Fake or ‘Hijacked’ Journal Invites (and How to Spot Them)
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
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 […]
How Can You Capitalise on Your ‘Hidden Work’?
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, […]
Throwback Thursday: The Art of the Thesis Title
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 […]
Journalling to Make Progress on Really Difficult Problems
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2016, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]