What Do You Wish Your Supervisor/s Knew?
While most supervisors are willing to have an honest chat here and there, it can be hard to be completely honest. Let’s face it: supervisors have a lot of power, […]
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Books For and About Postgrads
Whether you’re considering enrolling for postgrad study, or you’re several years into a postgrad research project, there are resources out there to help you through each stage of your postgrad […]
Last Days to be in to Win Great Prizes at 3MT
Entries for the AUT 3 Minute Thesis competition close on Monday, people! That means you have just one weekend to get your entry form in. You can find lots more […]
Throwback Thursday: Preparing for the AUT 3MT Competition
This post by Jesse Pirini, past 3MT winner, first appeared on Thesislink in 2012. Jesse is now a postdoctoral fellow, and will give a talk at the PG Week Welcome […]
What Makes a Great Poster?
Posters are a common form of research communication, particularly in STEM fields. They’re effective, they’re fun to browse at conferences, and they don’t require any public speaking. Yay! They can […]
PG Symposium Abstracts Due Friday
If you would like to present your research at the Postgraduate Symposium on 18 August, it’s time to hustle – you have 3 more days to get your abstract in! […]
Crafting your PG Symposium presentation
If you’ve heeded our call to enter the PG Symposium, you might be wondering how to go about preparing your presentation. At last years’ Symposium, we asked some of the […]
Get Your Entries in for PG Week Events!
We’re leading up to the hottest time on the postgrad calendar here at AUT. Postgraduate Week is happening on 14-18 August, and now is the time to prepare your entries […]
Postgrad Parents: Tips from a Graduand
Melissa Gould is about to graduate after years as a postgrad parent. She sent us her tips for surviving a PhD with children. Thanks Melissa! I signed up for […]
Postgrad Parents: Stephanie-Anne Croft
Stephanie contributed this article on her strategies for combining research with motherhood. Thank you Stephanie! “Reserved for The Best Mum Ever!” read the sign written neatly in pink, green […]
Postgrad Parents: Claire Gear
Claire Gear is a distance student doing her PhD research on responding to intimate partner violence in primary health care. She is also a mum to two boys aged 5 […]
Postgrad Parents: Diana Albarran Gonzalez
Diana Albarran Gonzalez moved to New Zealand with her family because her ex-partner got a job here. She found part-time work as a lecturer, got her daughter set up in […]