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 […]
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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 […]
What’s the Deal with Turnitin?
This article is from 2018 and contains outdated information. From May 2022, AUT students can now access Turnitin via Canvas, rather than Blackboard. Details are available here. ________________ You may […]
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 […]
Apply to the November Writers’ Retreat
Applications close Friday 28 September 2018 How would you like to leave all your responsibilities behind, go to a beautiful beach, stay in free accommodation, and have people cook and […]
When to let your thesis go?
The actor/director Sir Kenneth Branagh was asked in an interview: how do you know a movie you’re directing is finished? After a moment’s pause he replied: you don’t, you abandon […]
Writing Your Dedication and Acknowledgements
When it comes to writing a thesis, the chapters get most of our attention – and so they should! They are the bulk of the thesis, and they contain the […]
Twenty Years On: Reflections on Postgraduate Study
Dr. Ian Brailsford is a Learning Advisor at the University of Auckland, specialising in postgraduate research skills. This year’s FIFA World Cup marks the twentieth anniversary of my frantic efforts […]
Event: Getting Published as an Early Career Researcher
If you’re thinking about writing for publication, you’re probably full of questions. Which journals should I target? How should I write for the best chance of being published? How long […]
Should You Hire a Proofreader?
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2018, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
How to Disagree (Diplomatically)
Have you ever read a scholarly article or book and thought: what utter rot! If so: good. As brand new undergrads, we are taught to think of scholarly materials as […]
April Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
Earlier this month, a group of AUT thesis writers came together at Vaughan Park in Long Bay to indulge in a concentrated period of writing, thinking, and discussion. In a […]