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Role of theory in research

August 9, 2012February 4, 2014 Annette

Check out this great blog post on a topic that challenges many researchers.  There are also links to two relevant papers. Click on the link provided: http://thesiswhisperer.com/2012/07/26/theory-anxiety/

Photo on your CV: good idea or major risk?

August 1, 2012January 24, 2014 Annette

The standard advice for some years has been to not include a photo on your CV. Why? Because although you are sending your CV in the hope of getting a […]

Publishing while you research

July 31, 2012January 24, 2014 Annette

You are may be very busy concentrating on your research, perhaps undertaking data collection or writing a chapter of the thesis, but how about considering writing a paper? It can […]

I need to visit a researcher overseas but I don’t have funding for travel……

July 26, 2012March 11, 2014 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

This is the thing I hear most often. It can be tough for PhD students to stay above the poverty line– travel can seem way out of reach. There are […]

How can a postgraduate student get (more) things done?

July 19, 2012February 4, 2014 Annette

The short answers to get organized. The longer answer goes like this. Time – you never have enough of it.  So how can you make the most of it? There […]

Scholarly Commons: What’s in it for you?

July 13, 2012June 22, 2015 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

Are you dreaming about having finished your thesis? It’s been examined, you’ve made the required amendments, taken the copies to be bound and now you can have a well-earned rest, […]

Or Zotero for referencing

July 9, 2012January 24, 2014 Annette

I fell out of love with Endnote when it corrupted my PhD Proposal Word file to such an extent that every citation went in as four incomprehensible lines of field […]

Topic Synthesis – 3 minutes is all it takes!

June 29, 2012July 29, 2016 Annette

It’s always a challenge to narrow the topic focus for research, since the more we read, the wider it seems to get!  However, once we have sorted out the boundaries […]

Who is your reader?

June 20, 2012June 21, 2012 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

When you are writing a thesis or a dissertation, there is always someone else in the room with you. Or, at least, I believe there should be. That person is […]

Whats happening around Auckland?

June 15, 2012February 4, 2014 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

For those of you taking a well deserved break from your research, here are a few interesting events taking place around Auckland: New Zealand Opera presents “Rigoletto” by Verdi. This […]

Registration issues resolved

June 15, 2012June 13, 2014 Annette

We have now resolved the issue for those registering to Thesislink outside of AUT. Once again we apologise for any inconvenience caused!  

Stay in the Loop

June 14, 2012June 13, 2014 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

Have you seen our Thesislink poster around campus? You can easily access the blog by scanning the QR Code located on the bottom of the poster.

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