About

Welcome!

Thesislink is a research blog that offers you information, commentaries and suggestions as well as the opportunity to connect with other researchers and discover their stories and experiences. Thesislink is based at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand, but we welcome readers from all over the world.

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Thesislink welcomes submissions from postgraduate research students and staff members at AUT. If you’re not at AUT but you have a great idea to tell us about, please do!

Your post may be about an upcoming event, a research methodology you’re learning about, a resource that researchers should be aware of, or a reflection of your experiences as a researcher. All ideas are welcome.

You can submit a full post or a germ of an idea; we can help you to bring it to fruition. Written submissions should be between 200 – 1200 words in length. Any images should be your own, or licenced for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons licence. Send your contribution to the editor at anaise.irvine@aut.ac.nz.

While we welcome any and all submissions, please note that not all submissions will be published. If it is published, your submission may be edited to fit the tone, style, and length requirements of the blog.

Meet the editor

Dr Anaise Irvine is the Editor of Thesislink. She has a research background in science and narrative. Her PhD research analysed how contemporary films and novels represent genetic technology as a social justice issue. She has previously researched fictional representations of evolution and quantum mechanics. She has taught such diverse texts as Blade Runner and Bridget Jones’s Diary, and her most obscure skill is being able to turn novels into phylogenetic trees!