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 […]
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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 […]
AUT’s Livvy Mitchell Wins 3MT Masters National Finals!
We are so excited to report that AUT’s own Livvy Mitchell won first prize last night at the 2019 Three Minute Thesis New Zealand Inter-University Master’s Final! The competition, hosted […]
Why should you practice your PGR9 Presentation in front of your peers?
The PGR9 (Confirmation of Candidature) is probably the most talked-about event in the first year of the PhD journey at AUT. Indeed, successfully passing this stage is a major leap […]
Throwback Thursday: Where to Find your PhD Support Group
This post by Dr Julia Hallas first appeared on Thesislink in May 2014. A network of Research Students Peer Groups has since been started at AUT – see the RSPG […]
Want to be the AUTSA Postgrad Officer?
The AUT Students Association (AUTSA for short) is looking for a Postgraduate Officer for its Student Representative Council (SRC). The SRC is a great group of student reps who act […]
Reflections of a Muslim Student 60 Days after New Zealand’s Darkest Day
This reflection was written by AUT PhD candidate Najmah Usman with her husband Kusnan Sayuti. On 15 March 2019, two mosques were attacked. 50 people died that day, with one […]
Reflections of a Muslim Student During NZ’s Darkest Days
On Friday 15th of March 2019, I was studying in a parent room at the AUT City campus Library. At 3pm Margaret Leniston, one of my scholarship officers for my […]
Beyond the Writing Retreat: Self and Collective Learning and Fun
For me, it was my first time to join the AUT Writing Retreat in almost three years of my PhD journey. I thought I should join this programme in my […]
Making the Most of Your Presentation Material
When striving to secure interview participants from some of New Zealand’s largest and most well-known manufacturers, I found it remarkably helpful to draw on material prepared for previous poster presentations, […]
Writer’s Retreat: How I Wrote 5000 Words in 3.5 Days
Got the opportunity to go for the Graduate Research School’s Writer’s Retreat?? GO FOR IT! Want to know why? Well here’s why you must take this brilliant opportunity! I am […]
Going to International Conferences, For Free!
Being a presenter in two international academic events has been an amazing experience for me. I am a doctoral researcher in public health. My specialization is preventing the transmission of […]