The Emotional Journey of Getting Supervisor Feedback
I was recently reminded of a dark time in my PhD. A time when my illusions were shattered, and my hopes decimated. A time when I was elated to have […]
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Throwback Thursday: Ideas for Structuring Your Thesis or Dissertation
This post by University of Auckland staff member Dr Ian Brailsford first appeared on Thesislink in May 2019. Links and Postgraduate Handbook references have been updated. My favourite Jorge Chan […]
Apply for the April Writers’ Retreat
Are you in (or approaching) a period of intense writing? Do you need to be super productive? Do you want some quiet time and expert support to help you churn […]
November PG Writers’ Retreat 2019
On November 4-7 2019, twenty AUT research students attended the Graduate Research School Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat at Vaughan Park in Long Bay. They strolled the beach, attended workshops, had one-on-one […]
Shut Up and Write: AKA How to Turn Nothing into Writing
I know it sounds too good to be true, but this method of working helps you to spit out pages of writing. Now, I didn’t say it was perfect writing, […]
Throwback Thursday: When to let your thesis go?
The actor/director Sir Kenneth Branagh was asked in an interview: how do you know a movie you’re directing is finished? After a moment’s pause he replied: you don’t, you abandon […]
Writers Retreats: Highlights from Sept and Apply Now for Nov!
The latest Graduate Research School Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat has just finished, and 18 writers have left the beach with pages full of new work. The weather was a bit grim […]
Can You KonMari Your Thesis?
Being overburdened can kill productivity. Having too much (too much stuff, too many commitments, too much text) can be completely overwhelming. Paring back, reorganising, and reducing can be a great […]
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 […]
Apply Now for the September Writers Retreat
Applications close 26 July 2019 We invite all postgraduate research students at AUT who want dedicated writing time to apply to attend a four day writers’ retreat being held at […]
Writing as a Not-Quite-Yet-Expert
It is incredibly tricky to nail the genre of thesis-writing. Books are written about it. Learning Advisors specialise in it. Almost all research students struggle with it to some extent […]
Upcoming PG Writing Workshops
The written thesis is its own unique genre. It is a kind of academic writing, but it’s different to undergraduate essay writing; and different to academic journal writing, too. Part […]