Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
This article first appeared on Thesislink in July 2020. I’ve been grappling with a Really Difficult Problem (RDP) on a project lately. You know the kind: necessary to deal with […]
I’ve been grappling with a Really Difficult Problem (RDP) on a project lately. You know the kind: necessary to deal with in order to make progress, but frustratingly complicated and […]
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 […]
Being overburdened can kill productivity. Having too much (too much stuff, too many commitments, too much text) can be completely overwhelming. Paring back, reorganising, and reducing can be a great […]
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2019, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
If you’ve read books / gone to workshops / heard supervisors talk about the thesis as a genre, you’ve almost certainly learned the importance of having a consistent line of […]
Last week I had the great fortune to help out with the ICOM (International Council of Museums) joint conference on training and development in regional museums. It was a 5-day […]
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 […]
When I first started my PhD, the enormity of what I had to do would often overwhelm me. I knew that I had to break my research project down into […]
We first featured this post from PhD candidate Julia Hallas in 2013 If you’re experiencing procrastination, depression, all-nighters and melt-downs… join me in my quest for the best writing tips. […]
We first featured this post from PhD candidate Julia Hallas in August 2013. What’s your writing space like? Do you have a dedicated space? Do you have to clear […]
