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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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this article, published in 2016, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date.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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. […]
Recent doctoral thesis finishers Emma Kelly and Wendy Moore got together at the latest AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat to collate their 10 top tips for working on a PhD thesis. […]
By Emma Kelly In the week before your Viva you will get many pieces of sometimes contradictory advice. ‘Make your presentation absolutely watertight, you DO NOT WANT to make any […]