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: Workshop Places Still Available
This week is jam-packed with workshops on all aspects of the postgrad experience. Some are booking up, but there are still places available in most workshops. Here’s an up-to-date schedule: […]
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 […]
Plan Your Postgrad Week Activities!
Postgrad Week starts in just 6 short days! We are so excited to get everybody together to learn, talk, network, and share our research. (The free food is just a […]
Throwback Thursday: A networking breakfast with Dr Lyn Lavery
This post about Dr Lyn Lavery’s talk at the PG Week Welcome Breakfast first appeared on Thesislink in August 2015. This year’s PG Week Welcome Breakfast on Monday August 14 […]
Whispers from the 2017 3MT Judges’ Room
I’ve been involved with the 3 Minute Thesis competition for many years; first as a competitor and finalist, and now as a promoter and score-keeper. Quite often, at the end […]
Find PG Docs at the New “AUT Resources” Page
There’s a lot to keep track of when you’re a PG student. Let us help make your life a little bit easier by keeping all your commonly-used documents in one […]
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, […]
The Value of Talking to Family & Friends about your Research
Postgraduate research is so, so specific. Your research might be about the physics of the movement of bees’ wings in flight. Or security protocols for cloud storage providers. Or the […]
Pro Tips for Opening a Thesis Chapter
A thesis is a long and complex document that often presents very difficult and challenging ideas. Breaking those ideas down into easily digestible chunks – i.e. chapters – will help […]