Writing Your Dedication and Acknowledgements
When it comes to writing a thesis, the chapters get most of our attention – and so they should! They are the bulk of the thesis, and they contain the […]
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Twenty Years On: Reflections on Postgraduate Study
Dr. Ian Brailsford is a Learning Advisor at the University of Auckland, specialising in postgraduate research skills. This year’s FIFA World Cup marks the twentieth anniversary of my frantic efforts […]
Smartphone Apps for Researchers
Got a smartphone in your pocket? It’s an oft-quoted fact that these amazing devices contain more computing power than NASA used to put a man on the moon in 1969. […]
Event: Getting Published as an Early Career Researcher
If you’re thinking about writing for publication, you’re probably full of questions. Which journals should I target? How should I write for the best chance of being published? How long […]
New Research Support Clinics (FHES)
Are you a postgrad student in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences? Are you based at (or near) the South campus? If so, you need to know about the […]
What Can You Achieve in 3 Minutes?
Three minutes is not a lot of time. It’s just enough to: brush your teeth boil an extremely runny egg scan all the reality TV-related headlines in the NZ Herald […]
Throwback Thursday: Getting to the Finish Line
This post by Dr Lyn Lavery first appeared on Thesislink in October 2015. The end of the year will soon be upon us and many of you will be racing […]
Beating Online Procrastination
I recently had a vivid flashback to my old routine when I was in the early stages of working on my Masters / PhD theses. I would wake up, head […]
Should You Hire a Proofreader?
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2018, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
Is a Postdoc Right for You?
If you’re doing a doctorate, you may have heard and wondered about the ‘postdoc.’ But what exactly is a postdoc, and is it right for you? Like many terms in […]
How to Disagree (Diplomatically)
Have you ever read a scholarly article or book and thought: what utter rot! If so: good. As brand new undergrads, we are taught to think of scholarly materials as […]
Writing a Conference Abstract (Cheat Sheet)
If you’ve ever tried to write a conference abstract, you’ll know how intimidating the process can be. After all, the abstract is essentially your ‘audition’ to get into the conference; and, […]