Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
AUT academics Professor Marilyn Waring and Professor Kate Kearins have recently edited a second edition of Thesis Survivor Stories: Practical Advice on Getting Through Your PhD or Masters Thesis, which […]
Ko Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori tēnei. For Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, and because it’s my last week as editor of Thesislink, I thought I’d share some […]
Distractions Kia ora koutou, hope everyone is doing as well as possible in these trying times. As researchers we are often thinking about ways to avoid distractions but sometimes a […]
Following on from a recent post about recording interviews, some questions were raised about transcription. Transcription is a topic that on the surface seems quite practically focussed, in terms of […]
Distractions are a perennial issue for research students. Working on such a large project over a long period of time can feel overwhelming, and our brains can sometimes deal with […]
This week I had an enquiry from a student about the best approach to recording interviews, which got me thinking about this and some of the other practical aspects which […]
People will often tell you that the PhD journey is often a tale of the unexpected: rarely the linear route that you might hope for or anticipate when you start […]
It’s important to look after your mental health during a research degree. There is a very high rate of mental ill health among PhD students, the Nature PhD Survey 2019 […]
Kia ora koutou, my name is Kathryn Oxborrow, and I will be temporarily editing Thesislink over the next few months. I will be covering the role of Portfolio Leader: Researcher […]
