Brain Hacks for Better Writing
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
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 […]
Making professional connections via email
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 […]
What to do when you’re feeling overwhelmed
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 […]
Why we don’t write and what to do about it
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. […]
Practical Tips for Formatting a Thesis
Margins, fonts, pagination, spacing, headings… OK, so formatting isn’t the most glamorous aspect of any writing project. Unless you’re a font nerd, it probably seems kind of dull. But it […]
Getting to the finish line
By Dr Lyn Lavery The end of the year will soon be upon us and many of you will be racing towards the finish line of your thesis. Even if […]
Throwback Thursday: How can a postgraduate student get (more) things done?
This post by Dr Geoff Dickson first appeared here on Thesislink in 2012 The short answers to get organized. The longer answer goes like this. Time – you never have enough […]
Beating Presentation Stage Fright
The deadline for 3 Minute Thesis applications is coming up next Friday 24th July. (What’s 3 Minute Thesis, you ask? It’s a competition you should enter! Go here to find […]
Building a Strong Argument: Lessons from Debating
One of my favourite things about English classes at school was debating. Once a year, the class would be split into teams of three, who would face off against each […]
Quick Tip: Adding line numbers to a transcript in MS Word
By Julia Hallas Here’s a handy formatting tip. When I started preparing my interviews for analysis, I had no idea how to add a number at the start of each […]
New Online Tool: Find 350+ Research Resources at AUT
You might already know that the University Postgraduate Centre, the Student Learning Centre, and the Library run workshops for postgraduate students – but did you know that there are over […]