Māori or Pasifika postgraduate students Reading Group blog
Author: Ena Manuireva This reading group is about the critical reading of the word/world around us. The reading of the word could mean, but is not exclusive to: academic articles; […]
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Inspired quotes…
Author: Katharine Hoskyn Over the weekend I walked into a fitness centre and immediately saw these two (unattributed) quotes. They leapt off the wall. My first thought was ‘Great, that’s […]
The experience of participating in a Research Writing Retreat
Author: Maggie Buxton, PhD Candidate The tide is coming in rippling across the sand in hazy shades of white, blue and grey. I am writing this on the last morning […]
The adventure of exploration…
Author: Daniel Reader (Master of Engineering student) When all of the fun of experiments, interviews, design, development, and research is over, the writing remains. And it is, I think, universally […]
Charles and the Ethics Factory
Indicating that the consumption of chocolate constitutes consent to participate in a research project may have some drawbacks when it comes to implementing the principles of partnership and informed, voluntary […]
The musings of a digital native…
Reading Nathan and Philippa’s articles on social media and more broadly, the relationship between digital technology and society, I could feel the hairs on my arm prickle with interest. My […]
How did you discover yours?
Formulating the research question for your research is often a big challenge. I have just come across this blog post which has some useful ideas. Click on this link to […]
Social media – looking at the bigger picture!
Nathan raises some interesting questions about living in a networked society today and the effects social networking has on the way we socialise. However I suggest that we need to […]
The Treachery of Social Media
Firstly, a special thanks to Dr Anna Tarrant for her wonderful article on blogging for academics. It got me thinking again about a passion of mine. Recently, when somebody asked […]
The benefits of blogging as an academic: Starting an engaged conversation online
As an academic, I have been blogging for just over a year now (here) and have found it an immensely rewarding experience.I have written (‘blogged’) a lot about my social […]
My research journey: Follow your heart….
This post is by Professor Elaine Rush who is a supervisor and Professor of Nutrition at AUT’s School of Sports and Recreation. She has been involved in health and education for […]