The Art of the Thesis Title
Imagine you’re a journalist, and you’ve been asked to write a headline for a news story about the opening of a new park. You’re told to ensure that the headline […]
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“More Research is Needed”
“More research is needed.” How often have you read that phrase? It is the final sentiment of an overwhelming proportion of journal articles, and is repeated so often at academic […]
Lists, Controversy, and the Oxford Comma
Listen up, because I’m about to tell you an easy way to make people think you’re in the know when it comes to stylish writing. Take a stance on the […]
Brain Hacks for Better Writing
Writers’ block is real, and it really sucks. There’s nothing worse than the feeling of time ticking away as you stare pointlessly at a screen, unable to make blank space […]
Giving Constructive Feedback
In my previous blogpost I highlighted the importance of embracing feedback to improve your academic writing and to increase the chances of your paper being published in a prestigious journal. […]
Apply to attend the April 2017 GRS Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
Monday 3 April to Thursday 6 April 2017 Closing date for applications to be submitted is Friday 3 March 2017. The Graduate Research School (GRS) invites all postgraduate research students at AUT who want […]
The power of ‘retreat’: Escaping from regular life in order to write
Are you finding it hard to get traction with your writing? Facing too many distractions? Always being interrupted? A Writing Retreat could be just what the doctor ordered. One definition […]
Maximising the Impact of your Research by Writing a BLOGPOST
Many researchers today face the dilemma of how to get their research cited. A large amount of effort goes into writing and publishing a research article but is thispublication accessible to other […]
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 […]
November 2016 UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
Another successful UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat was completed at Vaughan Park, Long Bay from 7-10 November 2016. The retreat offered AUT postgraduate students an opportunity for independent writing time, free from […]
Throwback Thursday – Manchester Phrasebank: An invaluable resource for thesis writers
This post first appeared here on Thesislink on 30 October 2013 but the Manchester phrasebank is still a useful writing tool today. Author: David Parker, Student Learning Centre/Puna Aronui, AUT University Do […]
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 […]