April 2016 UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
We are thrilled to announce the completion of another successful UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat at Vaughan Park, Long Bay. The retreat took place from 18 to 21 April, offering an […]
Reading for Keeps
I just performed a very unscientific study of thesis bibliographies. Of the last 5 doctoral theses published to ProQuest, there were an average of 333 entries per bibliography.* That’s an […]
Five Hundred Pounds: Research and Socioeconomic Privilege
The writer Virginia Woolf famously said that in order to write, all a woman needed was “a room of her own and five hundred a year.” Woolf was making a […]
Practical Tips for Formatting a Thesis
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2016, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
Photos from the 6 April PG Mix & Mingle and Doctoral Scholar Award Ceremony
Last week, the latest talented batch of Vice-Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship recipients officially received their awards. The VC scholarships are highly prestigious, providing three years’ funding and fees to students with […]
Throwback Thursday: Organising your dissertation stuff effectively
We first featured this post from PhD candidate Julia Hallas in 2013 If you’re experiencing procrastination, depression, all-nighters and melt-downs… join me in my quest for the best writing tips. […]
Software Review: Scrivener for Academic Writing
Some writers love Scrivener. Some writers hate Scrivener. It’s one of those things, like the taste of licorice or the perceived talent of Nicholas Cage, that is deeply polarising. But […]
Happy Easter Break
Happy Easter Thesislinkers! If you’re at AUT, bear in mind that Friday 25th, Sunday 27th, Monday 28th, and Tuesday 29th March are all holidays for us. The libraries will have […]
The Science of Mental Focus
The other night, exhausted from a day of taxing thesis writing and mentally fried, I collapsed on the couch. In my half-dead state, my brain was mulling how on earth […]
Breaking the Ice with Officemates & Labmates
If you’ve ever lived in a flat, you’ll know that your relationship with your flatmates can leave you either energised or miserable. Stay on good terms, and the house feels […]
Qualitative & Mixed Methods Webinars
Are you interested in learning more about qualitative or mixed methods? The University of Alberta’s International Institute for Qualitative Methodology is running two series of free webinars in 2016. The […]
What Can Academic Writers Learn from Novelists?
‘Tis true, the job of an academic writer is very different from that of a novelist. But when you come right down to it, we’re all putting pen to paper […]