10 Quirky Academic Gift Ideas
With the season of shopping and consumerism now upon us, we’ve started thinking about gifts that will satisfy and delight the academics in our lives. You may like to pick […]
With the season of shopping and consumerism now upon us, we’ve started thinking about gifts that will satisfy and delight the academics in our lives. You may like to pick […]
There are times in every research student’s life when you’ve just got to buckle down and get $%*t done. When you need to go hard, distractions are your worst enemy. […]
Twenty deserving students have recently returned from the latest Graduate Research School Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat at Vaughan Park in Long Bay. The group stayed at the retreat from 5-8 November, […]
Last month, we talked to AUT PhD student Ankita Poudyal about her phenomenal experience winning the New Zealand Falling Walls competition. She presented her research on surface coatings for nanofiber air […]
Last week I had the great fortune to help out with the ICOM (International Council of Museums) joint conference on training and development in regional museums. It was a 5-day […]
You can tell it’s getting near to the end of the year when the crowds of exam-stressed undergrads dissipate and you suddenly don’t have to wait in line for coffee/elevators/toilets. […]
Being a presenter in two international academic events has been an amazing experience for me. I am a doctoral researcher in public health. My specialization is preventing the transmission of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]