Throwback Thursday: When Data has a Mind of its Own
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in May 2016. So you have a hypothesis. You’re really excited about it. You’d love it to be true. You […]
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The Dollar Value of a Postgrad Degree
There are many things to gain by pursuing a postgraduate degree: knowledge, wisdom, skills, contacts, and the pleasure of intellectual stimulation, to name just a few. There are also many […]
The Echo Chamber Effect
In one of my thesis drafts, I wrote that most people would disapprove of the exploitation of marginalised groups. I didn’t have any particular source for that; I wasn’t citing […]
Researchers Networking Club Launching
There is a new club for postgraduate researchers at AUT. All doctoral, masters, and honours research students are invited to join the AUT Researchers Networking Club for food, drinks, and […]
Does My Work Count as Research?
I have an odd habit. Whenever I get very entrenched in a subject, I want to know how it features in the mainstream. I want to know, in other words, […]
EndNote Courses Available
The good folks at the AUT Library have scheduled two bonus EndNote courses for next week. If you are learning to use EndNote, or you’d like to start, take a […]
What’s the Deal with the Provisional Year Review?
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2017, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
PhD Write-Away: A motivation booster and social bonding
Ever felt this urgent need to go somewhere else than your desk at uni, but felt guilty the moment you decided to stay at home? Ever experienced this status […]
Throwback Thursday: A Grammar Cheat Sheet
This post first appeared on Thesislink in March 2015. Whether you’re an anthropologist, a biologist, a criminologist, a toxicologist, or an otorhinolaryngologist, you need to know the principles of good […]
Te tuhituhi i te reo ki te whare wānanga – writing in Māori at university
This post by Associate Professor Georgina Stewart first appeared on Ipu Kererū, the blog of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education. It has been reposted with permission. You can […]
A Supervisor’s Role After You Graduate
As we come to the end of Supervision September here on Thesislink, let’s think ahead. When you’re conducting your research and writing your thesis, the general role of your supervisors […]
Wearing Both Hats: Interview with a Supervisor/Supervisee
As we saw in last week’s posts, the jobs of thesis student and thesis supervisor can both be full of exciting and exhausting highs and lows. Can you even imagine […]