Finding Meaning in those ‘Difficult’ Readings
Have you ever had to read a journal article or book that made you go: WHAT THE $!%? That made you shake your head, re-read four times, and question the […]
*TODAY* Watch our 3MT Doctoral Winner Compete at the Asia-Pacific Finals!
AUT 3 Minute Thesis doctoral champion Peter Jean-Paul is in Brisbane right now, getting ready to compete in the Asia-Pacific 3MT finals! After weeks of rehearsal, refinements, and professional coaching, […]
Throwback Thursday: When to let your thesis go?
The actor/director Sir Kenneth Branagh was asked in an interview: how do you know a movie you’re directing is finished? After a moment’s pause he replied: you don’t, you abandon […]
Easy Ways to Vote in the Local Body Elections
It’s voting time here in Auckland! The local body elections give us an opportunity to elect the mayor, councillors, local board members, and District Health Board (DHB) members who will […]
Survival kit for International PhD Mums: It’s a Whānau’s Journey
On the 1st of October 2019, I will submit my final doctoral dissertation entitled ‘My Baby Deserves Love, Not HIV’ to my supervisors. It is the best 80,000 words and […]
‘Deep Work’: A Manual for Better Thinking
There are few tasks more cognitively challenging than researching and writing a thesis. As researchers, we must think and generate new insights at the absolute forefront of human understanding. And […]
Video from PG Research Symposium & 3MT 2019
Check out the highlights from the 2019 Postgraduate Research Symposium, which took place on Friday 16 August 2019. This video was created by Visionworks (https://www.visionworks.co.nz/)
Measles Outbreak: What You Need to Know
You may have heard about the measles outbreak in Auckland, which has so far reached almost 1,000 confirmed cases. There has been one confirmed case of an AUT student with […]
Writers Retreats: Highlights from Sept and Apply Now for Nov!
The latest Graduate Research School Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat has just finished, and 18 writers have left the beach with pages full of new work. The weather was a bit grim […]
Can You KonMari Your Thesis?
Being overburdened can kill productivity. Having too much (too much stuff, too many commitments, too much text) can be completely overwhelming. Paring back, reorganising, and reducing can be a great […]
Throwback Thursday: Postgraduate Workspaces at AUT
University Postgraduate Board student rep Anne Wendt wrote this post in August 2018 reporting on a survey about postgraduate workspaces and giving some tips on accessing resources at AUT. Links […]
New Videos & Photos from PG Research Symposium and 3MT
Our professional photographer has done a great job compiling and editing the photos and videos of the AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium and 3MT finals held on Friday 16 August. The […]