Why Being Almost at the Word Count Doesn’t Mean You’re Almost Done
Last week we posted about when to let your thesis go; about how to know when it’s good enough and when you can finally release it to the world. It’s […]
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Finding Meaning in those ‘Difficult’ Readings
Have you ever had to read a journal article or book that made you go: WHAT THE $!%? That made you shake your head, re-read four times, and question the […]
Throwback Thursday: When to let your thesis go?
The actor/director Sir Kenneth Branagh was asked in an interview: how do you know a movie you’re directing is finished? After a moment’s pause he replied: you don’t, you abandon […]
‘Deep Work’: A Manual for Better Thinking
There are few tasks more cognitively challenging than researching and writing a thesis. As researchers, we must think and generate new insights at the absolute forefront of human understanding. And […]
Video from PG Research Symposium & 3MT 2019
Check out the highlights from the 2019 Postgraduate Research Symposium, which took place on Friday 16 August 2019. This video was created by Visionworks (https://www.visionworks.co.nz/)
Writers Retreats: Highlights from Sept and Apply Now for Nov!
The latest Graduate Research School Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat has just finished, and 18 writers have left the beach with pages full of new work. The weather was a bit grim […]
Can You KonMari Your Thesis?
Being overburdened can kill productivity. Having too much (too much stuff, too many commitments, too much text) can be completely overwhelming. Paring back, reorganising, and reducing can be a great […]
AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium & 3MT TOMORROW!
The time has come, friends. The AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium & 3MT competition finals are on TOMORROW on the city campus. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to […]
What is your Thesis ‘In’?
As an undergrad, it’s easily to communicate what you’re studying. You ‘major in’ a particular subject. You take courses that are prescribed for that major, you graduate with a degree […]
Throwback Thursday: Ten Tips for Writing a Useful SURVEY
This post by Robyn Kannemeyer first appeared on Thesislink in October 2016. You may think that writing a survey is easy but believe me, if you are conducting a survey […]
Congratulations to AUT’s 3MT Finalists!
The AUT 3 Minute Thesis heats have taken place this week, and our brave contestants have given their 3 minute presentations in front of a panel of judges. The top […]
Using a Chatbot for Research Participant Pre-Screening
I have developed a chatbot to help me engage and screen participants in the initial stages of participant recruitment. That sounds really cool, but this is at the basic level […]