Research Skills to Learn Early (That Pay Off Later!)
You know how financial advisors always claim that you should start saving at a young age? It’s easier said than done, but their theory is solid. Any savings account that […]
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Throwback Thursday: Writing a Conference Abstract (Cheat Sheet)
This post first appeared on Thesislink in May 2018, and has been updated. If you’ve ever tried to write a conference abstract, you’ll know how intimidating the process can be. […]
The Value of Reading Other People’s Theses
It’s amazing how easy it is to write an entire masters or doctoral thesis without ever reading one. Think about it: no-one would ever expect an author to write a […]
Should You Pay for Automated Transcription?
The task of transcribing research interviews takes a frustratingly long time. Not only do you need to do the laborious work of typing out every work that is uttered on […]
Throwback Thursday: How to Disagree (Diplomatically)
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in June 2018. Have you ever read a scholarly article or book and thought: what utter rot! If so: good. […]
Join ’23 Things’ – A Programme for Learning New Research Tools
Attention AUT doctoral students! Would you like … to expand your international network? to have exceptional doctoral experiences? to learn different technological tools for academic/research practice? Then, why not join […]
Tips for Regaining Research Momentum After a Break
Aaaaah… sunshine, beach days, bike rides, ice creams! (Or for the indoorsy types: guilt-free Netflix and reading!) The long hot Kiwi summer is a thing of glory, but it can […]
Dr. Jill Biden and the Doctoral Title Controversy
The internet usually doesn’t pay too much attention to doctoral degrees and the people who hold them. Oh sure, we have our own corners of the web, but seldom does […]
Paid Research Assistance Work Available at AUT
You may have heard of AUT’s Health Futures initiative – a programme to fund health research that has practical real-world applications. One of the projects under this programme is all […]
Making Life Easier for your Readers
Often, when writing a thesis (or paper, or presentation, etc.), we unconsciously adopt a writer-centric approach. By that I mean: we get so preoccupied with conveying all the information in […]
Free Writing Webinars in Dec / Jan
A little birdy tells us that some usually paid academic writing webinars are going free at the moment. Defend&Publish, a team of academic writing coaches based in the US, is […]
The Best ‘Bad’ Academic Advice I Ever Received
I had a fantastically eccentric English teacher in secondary school. She dressed like she’d just stepped off the catwalk at the Wearable Art Awards, all swirling colours and structural hats. […]