We often post about academic support here on Thesislink; the workshops, events, and resources that can help to power-up your progress in your postgraduate research.
But sometimes the issues that crop up during PG research are not academic at all. They might be to do with your confidence, your housing situation, family & friends, your finances, mental or physical health, employment, and the list goes on.
If you would like to talk to an advisor about what’s going on in your world, there are two new PG Student Advisors available! David Lavulo and Sophia Zhang specialise in helping PG students to navigate advanced study in the context of your life and your wellbeing. They can sit down with you one-on-one to talk through whatever challenges you are facing and help to find a way forward.
Here’s a little bit more about them:
There are two ways to connect with Sophia and/or David:
- Email postgrad.support@aut.ac.nz; or
- Book a time to meet via MyAUT (select ‘Make a booking’ –> ‘Student Hub appointment’ and follow the prompts from there)
Both Sophia and David are based on the City campus, but they visit other campuses as well. Additionally, Mandarin speakers can choose to use either Mandarin and/or English with Sophia.
Welcome David and Sophia!
