Why we don’t write and what to do about it
Procrastination means ‘belonging to tomorrow’. So when you delay writing today, you are creating more work for tomorrow. Unfortunately this delay creates a gap between your intention and your action. […]
Research
Congratulations to the 2016 AUT 3MT Winners!
Yesterday, at the close of the PG Symposium, a large crowd gathered to watch the finals of the Masters and Doctoral 3 Minute Thesis competition. Three Masters students and eight […]
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 […]
Beginner’s Guide to Funding PG Research: Government & External Funding
This week Philippa Hay, Head of AUT’s Scholarships Office, gives us her hints for funding postgraduate research. Thanks Philippa! Government departments and Crown Research Institutes (CRI) will often fund specific […]
Beginner’s Guide to Funding PG Research: Scholarships & Assistantships
This week Philippa Hay, Head of AUT’s Scholarships Office, gives us her hints for funding postgraduate research. Thanks Philippa! Postgraduate research students, particularly those pursuing a doctorate, should begin the […]
Postgraduate Week 2016
Let me give you a scenario. You are out to dinner with friends and their partners, making small talk waiting for the food to arrive. Someone’s partner leans over to […]
Just How Precise do Researchers Need to Be?
I remember once submitting an undergraduate ethics essay that I was really proud of. I had researched it thoroughly. I had expressed my ideas (I thought) elegantly. It was tightly […]
The Secrets of an AUT PG Student’s Success at Falling Walls
You may remember a couple of months ago we let you know about the Falling Walls competition, where innovative researchers and professionals compete to demonstrate the revolutionary power of their […]
Last Chance to Enter for 3 Minute Thesis
The deadline for entries to the 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition is coming up tomorrow. The basic idea of 3MT is that you have 3 minutes and one slide to […]
Investing Time Productively at a Conference
I just got back from a higher education conference in Australia. Along with a colleague, I had a full peer-reviewed paper accepted to the conference, and gave a 30-minute presentation […]
Literature Searching: Pro Tips
The number of scholarly articles in existence is estimated at over 50 million, with more published every year. Add to that the millions of books, videos, non-scholarly publications, and other […]
What Does it Mean to Make an “Original Contribution”?
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2016, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]