Throwback Thursday: Love, Hate, and Supervision
This post from the Graduate Research School was first published in November 2015. Editor’s note: this article makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is […]
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Choosing Your Ideal Supervisors
What would your ideal supervisor be like? Would they give you lots of support, or lots of space? Would they provide direction, or let you set your own agenda? Would […]
Welcome to Supervision September!
It’s September already (how?!), and this month we’re talking about supervision. The relationship between research student and supervisor is one of the most complicated around. Sometimes it’s productive; sometimes it’s […]
Are You a Distance Student?
If you’re a distance student, you might be interested in joining a new peer mentoring group. The group is for those doing postgrad research at AUT from afar. The student […]
PG Symposium Photos Available
Good news folks – the photos from last Friday’s PG Symposium are now available to view online. Check out our Facebook album for the full assortment, and enjoy these highlights. […]
PG Week: 3MT Results!
It’s been a long road to the AUT 3 Minute Thesis finals. During the heats, a field of six Masters entrants was whittled to three, and of twenty-six doctoral entrants, […]
PG Week: PG Symposium 2017
As Postgraduate Week draws to a close, here’s a big THANK YOU to everyone who presented their research, competed at 3MT, contributed a poster, attended a workshop, sat on a […]
PG Week: Gender & Diversity forum
The theme for the rest of PG Week is ‘Connecting,’ and of course tomorrow we will all connect at the major events of the PG year – the Postgraduate Symposium […]
PG Week: Communicating Complex Research at the Symposium
If you are presenting at the PG Symposium on Friday, you’re probably busy memorising your main talking points, finalising your slides, and rehearsing in front of the mirror. You may […]
PG Week Welcome Breakfast 2017
This morning we kicked off PG Week 2017 with a delicious breakfast and a lot of food for thought. The speaker at this year’s welcome breakfast was Dr Jesse Pirini. […]
Try Out a Peer Mentoring Group
Did you know that there is a network of peer mentoring groups for postgraduate students at AUT? These are groups that meet up to support one another, give and receive […]
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, […]