EndNote Courses Available
The good folks at the AUT Library have scheduled two bonus EndNote courses for next week. If you are learning to use EndNote, or you’d like to start, take a […]
What’s the Deal with the Provisional Year Review?
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2017, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
PhD Write-Away: A motivation booster and social bonding
Ever felt this urgent need to go somewhere else than your desk at uni, but felt guilty the moment you decided to stay at home? Ever experienced this status […]
Throwback Thursday: A Grammar Cheat Sheet
This post first appeared on Thesislink in March 2015. Whether you’re an anthropologist, a biologist, a criminologist, a toxicologist, or an otorhinolaryngologist, you need to know the principles of good […]
Te tuhituhi i te reo ki te whare wānanga – writing in Māori at university
This post by Associate Professor Georgina Stewart first appeared on Ipu Kererū, the blog of the New Zealand Association for Research in Education. It has been reposted with permission. You can […]
A Supervisor’s Role After You Graduate
As we come to the end of Supervision September here on Thesislink, let’s think ahead. When you’re conducting your research and writing your thesis, the general role of your supervisors […]
Wearing Both Hats: Interview with a Supervisor/Supervisee
As we saw in last week’s posts, the jobs of thesis student and thesis supervisor can both be full of exciting and exhausting highs and lows. Can you even imagine […]
What Supervisors Wish PG Students Knew: Part 2
So far this week, we’ve found out what PG students wish their supervisors knew, and the first part of what supervisors wish their PG students knew. Today, it’s time to […]
What Supervisors Wish PG Students Knew: Part 1
When I emailed AUT’s supervisors to ask what they wished their postgraduate students knew, I thought they’d be too busy to respond. Oh boy, I was wrong. My inbox lit […]
What PG Students Wish Their Supervisors Knew
A few weeks ago I asked you what you wished your supervisor/s knew. Your responses were sometimes sad, sometimes heart-warming, and sometimes raw. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Here […]
Masters & PhD Scholarships – Applications Close in 2 Weeks!
If you’re looking to fund your Masters or PhD in Humanities or Social Sciences (or a related subject) then you need to apply for a Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders’ Fellowship […]
Help! My Supervisors Disagree with Each Other!
Do you have more than one supervisor? If so, do they always agree on everything? Probably not. As Neil deGrasse Tyson recently tweeted… At AUT, doctoral students have two (or […]