Literature reviews: NVivo can help
By Dr Lyn Lavery Conducting a literature review is a central part of the academic research journey, particularly if you’re writing a thesis or dissertation. A literature review provides the […]
Research
Would you like to lead a peer mentoring group?
Are you undertaking postgraduate research? Do you see yourself as a potential leader? Are you keen to meet other postgrad research students? AUT is currently seeking leaders for postgraduate peer […]
Videos from PG Symposium and 3MT
If you didn’t get to see all the presentations at the PG Symposium or 3MT, never fear. They are all online for viewing now! Check them out here. Each presentation […]
Throwback Thursday: How can a postgraduate student get (more) things done?
This post by Dr Geoff Dickson first appeared here on Thesislink in 2012 The short answers to get organized. The longer answer goes like this. Time – you never have enough […]
Starting out in quantitative research
By Dr Lyn Lavery If a t-test sounds like something you’d do to test the strength of your cuppa, and you think kurtosis is a tropical disease, then you might […]
New video resources for postgrads from Te Ara Poutama
Researchers at Te Ara Poutama (AUT’s faculty for Māori media, Māori development, language revitalisation and te reo) have shared a bumper batch of online video resources from this year’s Wānanga […]
Who are you writing for?
How many people will read your thesis? It’s the impossible question. A few examiners, at least. Your supervisors. Is that all? Maybe a devoted spouse or family member? Possibly one […]
Photos from the PG Symposium
We got very camera-happy at the PG Symposium on Friday 21st August. You are all just too photogenic! All the pics are up in a Thesislink Facebook album, so check […]
Put on your shoes
Writing a thesis is like running a marathon, right? Jeez, how many times have we heard that? (Answer: lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of times.) I’ve […]
Congratulations to the 3 Minute Thesis finalists and winners!
Congratulations to Kudakwashe Tuwe (PhD candidate) and Samuel Paterson (Master of Sport and Exercise student), winners of the doctoral and Masters 3MT competitions! Tuwe and Samuel were among the eleven […]
PG Week: The PG Symposium is on now!
It’s been a great PG Week! We’ve had breakfast with a leading academic consultant, upped our skills with lots of workshops, and now we’re hearing about the latest research from […]
PG Week: Live tweeting the PG Symposium
Tomorrow is the biggest day in the AUT postgrad calendar. It’s the annual PG Symposium! Can you tell we’re excited? The day will kick off at 9am in WG308. There […]