Postgrad Parents: Tips from a Graduand
Melissa Gould is about to graduate after years as a postgrad parent. She sent us her tips for surviving a PhD with children. Thanks Melissa! I signed up for […]
Postgrad Parents: Stephanie-Anne Croft
Stephanie contributed this article on her strategies for combining research with motherhood. Thank you Stephanie! “Reserved for The Best Mum Ever!” read the sign written neatly in pink, green […]
Postgrad Parents: Claire Gear
Claire Gear is a distance student doing her PhD research on responding to intimate partner violence in primary health care. She is also a mum to two boys aged 5 […]
Postgrad Parents: Diana Albarran Gonzalez
Diana Albarran Gonzalez moved to New Zealand with her family because her ex-partner got a job here. She found part-time work as a lecturer, got her daughter set up in […]
Postgrad Parents: Reem Abbas
Reem Abbas is a Masters-qualified professional who worked for the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross in Sudan. After moving to NZ four years ago with […]
This Week on Thesislink: Postgrad Parents
It’s no secret that doing a research degree is incredibly challenging. It’s also no secret that parenting is a mammoth and life-consuming responsibility. So taking on both of these challenges […]
The Doable Thesis: Finishing and Graduating
Regular readers will be aware that I’ve gone through the doctoral thesis-writing journey over the past few years, and that I submitted and passed my oral exam recently. It was […]
Throwback Thursday: Double Duty Mantras
This post by Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in July 2015. I noticed something recently. A lot of academic wisdom can have multiple meanings. Things that we are told […]
Do You Have Children? Get in Touch!
If you are balancing research with parenting, you are not alone. There are plenty of us out there reading articles while a baby sleeps on us, or trying to focus […]
When Your Brain is an Empty Space
In the years I spent writing my Masters and PhD theses, I never felt like I experienced writer’s block. Oh, I got stuck, for sure. But the term ‘writer’s block’ […]
Managing the Emotions of a Research Presentation
Got a conference or seminar presentation coming up? If so, you’re probably familiar with the stomach butterflies that tickle many of us before a speaking engagement. We spoke to some […]
Research Etiquette for Newbies
When I first enrolled in my research degree and rocked up to my department, I was given a key to my office… and that was it. There was no tour, […]