A PhD Story to Get You Inspired
I’ve been reading a book called Educated by Dr Tara Westover. You’ve probably seen it around; it’s been haunting the Whitcoulls Top 100 list, which is quite remarkable for a […]
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Join the AUTSA Post Graduate Subcommittee
Did you ever feel like you wanted to say something to someone, but there wasn’t anyone who would listen to you? Well, now you can get your concerns heard. AUTSA […]
Chinese Research Students’ Group – Upcoming Meeting
We’ve previously posted about a group for Chinese research students who speak Mandarin or Cantonese. Good news – the group is now open to students from all faculties, and there’s […]
Photos from the AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium 2018
You submitted abstracts, you prepared presentations, you designed posters, and you rehearsed 3 Minute Thesis entries… then on Friday 17 August, all that hard work brought your research into the […]
Reminder: PG Symposium TOMORROW!
We at the GRS are counting down the hours now until our biggest day of the year! The AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium is on tomorrow, Friday 17 August, on the […]
Register for the AUT Postgraduate Symposium
On Friday 17 August 2018 the Graduate Research School is hosting our 12th annual Postgraduate Research Symposium. The Symposium is an opportunity for postgraduate research students across all disciplines to […]
What to Expect at an Academic Job Interview
We all know what a job interview entails, right? Dress nicely, shake hands, answer questions. But academic job interviews can be much, much more complicated than that. Of course, the interview […]
Leaving the Natural Habitat (Better Known as the Postgraduate Office)
Look around your postgraduate office, and you will find many species of postgraduate mates – workaholic bees, hyperactive squirrels, nervous and easily frightened ostriches, social butterflies, patient turtles, overconfident ducks, […]
Imposter Syndrome: A Curse you Share with Einstein
When you think of Albert Einstein, which descriptors come to mind? Genius? Luminary? Leader? World-changer? When Albert Einstein thought of Albert Einstein, at least in later years, he reportedly thought: […]
How Students Contribute to University Decision-Making
It takes a lot of decision-making to run a university. Which programmes will be offered? How will support services operate? What should be done to make the student experience more […]
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 […]