Editor’s note: This post was first published in October 2020; references to the AUT Postgraduate Handbook have since been updated for the latest edition. The acknowledgements section of a thesis […]
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 […]
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this article, published in 2019, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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 […]
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 […]
