A View from a Wellington Doctoral Window
I recently learnt that the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has Doctoral students all over New Zealand. At first I was surprised but I quickly realised that with the variety […]
Research
NVivo – Insights from a Novice User
Are you thinking about using NVivo software to help analyse your research data? I attended a NVivo 11 Core Skills workshop at the end of last year and I thought it […]
Five Surprises from my Oral Exam
I passed my oral exam recently – woohoo! No more thesis tweaking! No more exam anxiety! Bring on the leisure reading! The experience of the exam was quite different from […]
Christmas Reading for the Modern Academic
When I tell non-academics that I’m getting my PhD, they almost always make one assumption. They figure that a PhD is the most advanced form of education there is, and […]
Presenting your Research Proposal – PGR9 Advice from a Doctoral Student
When I first started working at AUT everyone kept talking about PGR9s – I had no idea what this was but now I know… All doctoral students at AUT must […]
Academic Integrity: Principles and Practice
According to a systematic review of survey data, almost 2% of scientists have admitted fabricating, falsifying or modifying data at least once (Fanelli, 2009). It is not surprising, therefore, that […]
Conducting ‘ELITE’ Interviews
For my master’s research I interviewed a very diverse group of people but the people I was most anxious about interviewing were the ones in positions of authority – politicians […]
Dreaded, Definitive, DEADLINES!
‘Deadline’ (ded-lahyn) noun the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o’clock deadline. a line or limit that must not be […]
Ten Tips for Writing a Useful SURVEY
You may think that writing a survey is easy but believe me, if you are conducting a survey and you want to obtain data which is meaningful and straightforward to […]
Juggling and Resilience – Is there a connection?
Do you know anyone that is good at juggling 3-4 objects at a time? Chances are, this person is also calm and alert under pressure. Being able to juggle requires […]
Emotional Intelligence! Can it help reduce stress?
If you are currently feeling stressed you may decide not to read this post but if you do then you might learn some useful tips on how to reframe your […]
Top 5 Weirdest Things that People Actually Research
Do you ever look at your research and think: how did I end up in this niche? We all do, right? Research at postgraduate level and beyond has to be […]