Presenting during the PhD thesis phase
Having been a part time PhD student for four years now,I have presented both locally and internationally to various conferences. I know there’s always a debate about how much we […]
Author: Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)
You find your thesis is for sale, via Google. Is this a big deal?
A ‘cautionary tale’ of a person unexpectedly finding his thesis was for sale while searching Google appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education on 25 July, 2012. “A Google search […]
I need to visit a researcher overseas but I don’t have funding for travel……
This is the thing I hear most often. It can be tough for PhD students to stay above the poverty line– travel can seem way out of reach. There are […]
Scholarly Commons: What’s in it for you?
Are you dreaming about having finished your thesis? It’s been examined, you’ve made the required amendments, taken the copies to be bound and now you can have a well-earned rest, […]
Who is your reader?
When you are writing a thesis or a dissertation, there is always someone else in the room with you. Or, at least, I believe there should be. That person is […]
Whats happening around Auckland?
For those of you taking a well deserved break from your research, here are a few interesting events taking place around Auckland: New Zealand Opera presents “Rigoletto” by Verdi. This […]
Stay in the Loop
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Registering with Thesislink
Technical hiccups are being experienced with those registering to Thesislink outside of AUT. We apologise for this inconvenience and will let you know once this has been resolved.
Ethics Help
In response to requests regarding applying for Ethical Review. For all applicants to the ethics committee, help is at hand. Firstly, the Frequently Asked Questions section of the Ethics Knowledge […]
Funding
For most people postgraduate study is expensive. Some will be lucky enough to gain funding from public research bodies or industry, but often masters and PhD students pay their own […]
Approaching the literature review
You probably believe that your research will be significant in contributing to knowledge in your field, but how can you support that belief? The challenge is to provide a solid […]
6th Annual Postgraduate Symposium
6th Annual Postgraduate Symposium Tuesday 28 August, 2012 AUT University The University Postgraduate Centre is inviting research student participation for the 6th annual Postgraduate Symposium event If you are looking […]