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. […]
Making Strategic Use of Your Acknowledgements Section
Editor’s note: This post was first published in October 2020; references to the AUT Postgraduate Handbook have since been updated for the 2022 edition. The acknowledgements section of a thesis […]
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, […]
7 Insights into the Mind of a Thesis Examiner
When you’re gearing up to submit your thesis, it’s natural to wonder about the examiners. While the examination criteria for master’s and doctoral theses are spelt out in black and […]
So You’ve Submitted… Now What?
It’s impossible to express with mere words how keenly many research students anticipate the moment of thesis submission. After months or years of work – the planning, the reading, the […]
Learn More about Intellectual Property
If your research might have commercial applications, you’ve probably got some questions about IP (intellectual property). The team at AUT Ventures has lots of experience turning research into business opportunities, […]
AUT’s Megan Burfoot Makes the Top 8 for 3MT Asia-Pacific!
Earlier this week we heard from Marianne Carroll, AUT’s 3MT Masters winner who went on to win the National finals. Well there’s more good news from our 3MT winners – […]
AUT’s Marianne Carroll on her National 3MT Masters Win
Last Thursday, AUT’s 3MT Masters winner Marianne Carroll competed at the Virtual 2020 National Universities Masters 3MT Competition, where she took home first prize! Marianne was kind enough to pause […]
Watch the 3MT Masters National Finals Tonight!
What are you doing at 5pm tonight? If you’re free, drop in to the online finals for the Virtual 2020 National Universities Masters 3MT Competition! You can register here to […]
How Can You Capitalise on Your ‘Hidden Work’?
During some recent idle file-browsing, I stumbled upon some writings from my undergraduate days. Nothing earth-shattering: just a few ten-year-old assignments that I’d forgotten about. I almost moved past them, […]
Why is networking important as a researcher?
Not all Ph.D. students like networking during their research journey. Some are shy professionals and not big fans of networking. Others may think networking is a waste of time. However, […]
And the AUT 3MT Winners Are…
Thanks to all those who came along to the AUT 3MT finals last Friday to cheer on their friends and colleagues. COVID-19 may have forced us online, but it was […]