Survival kit for International PhD Mums: It’s a Whānau’s Journey
On the 1st of October 2019, I will submit my final doctoral dissertation entitled ‘My Baby Deserves Love, Not HIV’ to my supervisors. It is the best 80,000 words and […]
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Thank You: An Open Letter to PG Supporters
To anyone who has ever supported a research student, When someone you love tells you that they have decided to do a masters or doctorate, they are indirectly asking you […]
Throwback Thursday: Where to Find your PhD Support Group
This post by Dr Julia Hallas first appeared on Thesislink in May 2014. A network of Research Students Peer Groups has since been started at AUT – see the RSPG […]
My PhD was “For Nothing” and I Couldn’t be Happier
I once wanted to be a lecturer. I loved the idea that one day, I’d stand in front of a classroom full of impressionable young minds and nurture them, the […]
Don’t Break Up With Your Writing
In order to produce a thesis of 40,000 or 80,000 words, you have to be in a long-term relationship with writing. This isn’t a brief fling, in which you write […]
Beating the Post-Holiday Blues
The holidays are over. The sun still shines outside, but we can’t bask in it. The water at the beach is still warm, but we can’t swim in it. Instead […]
10 More Auckland Summer Activities (for Student Budgets)
Around this time last year, we published a list of 10 Auckland Summer Activities (for Student Budgets). Quite a few of you loved the ideas and asked for more. So […]
New Postgrad Student Connections Group
By Amanda Lees, AUT Counsellor AUT offers several groups and numerous activities throughout the year for research students (those involved in producing a thesis). Many of these groups have an […]
10 Auckland Summer Activities (for Student Budgets)
The sun is out, and in just a few short weeks, the university will close down for the Christmas / New Year period. From Saturday 16 December to Sunday 7 […]
Throwback Thursday: The Myth of the Perfect Postgrad
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in July 2015. Do you judge everything you do against some imagined ideal? Do you hold yourself to impossibly high […]
Postgrad Parents: Tips from a Graduand
Melissa Gould is about to graduate after years as a postgrad parent. She sent us her tips for surviving a PhD with children. Thanks Melissa! I signed up for […]
Postgrad Parents: Stephanie-Anne Croft
Stephanie contributed this article on her strategies for combining research with motherhood. Thank you Stephanie! “Reserved for The Best Mum Ever!” read the sign written neatly in pink, green […]