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Throwback Thursday: Are you just stuck or are you really scared of writing?

August 4, 2016 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

We first featured this post from Julia Hallas in 2013. This post features in our top 5 posts, found in the footer of the new design. If you’re experiencing procrastination, […]

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Literature Searching: Pro Tips

June 28, 2016February 26, 2019 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

The number of scholarly articles in existence is estimated at over 50 million, with more published every year. Add to that the millions of books, videos, non-scholarly publications, and other […]

Reading for Keeps

April 21, 2016August 1, 2016 Anaise Irvine

I just performed a very unscientific study of thesis bibliographies. Of the last 5 doctoral theses published to ProQuest, there were an average of 333 entries per bibliography.* That’s an […]

What Can Academic Writers Learn from Novelists?

March 9, 2016August 1, 2016 Anaise Irvine

‘Tis true, the job of an academic writer is very different from that of a novelist. But when you come right down to it, we’re all putting pen to paper […]

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Who are you writing for?

September 3, 2015August 1, 2016 Anaise Irvine

How many people will read your thesis? It’s the impossible question. A few examiners, at least. Your supervisors. Is that all? Maybe a devoted spouse or family member? Possibly one […]

Your Brain on Notes

June 23, 2015August 1, 2016 Anaise Irvine

If you are reading this, you are probably a postgraduate student. And if you’re a postgraduate student, you probably did well as an undergraduate. Which means you’re probably an experienced […]

Throwback Thursday: Who is your reader?

June 4, 2015August 1, 2016 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

This post from Dr David Parker first appeared here on Thesislink in 2012 When you are writing a thesis or a dissertation, there is always someone else in the room […]

Manuscript March: Should We Write While We Read?

March 5, 2015August 1, 2016 Anaise Irvine

At primary school, you learn the “three Rs” – reading, writing, and arithmetic. I always thought that saying was deeply ironic. In order for those to be three Rs, you […]

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