Postgrad Parents: Diana Albarran Gonzalez
Diana Albarran Gonzalez moved to New Zealand with her family because her ex-partner got a job here. She found part-time work as a lecturer, got her daughter set up in […]
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This Week on Thesislink: Postgrad Parents
It’s no secret that doing a research degree is incredibly challenging. It’s also no secret that parenting is a mammoth and life-consuming responsibility. So taking on both of these challenges […]
The Doable Thesis: Finishing and Graduating
Regular readers will be aware that I’ve gone through the doctoral thesis-writing journey over the past few years, and that I submitted and passed my oral exam recently. It was […]
Throwback Thursday: Double Duty Mantras
This post by Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in July 2015. I noticed something recently. A lot of academic wisdom can have multiple meanings. Things that we are told […]
When Your Brain is an Empty Space
In the years I spent writing my Masters and PhD theses, I never felt like I experienced writer’s block. Oh, I got stuck, for sure. But the term ‘writer’s block’ […]
Research Etiquette for Newbies
When I first enrolled in my research degree and rocked up to my department, I was given a key to my office… and that was it. There was no tour, […]
AUT Postgraduate Writing Retreat – April 2017
A hardworking group of postgraduate research students has recently returned from the April Writing Retreat hosted by AUT’s Graduate Research School. Writing retreats are like an intensive clinic for your […]
Throwback Thursday – Finishers’ Wisdom: Tip #1 – Progress Not Perfection
This post by Wendy Moore first appeared on Thesislink in May 2015. One of the scariest things is the blank page and the blinking cursor, awaiting that magical sentence to […]
The Art of the Thesis Title
Imagine you’re a journalist, and you’ve been asked to write a headline for a news story about the opening of a new park. You’re told to ensure that the headline […]
“More Research is Needed”
“More research is needed.” How often have you read that phrase? It is the final sentiment of an overwhelming proportion of journal articles, and is repeated so often at academic […]
Lists, Controversy, and the Oxford Comma
Listen up, because I’m about to tell you an easy way to make people think you’re in the know when it comes to stylish writing. Take a stance on the […]
When Life Stress and Thesis Stress Conspire Against You
For the past few years, I have had two main kinds of stress. Thesis Stress (TS), I’m sure, is familiar to anyone reading this. That’s when your research demands too […]