What Next? Stats & Facts on Careers After a Research Degree
Back in medieval times, there was no doubt about what you’d do after getting a masters or doctoral degree. Research degrees were awarded as a form of university teaching qualification. […]
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Masters Research Students: 3MT Entries Close Today!
If you are doing research for your Masters and you’re considering entering the 3 Minute Thesis competition, you’ll need to hurry. Entries close today – but the good news is […]
When My Masters Research Topic Became Headline News
When I told my family that my postgraduate research was on the gendering of knitting over time and the language men who knit use to legitimize their presence in online […]
Another 5 Lesser-Known Tech Tools for Researchers
Recently we wrote about 5 tech tools for researchers that aren’t as well-known as, say, EndNote or NVivo. It was hard to pick just five, since there are so many […]
How I Structured My Doctoral Thesis in Format Two
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2020, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
My Experience with a Doctoral Thesis in Format Two
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2020, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
Getting Started Writing your Thesis and Beating Writer’s Block
Generally, when I sit down to write something new – whether that be my thesis or a blog post – it feels huge and daunting. I just don’t know how […]
5 Lesser-Known Tech Tools for Researchers
Got a little time to explore new research tools? Here are a few that you may not have heard of before. Find Related Books is a research tool from the […]
Accessibility Matters: How to make your work more accessible
To me, one of the biggest frustrations in doing research is that it is usually very poorly communicated, both in how/where/to whom it is communicated (i.e. academic jargon in a […]
Managing Fieldwork in a Pandemic
Researchers around the world have suddenly had to figure out how they’re going to continue their research in the context of a global pandemic. Some have continued with tasks they […]
Shut Up and Write! on Zoom
Editor’s Note: This post from 2020 references a group that has since been disestablished. Fortunately there is still lots of AUT PG writing support available, including writers’ retreats, a student-led […]
New Thesis Writing Online Workshops
For researchers, working-from-home often means working-on-writing. If you’re tackling your thesis writing during this lockdown (and beyond), AUT Library’s Academic Writing Advisors have a range of online workshops just for […]