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Improving your Funding Applications

January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 Scott Pilkington

For established academics, writing grant applications is a fairly standard part of the job. While some research is funded by the university, a lot is not; so external research funding […]

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[Throwback Thursday] Getting Started Writing your Thesis and Beating Writer’s Block

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Scott Pilkington

This post by Scott Pilkington first appeared on Thesislink in May 2020. Some information and links have been updated in this version. Generally, when I sit down to write something […]

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Throwback Thursday: Accessibility Matters – How to make your work more accessible

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Scott Pilkington

This post by Scott Pilkington first appeared on Thesislink in April 2020. To me, one of the biggest frustrations in doing research is that it is usually very poorly communicated, […]

Presenting at an Online Conference Part 5: More Resources

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021 Scott Pilkington

Editor’s Note: This is the last in Scott’s 5-part series on online conferences. Find Scott’s earlier articles here: Part 1 on choosing a presentation format, Part 2 on preparing an […]

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Presenting at an Online Conference Part 4: Tips for Making a Good Impression

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021 Scott Pilkington

As I’ve attended online conferences, presented my research, and watched others present theirs, I’ve picked up some ideas about what makes a good (or not-so-good) impression. Here are my tips […]

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Presenting at an Online Conference Part 3: Preventing Technical Difficulties

November 3, 2021November 3, 2021 Scott Pilkington

Just as you would for an in-person conference, you need to prepare for things to go wrong in an online conference too. However, in an online context, there are new […]

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Presenting at an Online Conference Part 2: Preparing for your Oral Presentation

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Scott Pilkington

Yesterday, we started our series by Scott Pilkington on presenting at an online conference. You can find Part 1 (about choosing a presentation format) here. Regardless of whether your oral […]

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Presenting at an Online Conference Part 1: Choosing a Presentation Format

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Scott Pilkington

If the last couple of months have taught us anything in Auckland, it’s that we can’t count on opening up and returning to in-person events any time soon. As such, […]

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Making Strategic Use of Your Acknowledgements Section

October 20, 2020May 19, 2022 Scott Pilkington

Editor’s note: This post was first published in October 2020; references to the AUT Postgraduate Handbook have since been updated for the 2022 edition. The acknowledgements section of a thesis […]

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How I Learned to Create Science Communication Videos on my Smartphone

July 23, 2020October 7, 2021 Scott Pilkington

Editor’s note: In this article, Scott writes about a workshop series he attended through the Science Media Centre. The workshop series is on again soon, and if you’re fast, you […]

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Getting Started Writing your Thesis and Beating Writer’s Block

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Scott Pilkington

Generally, when I sit down to write something new – whether that be my thesis or a blog post – it feels huge and daunting. I just don’t know how […]

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Accessibility Matters: How to make your work more accessible

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Scott Pilkington

To me, one of the biggest frustrations in doing research is that it is usually very poorly communicated, both in how/where/to whom it is communicated (i.e. academic jargon in a […]

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