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Throwback Thursday: Journalling to Make Progress on Really Difficult Problems

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 Anaise Irvine

This article first appeared on Thesislink in July 2020. I’ve been grappling with a Really Difficult Problem (RDP) on a project lately. You know the kind: necessary to deal with […]

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Fake or ‘Hijacked’ Journal Invites (and How to Spot Them)

May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 Anaise Irvine

In a publish-or-perish world, academics are under immense pressure to find outlets for their papers. It can feel like an uphill battle to identify the right journals, write to their […]

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Tips for Regaining Research Momentum After a Break

January 27, 2021January 28, 2021 Anaise Irvine

Aaaaah… sunshine, beach days, bike rides, ice creams! (Or for the indoorsy types: guilt-free Netflix and reading!) The long hot Kiwi summer is a thing of glory, but it can […]

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How Can You Capitalise on Your ‘Hidden Work’?

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Anaise Irvine

During some recent idle file-browsing, I stumbled upon some writings from my undergraduate days. Nothing earth-shattering: just a few ten-year-old assignments that I’d forgotten about. I almost moved past them, […]

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Throwback Thursday: The Art of the Thesis Title

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Anaise Irvine

This post first appeared on Thesislink in April 2017. Imagine you’re a journalist, and you’ve been asked to write a headline for a news story about the opening of a […]

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Journalling to Make Progress on Really Difficult Problems

July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Anaise Irvine

I’ve been grappling with a Really Difficult Problem (RDP) on a project lately. You know the kind: necessary to deal with in order to make progress, but frustratingly complicated and […]

Throwback Thursday: Ten Tips for Writing a Useful SURVEY

August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 Robyn Kannemeyer

This post by Robyn Kannemeyer first appeared on Thesislink in October 2016. You may think that writing a survey is easy but believe me, if you are conducting a survey […]

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Brain Hacks for Better Writing

March 14, 2017March 21, 2017 Anaise Irvine

Writers’ block is real, and it really sucks. There’s nothing worse than the feeling of time ticking away as you stare pointlessly at a screen, unable to make blank space […]

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Getting to the End of your Thesis Journey

November 29, 2016 Robyn Kannemeyer

This post is written by Arien Hielkema (pictured below) With the final months of your academic journey coming to a close, it is perhaps topical to talk about some key learnings […]

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Making professional connections via email

October 11, 2016 Robyn Kannemeyer

Imagine this scenario – you need information and you start to write a formal email but you don’t know the person or organisation to which you are writing. How do […]

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What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed

September 15, 2016September 20, 2016 Julia Hallas

When I first started my PhD, the enormity of what I had to do would often overwhelm me. I knew that I had to break my research project down into […]

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Why we don’t write and what to do about it

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 Julia Hallas

Procrastination means ‘belonging to tomorrow’. So when you delay writing today, you are creating more work for tomorrow. Unfortunately this delay creates a gap between your intention and your action. […]

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