My PhD was “For Nothing” and I Couldn’t be Happier
I once wanted to be a lecturer. I loved the idea that one day, I’d stand in front of a classroom full of impressionable young minds and nurture them, the […]
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AUT PhD Student Ankita Poudyal ROCKS the World Stage at Falling Walls
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 […]
Falling Walls Winner Ankita Poudyal’s Secrets of Success
Last month, AUT doctoral student Ankita Poudyal took out first prize at the Falling Walls NZ competition! Falling Walls is all about celebrating and communicating research that ‘breaks down walls’ […]
Throwback Thursday: A Page of YES!
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in July 2015. It’s easy to get bogged down in the stress of a big research project. So today, Thesislink […]
Falling Walls 2018 – Enter Now!
Falling Walls is an international competitive event for researchers and innovators from all walks of life. It is inspired by the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall, and it asks […]
AUT Student Wins ‘Best Paper’ Award at International Conference
AUT postgraduate research student Marjs Lavides won the Best Paper Award during the First International Conference on Multidisciplinary Filipino Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi. Congratulations Marjs! Her achievement was […]
Getting to the End of your Thesis Journey
This post is written by Arien Hielkema (pictured below) With the final months of your academic journey coming to a close, it is perhaps topical to talk about some key learnings […]
Doctoral student shares her thoughts on postgraduate studies and assisting women in Kurdistan
Ashleigh AIi returns to her homeland, Kurdistan next week for a couple of months. Before she left, I spoke to her about life as a postgraduate student at AUT (Auckland […]
6 Emotions to Expect on Submission Day (in GIFs)
For years now, I’ve fantasized about handing over my thesis. In my head, it would be the greatest day of my life. Birds would dress me that morning. The sun […]
The Secrets of an AUT PG Student’s Success at Falling Walls
You may remember a couple of months ago we let you know about the Falling Walls competition, where innovative researchers and professionals compete to demonstrate the revolutionary power of their […]
How Do You Define “Success” in PG Research?
As an undergraduate, you know if you’re doing well. Every semester, in every paper, you get multiple reminders: this essay is a C+ or that exam was an A-. I […]
Put on your shoes
Writing a thesis is like running a marathon, right? Jeez, how many times have we heard that? (Answer: lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of times.) I’ve […]