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Crafting a Dynamite Thesis Topic

June 1, 2017 Anaise Irvine

Earlier this week we posted on picking a research subject. So let’s say you’ve done that, you’ve found your supervisors, and you’ve done a little reading on the area you’ll […]

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Picking a Research Subject as a New Postgrad

May 30, 2017May 30, 2017 Anaise Irvine

Some people enrol for their research degree knowing exactly what they want to study. They choose a subject area, craft a tight and refined thesis topic, and they complete their […]

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What Does it Mean to Make an “Original Contribution”?

June 23, 2016March 25, 2021 Anaise Irvine

Editor’s note: this article, published in 2016, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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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