Getting to the End of your Thesis Journey
This post is written by Arien Hielkema (pictured below) With the final months of your academic journey coming to a close, it is perhaps topical to talk about some key learnings […]
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Employability Strategies for Graduates
You may be close to submitting your thesis but have you thought about what happens next. How will you transition from university to a career or from your graduate identity […]
Fieldwork FUN , Fieldwork FAIL, and Fieldwork SCARES
Carrying out research isn’t always glamorous or necessarily go according to plan but sometimes it’s good to reflect back on the good and the bad; and to have a laugh about […]
Doctoral student shares her thoughts on postgraduate studies and assisting women in Kurdistan
Ashleigh AIi returns to her homeland, Kurdistan next week for a couple of months. Before she left, I spoke to her about life as a postgraduate student at AUT (Auckland […]
How to have a Difficult Conversation with your Supervisor
There are certain times in our life when we need to have a difficult conversation with someone and it can be hard to know how to approach that conversation, especially […]
Making professional connections via email
Imagine this scenario – you need information and you start to write a formal email but you don’t know the person or organisation to which you are writing. How do […]
What to see & do at PG Week
PG Week got off to a rocking start on Monday with the Welcome Breakfast. The breakfast speaker was Maggie Eyre, a presentation coach with stories galore. She apparently coached a […]
Breaking the Ice with Officemates & Labmates
If you’ve ever lived in a flat, you’ll know that your relationship with your flatmates can leave you either energised or miserable. Stay on good terms, and the house feels […]
Apply to attend the April 2016 UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
Monday 18 April to Thursday 21 April 2016 Closing date for applications to be submitted is Friday 18 March 2016 We invite all postgraduate research students at AUT who want dedicated writing […]
‘The Club’ finishes another great year
How’s this for a happy bunch of post-grads? ‘The Club’ doctoral group has now been running out South for almost two years. Here is a photo of that last meeting […]
New peer networks available – which one should you join?
Last week we profiled a doctoral student group at South campus that’s getting people out of their offices and into good company. Well, great news! Now there are four more […]
‘The Club’ at AUT South
Do you ever feel like your postgraduate research is a lonely task? We spend so much time alone as researchers – at our desks, on our computers, in our labs […]