Distractions and Opportunities
Distractions Kia ora koutou, hope everyone is doing as well as possible in these trying times. As researchers we are often thinking about ways to avoid distractions but sometimes a […]
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Winter Webinar Series for Researchers
Hunkering down for the cold season? Why not watch a webinar under the blankets and learn something new while staying warm? Our friends at Academic Consulting Ltd (experts in data […]
Free Training: Write a Winning Application
The Salis Institute in Australia has invited AUT researchers to a free online workshop on writing applications (for scholarships, fellowships, research grants, etc). While a solid list of academic achievements […]
Join ’23 Things’ – A Programme for Learning New Research Tools
Attention AUT doctoral students! Would you like … to expand your international network? to have exceptional doctoral experiences? to learn different technological tools for academic/research practice? Then, why not join […]
Free Writing Webinars in Dec / Jan
A little birdy tells us that some usually paid academic writing webinars are going free at the moment. Defend&Publish, a team of academic writing coaches based in the US, is […]
We Review ‘Semantic Scholar’: An AI-Powered Literature Searching Tool
Semantic Scholar is a free literature search tool developed by the Allen Institute of AI (nicknamed AI2), a non-profit research institute. It has had a meteoric rise to prominence recently. […]
‘Pick n Mix’ Research Upskilling Next Week
Got some time to learn new things next week? The Research Bazaar 2020 ‘Pick n Mix’ edition is on, and offers lots of sessions for researchers wanting to learn about […]
One More Chance for the Research Accelerator
If you were thinking of signing up for the Research Accelerator programme (but the deadline flew by too quickly) you’ll be pleased to know that we’re keeping applications open for […]
It’s Open Access Week! See What’s On.
Happy Open Access Week, everybody! This week celebrates the principle of free, open scholarship; and the scholars, librarians, and advocates who are working hard to make open access a reality. […]
New Research Accelerator Programme
If we had to pick one word to describe doing research in 2020, we’d pick: disrupted. This has been an incredibly challenging time for researchers; with border closures, physical distancing, […]
PG Workshops & Events you can Attend in your Pyjamas
One of the many, many ways in which the world has changed this year is that a great many activities have moved online. AUT is no exception, and many of […]
Upskill for Free while at AUT
AUT maintains subscriptions and licences for a number of software packages and online services to help you upskill. The university pays for these services to help you learn the skills […]