Student Resources – UCLA | Research Practice

The Practice of Research has many steps. Here you can find workshops, presentations and tutorials to help you find a research project and mentor, write a research paper, and present your work.

Getting into Research

To explore getting into research we recommend starting with the Entering Research and the Cornerstone Workshops offered by the URCs and the UCLA Library

Tips to finding a project and a mentor for research in the Sciences

Tips to finding a project and a mentor in the fields of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Writing your Research Thesis

As you embark on writing a research thesis we recommend you try using the resources provided by the UCLA Library WI+RE group, some of which were created in collaboration with the URCs.

Sample topics include: Finding & Collecting Sources, Developing your Long Term Research Plan, & Writing a Literature Review

Make sure you know how to find and cite sources.

Try this handy Planner to organize your research thesis.

Attend a workshop to explore different research methods

Presenting your Research

Thinking about presenting at Undergraduate Research Week or for your major capstone, here are some resources to help you organize your presentation, create figures and prepare for your first conference.

Learn how to Create an Elevator Speech or Craft an Abstract with WI+RE

Looking for workshops & instructions? Check out the resources available as part of Undergraduate Research Week.

In person / zoom workshops in March – April on creating abstracts
In person / zoom workshops in April – May on creating powerpoint presentations
Templates for making professional powerpoint slides
Making figures with excel like pie charts and bar graphs
What to expect at a Research Conference