Writers’ Retreat November 2018
Twenty deserving students have recently returned from the latest Graduate Research School Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat at Vaughan Park in Long Bay. The group stayed at the retreat from 5-8 November, […]
AUT PhD Student Ankita Poudyal ROCKS the World Stage at Falling Walls
Last month, we talked to AUT PhD student Ankita Poudyal about her phenomenal experience winning the New Zealand Falling Walls competition. She presented her research on surface coatings for nanofiber air […]
Why You Should Volunteer for a Conference
Last week I had the great fortune to help out with the ICOM (International Council of Museums) joint conference on training and development in regional museums. It was a 5-day […]
AUT Closedown Dates for Summer 2018-2019
You can tell it’s getting near to the end of the year when the crowds of exam-stressed undergrads dissipate and you suddenly don’t have to wait in line for coffee/elevators/toilets. […]
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 […]
Excel Tricks for Researchers
If you use Excel for storing and reporting on your data, you are probably already a capable user. However, there are a few tricks that can make your data shine […]
Throwback Thursday: Writing for your Discipline
This post first appeared on Thesislink in March 2015. We’ve chosen a post about writing for today’s Throwback Thursday in honour of those of you starting your November #acwrimo challenge […]
Academic Laughs for Halloween
On this, the scariest day of the year (except, obviously, thesis submission day), let us reflect on the ghosts and ghouls of academia. From the creepy decades-old marginalia in dusty […]
Postdoc Me Now
If you have ever been a PhD student, worked in a lab, or admired the music of Queen, you need to watch this video immediately. We’re humming at our desks! […]
Get Writing with #AcWriMo this November
If you’re currently looking to delve deeply into your thesis writing, then your timing is impeccable. November is #AcWriMo (Academic Writing Month), a time when academic writers band together online […]
Open Access Week at AUT
It’s Open Access Week! Woohoo! October 22 – 28, 2018 is an international week of celebration for free and open scholarship. For those who are new to the term, ‘Open […]
When to Skim-Read and When to Deep-Read
Have you ever gone on an article downloading spree? It’s great – it’s like online shopping for academics. Only instead of drinking too much wine and overspending on TradeMe, you […]