Making Strategic Use of Your Acknowledgements Section
The acknowledgements section of a thesis is part of the front work, after the title page, but before the introduction (i.e. the bit numbered in roman numerals not Arabic numerals). […]
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7 Insights into the Mind of a Thesis Examiner
When you’re gearing up to submit your thesis, it’s natural to wonder about the examiners. While the examination criteria for master’s and doctoral theses are spelt out in black and […]
How Can You Capitalise on Your ‘Hidden Work’?
During some recent idle file-browsing, I stumbled upon some writings from my undergraduate days. Nothing earth-shattering: just a few ten-year-old assignments that I’d forgotten about. I almost moved past them, […]
Throwback Thursday: Conducting ‘ELITE’ Interviews
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 […]
How Did You Restrategize Your COVID-Affected Research?
As of now, COVID-19 has infected over 16 million people worldwide, and resulted in over 650,000 deaths. The pandemic has squashed economies, kept families apart, and caused countless people to […]
How I Learned to Create Science Communication Videos on my Smartphone
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 […]
Journalling to Make Progress on Really Difficult Problems
I’ve been grappling with a Really Difficult Problem (RDP) on a project lately. You know the kind: necessary to deal with in order to make progress, but frustratingly complicated and […]
Last Week to Enter 3MT – Masters and Doctoral
Good news Masters students – if you missed the deadline to enter this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, you’ll be glad to know that it has been extended until next […]
Upskill for Free while at AUT
AUT maintains subscriptions and licences for a number of software packages and online services to help you upskill. The university pays for these services to help you learn the skills […]
What Next? Stats & Facts on Careers After a Research Degree
Back in medieval times, there was no doubt about what you’d do after getting a masters or doctoral degree. Research degrees were awarded as a form of university teaching qualification. […]
Masters Research Students: 3MT Entries Close Today!
If you are doing research for your Masters and you’re considering entering the 3 Minute Thesis competition, you’ll need to hurry. Entries close today – but the good news is […]
When My Masters Research Topic Became Headline News
When I told my family that my postgraduate research was on the gendering of knitting over time and the language men who knit use to legitimize their presence in online […]