What Can Academic Writers Learn from Novelists?
‘Tis true, the job of an academic writer is very different from that of a novelist. But when you come right down to it, we’re all putting pen to paper […]
Research
Digital Tools for Research
Computers: they’re such a core part of the research process, that it’s hard to believe anyone ever looked things up like this: Most of us have gotten used to the […]
Throwback Thursday: Making your writing space work for you
We first featured this post from PhD candidate Julia Hallas in August 2013. What’s your writing space like? Do you have a dedicated space? Do you have to clear […]
How to Handle a Withering Critique
“If you’ve never cried before, during, or after a meeting with your advisor, something is amiss.” – Dr Karen Kelsky of The Professor Is In When I signed up […]
In Defence of Occasional Desk Jobs
Have you had to fill out a form recently? Given that you’re reading this blog, I’d guess that you’re involved in some way with tertiary study. And given that you’re […]
Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference – Sponsorship Available
If you’re interested in postgraduate research, you might be interested in the Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR) Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, from 20-22 April 2016. It’s the longest-running conference […]
Your Academic Credentials Are Better Than You Think
I used to look at samples of academic CVs and sigh wistfully, thinking mine could never look so bountiful. As a mid-project PhD student, my academic CV contained abstracts for […]
Your Mega Academic Acronyms Glossary: Save this Page!
Universities are enormous institutions. Academia as a whole is mammoth. Like any large group of people, academics have invented thousands of confusing, overlapping, and rarely explained acronyms. For those entering […]
Throwback Thursday: My research journey – Follow your heart….
This post by Professor Elaine Rush first appeared here on Thesislink in 2013 The human body is the most amazing creation and how and why it works as it does […]
New Quantitative Methodology Discussion Group
Regular Thesislink readers may remember that there are several peer groups open to postgrad students at AUT. Well if you’re doing quantitative research, you’re in luck – there’s a new […]
Doing research about the internet? Read this.
Next Thursday 4th / Friday 5th February, AUT is hosting the NZ Internet Research Forum. If you’re researching anything to do with digital or virtual worlds, you’ll want to be […]
Merry Time Off from the AUT Postgrad Team
This is the last day of the AUT university year for 2015, so Thesislink is signing off until January. From all the team at the University Postgraduate Centre, we wish […]