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 […]
Research
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this article, published in 2017, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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 […]
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 […]
What Supervisors Wish PG Students Knew: Part 2
So far this week, we’ve found out what PG students wish their supervisors knew, and the first part of what supervisors wish their PG students knew. Today, it’s time to […]
What Supervisors Wish PG Students Knew: Part 1
When I emailed AUT’s supervisors to ask what they wished their postgraduate students knew, I thought they’d be too busy to respond. Oh boy, I was wrong. My inbox lit […]
What PG Students Wish Their Supervisors Knew
A few weeks ago I asked you what you wished your supervisor/s knew. Your responses were sometimes sad, sometimes heart-warming, and sometimes raw. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Here […]
Help! My Supervisors Disagree with Each Other!
Do you have more than one supervisor? If so, do they always agree on everything? Probably not. As Neil deGrasse Tyson recently tweeted… At AUT, doctoral students have two (or […]
Throwback Thursday: Love, Hate, and Supervision
This post from the Graduate Research School was first published in November 2015. Editor’s note: this article makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is […]