Whispers from the 2017 3MT Judges’ Room
I’ve been involved with the 3 Minute Thesis competition for many years; first as a competitor and finalist, and now as a promoter and score-keeper. Quite often, at the end […]
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Last Days to be in to Win Great Prizes at 3MT
Entries for the AUT 3 Minute Thesis competition close on Monday, people! That means you have just one weekend to get your entry form in. You can find lots more […]
Throwback Thursday: Preparing for the AUT 3MT Competition
This post by Jesse Pirini, past 3MT winner, first appeared on Thesislink in 2012. Jesse is now a postdoctoral fellow, and will give a talk at the PG Week Welcome […]
PG Symposium Abstracts Due Friday
If you would like to present your research at the Postgraduate Symposium on 18 August, it’s time to hustle – you have 3 more days to get your abstract in! […]
Crafting your PG Symposium presentation
If you’ve heeded our call to enter the PG Symposium, you might be wondering how to go about preparing your presentation. At last years’ Symposium, we asked some of the […]
Managing the Emotions of a Research Presentation
Got a conference or seminar presentation coming up? If so, you’re probably familiar with the stomach butterflies that tickle many of us before a speaking engagement. We spoke to some […]
Presenting your Research Proposal – PGR9 Advice from a Doctoral Student
When I first started working at AUT everyone kept talking about PGR9s – I had no idea what this was but now I know… All doctoral students at AUT must […]
Post-3MT Thoughts from Doctoral Winner Iana Gritcan
Doctoral candidate Iana Gritcan won the AUT 3MT finals on August 18th. We asked her to share her thoughts as she prepares for the Australasian finals. When I was asked […]
Congratulations to the 2016 AUT 3MT Winners!
Yesterday, at the close of the PG Symposium, a large crowd gathered to watch the finals of the Masters and Doctoral 3 Minute Thesis competition. Three Masters students and eight […]
What to see & do at PG Week
PG Week got off to a rocking start on Monday with the Welcome Breakfast. The breakfast speaker was Maggie Eyre, a presentation coach with stories galore. She apparently coached a […]
Postgraduate Week 2016
Let me give you a scenario. You are out to dinner with friends and their partners, making small talk waiting for the food to arrive. Someone’s partner leans over to […]
The Secrets of an AUT PG Student’s Success at Falling Walls
You may remember a couple of months ago we let you know about the Falling Walls competition, where innovative researchers and professionals compete to demonstrate the revolutionary power of their […]