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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This post from the Graduate Research School was first published in November 2015. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a research student in possession of a good idea must […]
What would your ideal supervisor be like? Would they give you lots of support, or lots of space? Would they provide direction, or let you set your own agenda? Would […]
It’s September already (how?!), and this month we’re talking about supervision. The relationship between research student and supervisor is one of the most complicated around. Sometimes it’s productive; sometimes it’s […]
