Richard Andrews was previously Professor of Education at the University of York, UK. He is now Professor of English and Faculty Co-ordinator at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK.

• The nature of questions; How questions emerge from topics areas or 'problems'; Formulating research questions; Distinguishing main from subsidiary questions; How research questions determine the methodology of a thesis; How research questions determine the structure of a thesis; Other ways of starting research: hypotheses, problems; Referring back to questions in your work; A checklist of things to remeber before you present your thesis.