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Essential Advice from “How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors”

August 27, 2024August 27, 2024 Cindy Wang

As I near the final stage of my PhD journey, I recently reread the book How to get a PhD: A handbook for students and their supervisors by Dr. Phillips […]

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Managing Distractions and Building Focus for Research

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 Anaise Irvine

I’ll just check social media real quick. Oooh, this rabbit hole looks interesting! Oh no, my desk is quite dusty, where’s a cloth? I haven’t checked the news yet this […]

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Adapting the Pomodoro Method to Suit Your Needs

August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 Scott Pilkington

A few years ago, I wrote about the Pomodoro Method and the concept of Shut Up And Write (SUAW). However, this format doesn’t necessarily work for everyone. Since 2020 we’ve […]

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How to Draft a Thesis (Partly) on Your Phone

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Anaise Irvine

In my mind, the time and space needed for writing is proportional to the project. Writing a shopping list? The notes app on my phone is fine for that. Writing […]

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[Throwback Thursday] Research Etiquette for Newbies

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Anaise Irvine

This article by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in April 2017. When I first enrolled in my research degree and rocked up to my department, I was given […]

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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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