Last Week to Enter 3MT – Masters and Doctoral
Good news Masters students – if you missed the deadline to enter this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, you’ll be glad to know that it has been extended until next […]
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Upskill for Free while at AUT
AUT maintains subscriptions and licences for a number of software packages and online services to help you upskill. The university pays for these services to help you learn the skills […]
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. […]
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this article, published in 2020, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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this article, published in 2020, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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 […]