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Throwback Thursday: Conducting ‘ELITE’ Interviews

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 Robyn Kannemeyer

This post by Robyn Kannemeyer first appeared on Thesislink in November 2016. For my master’s research I interviewed a very diverse group of people but the people I was most […]

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Throwback Thursday: Employability Strategies for Graduates

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Robyn Kannemeyer

This post by Robyn Kannemeyer first appeared on Thesislink in November 2016. You may be close to submitting your thesis but have you thought about what happens next? How will […]

Throwback Thursday: Ten Tips for Writing a Useful SURVEY

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Robyn Kannemeyer

This post by Robyn Kannemeyer first appeared on Thesislink in October 2016. You may think that writing a survey is easy but believe me, if you are conducting a survey […]

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Explaining a difficult concept

July 12, 2017July 13, 2017 Robyn Kannemeyer

As Albert Einstein so aptly put it, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”. Sometimes we can become so bogged down in the detail that […]

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Giving Constructive Feedback

March 2, 2017 Robyn Kannemeyer

In my previous blogpost I highlighted the importance of embracing feedback to improve your academic writing and to increase the chances of your paper being published in a prestigious journal. […]

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The Importance of Embracing FEEDBACK

February 28, 2017 Robyn Kannemeyer

Do you want to increase your chances of publishing in a top journal? Well, the message to early career researchers is to embrace feedback, network with your well-connected colleagues and […]

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A View from a Wellington Doctoral Window

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 Robyn Kannemeyer

I recently learnt that the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has Doctoral students all over New Zealand. At first I was surprised but I quickly realised that with the variety […]

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NVivo – Insights from a Novice User

February 21, 2017 Robyn Kannemeyer

Are you thinking about using NVivo software to help analyse your research data? I attended a NVivo 11 Core Skills workshop at the end of last year and I thought it […]

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Maximising the Impact of your Research by Writing a BLOGPOST

February 8, 2017February 9, 2017 Robyn Kannemeyer

Many researchers today face the dilemma of how to get their research cited. A large amount of effort goes into writing and publishing a research article but is thispublication accessible to other […]

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Christmas Wishes from the Thesislink Team

December 15, 2016 Robyn Kannemeyer

  Pohutakawa flower from the New Zealand Christmas Tree (Metrosideros excelsa) The Thesislink team will be taking a break over the Christmas period; returning in early February 2017. We would […]

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Presenting your Research Proposal – PGR9 Advice from a Doctoral Student

December 6, 2016 Robyn Kannemeyer

When I first started working at AUT everyone kept talking about PGR9s – I had no idea what this was but now I know… All doctoral students at AUT must […]

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Getting to the End of your Thesis Journey

November 29, 2016 Robyn Kannemeyer

This post is written by Arien Hielkema (pictured below) With the final months of your academic journey coming to a close, it is perhaps topical to talk about some key learnings […]

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