Being Confident (yet Cautious) in your Writing
The ideal academic writing ‘voice’ is very hard to pin down. It needs to be authoritative so as to garner readers’ respect, but also cautious to avoid making overblown claims. […]
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What Kind of Feedback do you Need?
Sending a thesis draft to your supervisors is always a bit scary. When you’ve invested your time, brainpower, and soul into a piece of writing, it’s hard to submit it […]
Throwback Thursday – PhD Write-Away: A motivation booster and social bonding
This post by Sabrina Seeler, PhD Student at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), first appeared on Thesislink in October 2017. You may like to think about applying for one of […]
This is Why You Should Cite Authentically
Have you ever been tempted to throw in a few extra references to bulk out your bibliography? What’s the harm, right? Just copy/paste some that you find online – no-one’s […]
Writing Retreat – November 2017
Last week, a group of AUT postgraduate research students travelled to Vaughan Park in Long Bay for three-and-a-half days of blissful, undisturbed writing. They checked into the Vaughan Park Retreat, […]
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 […]
Supervisor’s Endorsements: Getting onto a Writing Retreat
Supervisors write a lot of references. Whenever you apply for a job, a scholarship, an amendment to enrolment, conference funding, or any of a million other things, your supervisors’ comments […]
Pro Tips for Opening a Thesis Chapter
A thesis is a long and complex document that often presents very difficult and challenging ideas. Breaking those ideas down into easily digestible chunks – i.e. chapters – will help […]
When Your Brain is an Empty Space
In the years I spent writing my Masters and PhD theses, I never felt like I experienced writer’s block. Oh, I got stuck, for sure. But the term ‘writer’s block’ […]
AUT Postgraduate Writing Retreat – April 2017
A hardworking group of postgraduate research students has recently returned from the April Writing Retreat hosted by AUT’s Graduate Research School. Writing retreats are like an intensive clinic for your […]