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The Value of Reading Other People’s Theses

February 23, 2021March 25, 2021 Anaise Irvine

It’s amazing how easy it is to write an entire masters or doctoral thesis without ever reading one. Think about it: no-one would ever expect an author to write a […]

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We Review ‘Semantic Scholar’: An AI-Powered Literature Searching Tool

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Anaise Irvine

Semantic Scholar is a free literature search tool developed by the Allen Institute of AI (nicknamed AI2), a non-profit research institute. It has had a meteoric rise to prominence recently. […]

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3 Techniques for Identifying a Research Gap

October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Anaise Irvine

When you start scoping out a new research project, you’re often encouraged to look for a ‘gap’ in the literature. Once you find something that hasn’t been done yet, so […]

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Finding Meaning in those ‘Difficult’ Readings

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Anaise Irvine

Have you ever had to read a journal article or book that made you go: WHAT THE $!%? That made you shake your head, re-read four times, and question the […]

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Throwback Thursday: Who are you Writing For?

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Anaise Irvine

This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in September 2015.   How many people will read your thesis? It’s the impossible question. A few examiners, at least. […]

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When to Skim-Read and When to Deep-Read

October 19, 2018October 19, 2018 Anaise Irvine

Have you ever gone on an article downloading spree? It’s great – it’s like online shopping for academics. Only instead of drinking too much wine and overspending on TradeMe, you […]

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Twenty Years On: Reflections on Postgraduate Study

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Ian Brailsford

Dr. Ian Brailsford is a Learning Advisor at the University of Auckland, specialising in postgraduate research skills. This year’s FIFA World Cup marks the twentieth anniversary of my frantic efforts […]

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Decolonial Reading Group

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

Join us for some casual monthly reading and thinking centered on decolonial thought. Based on the following definition, we will discuss how decolonisation, as decoloniality in action, impacts our research, […]

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Keyword Strategies for Google Scholar

March 7, 2018 Anaise Irvine

We live in amazing times. With a few keystrokes, we can look up any information on any topic from almost any source. As scholars, we have access to even more; […]

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Books For and About Postgrads

July 11, 2017 Anaise Irvine

Whether you’re considering enrolling for postgrad study, or you’re several years into a postgrad research project, there are resources out there to help you through each stage of your postgrad […]

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Using Social Media to Stay Current

June 20, 2017 Anaise Irvine

Typically, for a research project, you start with lots of reading, then move to collecting and analysing data, then writing up results. The problem with this is that, in the […]

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Christmas Reading for the Modern Academic

December 13, 2016 Anaise Irvine

When I tell non-academics that I’m getting my PhD, they almost always make one assumption. They figure that a PhD is the most advanced form of education there is, and […]

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