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So You’ve Been Asked to Revise Your Conference Abstract… Now What?

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021 Anaise Irvine

Sharing your research at a conference or symposium can open up a lot of doors professionally, and allow you to get your research out to the wider world. But there’s […]

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5 Ways NOT to Construct an Argument

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 Anaise Irvine

Much of the skill of academic writing lies in constructing a strong argument. This means establishing, supporting, and defending a position. It means being persuasive. But the readers you have […]

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Making Life Easier for your Readers

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Anaise Irvine

Often, when writing a thesis (or paper, or presentation, etc.), we unconsciously adopt a writer-centric approach. By that I mean: we get so preoccupied with conveying all the information in […]

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How I Structured My Doctoral Thesis in Format Two

May 28, 2020March 25, 2021 Prabakar Parthiban

Editor’s note: this article, published in 2020, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]

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Getting Started Writing your Thesis and Beating Writer’s Block

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Scott Pilkington

Generally, when I sit down to write something new – whether that be my thesis or a blog post – it feels huge and daunting. I just don’t know how […]

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The Emotional Journey of Getting Supervisor Feedback

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Anaise Irvine

I was recently reminded of a dark time in my PhD. A time when my illusions were shattered, and my hopes decimated. A time when I was elated to have […]

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Throwback Thursday: Ideas for Structuring Your Thesis or Dissertation

March 5, 2020March 25, 2021 Ian Brailsford

This post by University of Auckland staff member Dr Ian Brailsford first appeared on Thesislink in May 2019. Links and Postgraduate Handbook references have been updated. My favourite Jorge Chan […]

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Shut Up and Write: AKA How to Turn Nothing into Writing

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Scott Pilkington

I know it sounds too good to be true, but this method of working helps you to spit out pages of writing. Now, I didn’t say it was perfect writing, […]

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Why Being Almost at the Word Count Doesn’t Mean You’re Almost Done

October 10, 2019March 25, 2021 Anaise Irvine

Last week we posted about when to let your thesis go; about how to know when it’s good enough and when you can finally release it to the world. It’s […]

Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday: When to let your thesis go?

October 3, 2019March 25, 2021 Ian Brailsford

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 […]

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Writing as a Not-Quite-Yet-Expert

June 28, 2019July 1, 2019 Anaise Irvine

It is incredibly tricky to nail the genre of thesis-writing. Books are written about it. Learning Advisors specialise in it. Almost all research students struggle with it to some extent […]

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Upcoming PG Writing Workshops

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

The written thesis is its own unique genre. It is a kind of academic writing, but it’s different to undergraduate essay writing; and different to academic journal writing, too. Part […]

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