Excel Tricks for Researchers
If you use Excel for storing and reporting on your data, you are probably already a capable user. However, there are a few tricks that can make your data shine […]
Throwback Thursday: Writing for your Discipline
This post first appeared on Thesislink in March 2015. We’ve chosen a post about writing for today’s Throwback Thursday in honour of those of you starting your November #acwrimo challenge […]
Academic Laughs for Halloween
On this, the scariest day of the year (except, obviously, thesis submission day), let us reflect on the ghosts and ghouls of academia. From the creepy decades-old marginalia in dusty […]
Postdoc Me Now
If you have ever been a PhD student, worked in a lab, or admired the music of Queen, you need to watch this video immediately. We’re humming at our desks! […]
Get Writing with #AcWriMo this November
If you’re currently looking to delve deeply into your thesis writing, then your timing is impeccable. November is #AcWriMo (Academic Writing Month), a time when academic writers band together online […]
Open Access Week at AUT
It’s Open Access Week! Woohoo! October 22 – 28, 2018 is an international week of celebration for free and open scholarship. For those who are new to the term, ‘Open […]
When to Skim-Read and When to Deep-Read
Have you ever gone on an article downloading spree? It’s great – it’s like online shopping for academics. Only instead of drinking too much wine and overspending on TradeMe, you […]
What’s the Deal with Turnitin?
You may be aware that AUT now requires all theses and dissertations (except those presented in Te Reo Māori) to be run through Turnitin (or equivalent programmes to Turnitin) before […]
Falling Walls Winner Ankita Poudyal’s Secrets of Success
Last month, AUT doctoral student Ankita Poudyal took out first prize at the Falling Walls NZ competition! Falling Walls is all about celebrating and communicating research that ‘breaks down walls’ […]
Tell Us What You Need – Join Our Advisory Group
Did you know that you can join a group to advise the Graduate Research School on our activities? The Postgraduate Research Advisory Group (PRAG for short) is a group of […]
Throwback Thursday: Why you should use older references in your thesis
This post by Dr. Julia Hallas first appeared on Thesislink in May 2016. “Never use references that are older than three years” was the advice given by a journal article […]
You – Yes, You – are a Future Leader
You know what’s strange to think about? We are all future leaders. It may not feel like that now. When you’re knee-deep in a Masters or doctoral thesis, it’s easy […]