Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
A hardworking group of postgraduate research students has recently returned from the April Writing Retreat hosted by AUT’s Graduate Research School. Writing retreats are like an intensive clinic for your […]
This post by Wendy Moore first appeared on Thesislink in May 2015. One of the scariest things is the blank page and the blinking cursor, awaiting that magical sentence to […]
Imagine you’re a journalist, and you’ve been asked to write a headline for a news story about the opening of a new park. You’re told to ensure that the headline […]
“More research is needed.” How often have you read that phrase? It is the final sentiment of an overwhelming proportion of journal articles, and is repeated so often at academic […]
Listen up, because I’m about to tell you an easy way to make people think you’re in the know when it comes to stylish writing. Take a stance on the […]
For the past few years, I have had two main kinds of stress. Thesis Stress (TS), I’m sure, is familiar to anyone reading this. That’s when your research demands too […]
When I’ve had a bad day, I sometimes watch cute YouTube videos. Nothing melts away stress like watching a toddler adorably mouth the words to a heavy metal song, or […]
Writers’ block is real, and it really sucks. There’s nothing worse than the feeling of time ticking away as you stare pointlessly at a screen, unable to make blank space […]
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in March 2015. What is a first draft? Maybe you’ve already produced one, maybe you’re working towards it, or maybe […]
In my previous blogpost I highlighted the importance of embracing feedback to improve your academic writing and to increase the chances of your paper being published in a prestigious journal. […]
Do you want to increase your chances of publishing in a top journal? Well, the message to early career researchers is to embrace feedback, network with your well-connected colleagues and […]
I recently learnt that the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has Doctoral students all over New Zealand. At first I was surprised but I quickly realised that with the variety […]
