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Making Strategic Use of Your Acknowledgements Section

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Scott Pilkington

The acknowledgements section of a thesis is part of the front work, after the title page, but before the introduction (i.e. the bit numbered in roman numerals not Arabic numerals). […]

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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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What Affects your PhD Completion Time?

May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 Anaise Irvine

If there’s one question that I hated being asked during my doctoral research, it was: “How long have you got left?” That question is impossible to answer. The doctorate isn’t […]

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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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What Kind of Feedback do you Need?

March 20, 2018March 20, 2018 Anaise Irvine

Sending a thesis draft to your supervisors is always a bit scary. When you’ve invested your time, brainpower, and soul into a piece of writing, it’s hard to submit it […]

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A Supervisor’s Role After You Graduate

September 29, 2017 Anaise Irvine

As we come to the end of Supervision September here on Thesislink, let’s think ahead. When you’re conducting your research and writing your thesis, the general role of your supervisors […]

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Wearing Both Hats: Interview with a Supervisor/Supervisee

September 27, 2017 Anaise Irvine

As we saw in last week’s posts, the jobs of thesis student and thesis supervisor can both be full of exciting and exhausting highs and lows. Can you even imagine […]

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What Supervisors Wish PG Students Knew: Part 2

September 22, 2017September 22, 2017 Anaise Irvine

So far this week, we’ve found out what PG students wish their supervisors knew, and the first part of what supervisors wish their PG students knew. Today, it’s time to […]

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What Supervisors Wish PG Students Knew: Part 1

September 20, 2017 Anaise Irvine

When I emailed AUT’s supervisors to ask what they wished their postgraduate students knew, I thought they’d be too busy to respond. Oh boy, I was wrong. My inbox lit […]

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What PG Students Wish Their Supervisors Knew

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 Anaise Irvine

A few weeks ago I asked you what you wished your supervisor/s knew. Your responses were sometimes sad, sometimes heart-warming, and sometimes raw. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Here […]

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Help! My Supervisors Disagree with Each Other!

September 14, 2017September 14, 2017 Anaise Irvine

Do you have more than one supervisor? If so, do they always agree on everything? Probably not. As Neil deGrasse Tyson recently tweeted… At AUT, doctoral students have two (or […]

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Supervisor’s Endorsements: Getting onto a Writing Retreat

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

Supervisors write a lot of references. Whenever you apply for a job, a scholarship, an amendment to enrolment, conference funding, or any of a million other things, your supervisors’ comments […]

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