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Throwback Thursday: So You’ve Submitted… Now What?

December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

This article by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in October 2020. Links and page references have been updated. Hat tip to Dr Reem Abbas for the idea for […]

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Throwback Thursday: 7 Insights into the Mind of a Thesis Examiner

December 1, 2022December 1, 2022 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

This article by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in October 2020. Links and page references have been updated. When you’re gearing up to submit your thesis, it’s natural […]

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Throwback Thursday: Interviews vs. Surveys

November 3, 2022November 3, 2022 Anaise Irvine

This post first appeared on Thesislink in January 2018. In the red corner, weighing in at a hefty time commitment and a massive transcription job, we have… INTERVIEWS! In the […]

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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] Research Etiquette for Newbies

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Anaise Irvine

This article by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in April 2017. When I first enrolled in my research degree and rocked up to my department, I was given […]

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Throwback Thursday: When Your Brain is an Empty Space

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022 Anaise Irvine

This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in April 2017. It has since been updated. In the years I spent writing my Masters and PhD theses, I […]

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Throwback Thursday: Journalling to Make Progress on Really Difficult Problems

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Anaise Irvine

This article first appeared on Thesislink in July 2020. I’ve been grappling with a Really Difficult Problem (RDP) on a project lately. You know the kind: necessary to deal with […]

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Throwback Thursday: What to Expect at an Academic Job Interview

October 7, 2021October 7, 2021 Anaise Irvine

This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in July 2018. In 2021, academic job interviews may be conducted online; but many of the same principles for success […]

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Throwback Thursday: The Echo Chamber Effect

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Anaise Irvine

This post first appeared on Thesislink in October 2017. In one of my thesis drafts, I wrote that most people would disapprove of the exploitation of marginalised groups. I didn’t […]

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Throwback Thursday: Beating Online Procrastination

April 1, 2021October 7, 2021 Anaise Irvine

This post first appeared on Thesislink in June 2018. I recently had a vivid flashback to my old routine when I was in the early stages of working on my […]

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: How to Disagree (Diplomatically)

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021 Anaise Irvine

This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in June 2018. Have you ever read a scholarly article or book and thought: what utter rot! If so: good. […]

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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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