, anyone know where it is from?
Ah good luck, Ruby! I can't wait to see more of this series Is the "we need to talk about Lewis" title a reference to "we don't talk about Bruno"?
Good luck with your dissertation! I'm really excited to see how you go on!
Also, your elephant candle is absolutely adorbale, where did you get it from?
I love whatch your videos. They're helping me charging my energies to my next semester in college. S2
I'm just starting on my extended essay research for school! (I'm in year 12 out of 13 in the IB system) I'm doing it on the significance of parental figures for orphans in Great Expectations and Oliver Twist, but I may change it to adult figures, because there would then be so much more to talk about. I'm terrified but I'm really pleased that I get to study these two books, because I love them!
Just finished mine in January (it was about Franz Kafka) and this is the exact right mindset to keep you focused and motivated for it! You've got this, wishing you all the best writing and research sessions in the world!
Hello, Ruby, are you planning to do a review of your Remarkable? I would like to know your opinion about it.
I live opposite the archives in surrey, its right outside my window! would be amazing to meet you!
Bit of an off topic question, but what kind of watch do you wear? Your videos do wonders for jumpstarting my productivity!
I’m not doing a dissertation but I am doing an EPQ (I’m in year 12) and this is really nice to see someone else trying to work on a self monitored project too 😁
I love that you blurred people in your background at the cafe because it shows that you have respect for their privacy
I just put my proposal in myself hoping to look at class experiences of Christmas during the Victorian era, yours sounds really interesting already! hope you have fun with it!
@ruby can u pls suggest some apps to write thesis,
Plagiarism checking app / softwares too
“not as good as rooibos early grey”
I was actually wondering if she’d dabbled with red tea yet.
i just love your video's Ruby. I never get bored and have to watch the full thing always
Happy Lunar new year
Does anyone know what is the music that plays around the minute 10:38? It is so beautiful
Hope this new series will bring me some motivation to keep on writing my master's thesis, this is my very last semester and I'm very unmotivated atm... Thanks Ruby, perfect timing
I'm writing my BA thesis about information support of event management, and... i still don't know if i like this theme😭
Have you ever started a fire from your candles? I love to have candles while studying but I’m terrified of setting all my books on fire.😂
Hey Ruby I'm a huge Harry potter fan aswell I like to study ever since I started watching your videos you have inspired me
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Where did you get your watch? It’s beautiful!
God luck on your dissertation! Your topic sounds so interesting 😊 I'm currently working on my masters thesis on the use of social media by museums from all around the world. I wish I'd be as motivated as you are right now 😂