Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
This post by University of Auckland staff member Dr Ian Brailsford first appeared on Thesislink in May 2019. Links and Postgraduate Handbook references have been updated. My favourite Jorge Chan […]
The actor/director Sir Kenneth Branagh was asked in an interview: how do you know a movie you’re directing is finished? After a moment’s pause he replied: you don’t, you abandon […]
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2019, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
As a former postgraduate learning adviser, I found it useful reminding new doctoral candidates that all their labours would end up in a thesis that was probably no more than […]
The actor/director Sir Kenneth Branagh was asked in an interview: how do you know a movie you’re directing is finished? After a moment’s pause he replied: you don’t, you abandon […]
Dr. Ian Brailsford is a Learning Advisor at the University of Auckland, specialising in postgraduate research skills. This year’s FIFA World Cup marks the twentieth anniversary of my frantic efforts […]
