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All massey doctoral theses now available online, june 18, 2013.

It’s finished! 1600 Massey doctoral theses 1948-2013 3 1/2 years of digitising All Massey doctoral theses are now available through Massey Research Online, after a three and a half year project to digitise them. Now we’re starting on... Read more

They still want to publish your thesis

March 5, 2013.

Writing a doctoral or a masters thesis is a huge amount of work and there‘s a lot of satisfaction when you come to the end of the process and the thesis is finally printed and bound. According to the University regulations a printed and bound... Read more

Doing a thesis? An important reminder!

August 6, 2012.

Like many universities (if not all), Massey University now requires an electronic copy of a master’s or doctoral thesis to be submitted along with the print copy. The electronic copy gets uploaded to Massey Research Online (MRO), and is there far... Read more

Doctoral Theses Online

July 26, 2012.

Most Massey doctoral theses as far back as the first in 1948 are now available online, as the Library nears completion of a two year project to digitise all 1400 of them. In 2010, the Library initiated a project to retrospectively digitise all of... Read more

We want to publish your thesis – A Warning

September 29, 2009.

You may have heard of a diploma mill but until yesterday I didn’t know what an author mill was although they have been impacting on us for the past few months. What generally happens is that a student with a PhD or Masters thesis receives... Read more

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Doctoral Stream Community

An online community to help you find answers to your questions about doctoral study and life and to meet and get to know other students.

This community is only available to Massey University doctoral students.

Writing and editing

Polishing the thesis ( PDF )

This online workshop guides you through the process of editing your thesis. [48:20]

This video lecture gives an overview of the different elements one should be aware of when writing a thesis or dissertation.

The sections on article critiques and literature reviews may also be helpful.

PhD students are required to sit an oral examination, called a viva voce, as part of the assessment procedure for their degree. This video lecture gives an idea of what can be expected and tips on how to prepare for the oral exam.

Preparing for the PhD oral exam

This online workshop prepares you for your PhD's oral exam. [39:55]

Massey Library has a comprehensive Thesis Presentation Guide .

Long documents shows you how to format longer documents in Microsoft Word.

Thesis sections

Doctorate with publications.

At Massey, a doctoral candidate can gain a PhD by one of two pathways:

a “Doctorate by Monograph” (a thesis in book form with chapters). The thesis or parts of the thesis may be published after publication, or
a “Doctorate with Publications” (generally, between two and six research papers that are either published, in review, or in press at the time of thesis submission).

Candidates are advised to ask their supervisors for guidance over which pathway is best for their research project.

The Doctoral Thesis with Publications page has comprehensive guidelines relating to:

the preparation, structuring, and examination of a thesis with publications,
the authorship of publications to be submitted as part of the doctoral thesis, and
frequently asked questions.

The Graduate Research School offers additional guidance relating to the publication and authorship of doctoral research .

Massey’s Researcher Support page includes advice on how to: