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Essential Advice from “How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors”

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 Cindy Wang

As I near the final stage of my PhD journey, I recently reread the book How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors by Dr. Phillips […]

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Building a Healthy Relationship with Supervisors is a Long-Term Investment

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Kwong Nui Sim

Postgraduate study does not only build a dissertation/a thesis; the journey builds up the people – both the supervisors and the student. In fact, the supervisors and the student are […]

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Thesis Survivor Stories: Meet one of the survivors – Vivien Wei Verheijen

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022 Kathryn Oxborrow

AUT academics Professor Marilyn Waring and Professor Kate Kearins have recently edited a second edition of Thesis Survivor Stories: Practical Advice on Getting Through Your PhD or Masters Thesis, which […]

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Making Strategic Use of Your Acknowledgements Section

October 20, 2020May 19, 2022 Scott Pilkington

Editor’s note: This post was first published in October 2020; references to the AUT Postgraduate Handbook have since been updated for the 2022 edition. The acknowledgements section of a thesis […]

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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, 2019March 25, 2021 Anaise Irvine

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this article, published in 2019, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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 […]

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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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