New Writing Guides Available
While many postgraduate students are confident writers, some writing tasks still provide their own specific challenges. There are certain pieces of work which take any postgraduate writer out of the […]
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The Myth of the Perfect Postgrad
Do you judge everything you do against some imagined ideal? Do you hold yourself to impossibly high standards? Do you experience guilt at every moment of your life? If you […]
2015 AUT University Postgraduate Centre e-Newsletters
The AUT University Postgraduate Centre distributes a monthly e-newsletter detailing upcoming conferences, forums and events, workshops and writing retreats and other support available for postgraduate students. Have you missed an […]
Double Duty Mantras
I noticed something recently. A lot of academic wisdom can have multiple meanings. Things that we are told to do in our research can apply to surviving our research as […]
A Page of YES!
It’s easy to get bogged down in the stress of a big research project. So today, Thesislink brings you a page of positivity. Today, I remind myself (and you) why […]
The Weird World of Academic Listservs (and Why You Should Join One Now)
Did you know that the internet was created by academics? It was designed for use at universities, so that scholars all over the world could share information. Of course back […]
Throwback Thursday: Anything but my thesis
This post first appeared here on Thesislink in 2012 Are you suffering from ABMTS – “anything but my thesis syndrome”? Does writing loom over your head like an ominous black cloud? […]
Publish or Perish (Cheating is Not a Third Option)
We all know that the pressure to publish is huge. Even my non-academic friends have been known to lob the phrase “publish or perish” at me over dinner when they’ve […]
Your Brain on Notes
If you are reading this, you are probably a postgraduate student. And if you’re a postgraduate student, you probably did well as an undergraduate. Which means you’re probably an experienced […]
Two upcoming events for postgrads (with prizes!)
Postgrads, get ready for the most exciting time of the year! Postgraduate Week is coming up in August and there are two events where you can meet with other postgrads, […]
Building a Strong Argument: Lessons from Debating
One of my favourite things about English classes at school was debating. Once a year, the class would be split into teams of three, who would face off against each […]
Researching with Challenges: Illness & Disability
This week at Thesislink we are talking about some of the non-academic challenges that postgrad students can face during their degrees. Check back here each day for discussions on dealing […]