Calling All Chinese Research Students in Culture & Society
Join a new research group for Masters and PhD students from the Faculty of Culture and Society who speak either Mandarin or Cantonese. Masters and PhD research can be a […]
Research
Twenty Years On: Reflections on Postgraduate Study
Dr. Ian Brailsford is a Learning Advisor at the University of Auckland, specialising in postgraduate research skills. This year’s FIFA World Cup marks the twentieth anniversary of my frantic efforts […]
Smartphone Apps for Researchers
Got a smartphone in your pocket? It’s an oft-quoted fact that these amazing devices contain more computing power than NASA used to put a man on the moon in 1969. […]
New Research Support Clinics (FHES)
Are you a postgrad student in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences? Are you based at (or near) the South campus? If so, you need to know about the […]
What Can You Achieve in 3 Minutes?
Three minutes is not a lot of time. It’s just enough to: brush your teeth boil an extremely runny egg scan all the reality TV-related headlines in the NZ Herald […]
Beating Online Procrastination
I recently had a vivid flashback to my old routine when I was in the early stages of working on my Masters / PhD theses. I would wake up, head […]
Is a Postdoc Right for You?
If you’re doing a doctorate, you may have heard and wondered about the ‘postdoc.’ But what exactly is a postdoc, and is it right for you? Like many terms in […]
How to Disagree (Diplomatically)
Have you ever read a scholarly article or book and thought: what utter rot! If so: good. As brand new undergrads, we are taught to think of scholarly materials as […]
Throwback Thursday: This Classic Story is Actually About PhDs
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in January 2018. Something amazing happened this week. Twitter user and certified genius Emma Razeng discovered the secret plot of […]
Confession: My Little Anxious Questions
When one enters the hallowed halls of academia, one devotes oneself fully to the big questions about life, love, and the nature of the universe. That’s what I truly thought […]
The Science of When to Work
When do you do your research and writing? With so many research students juggling jobs, childcare, and other responsibilities, we often can’t put in a standard 9-5 day. In a […]
Throwback Thursday: The Science of Mental Focus
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in March 2016. The other night, exhausted from a day of taxing thesis writing and mentally fried, I collapsed […]