Congratulations to the 2018 AUT 3MT Winners!
Last Friday, we had a fantabulous day at the AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium. Keep an eye out for photos and news from the Symposium later on Thesislink. But for now, […]
Reminder: PG Symposium TOMORROW!
We at the GRS are counting down the hours now until our biggest day of the year! The AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium is on tomorrow, Friday 17 August, on the […]
When Industry Funding Goes Bad
Research and industry have a long and storied history. Sometimes, industry partnerships can bridge a funding gap and/or bring useful expertise to the research team. If an industry has a […]
Postgraduate Workspaces at AUT
If you are a doctoral student, you probably received an email about two months ago that invited you to participate in a survey about you workplace arrangements. 143 of you […]
Register for the AUT Postgraduate Symposium
On Friday 17 August 2018 the Graduate Research School is hosting our 12th annual Postgraduate Research Symposium. The Symposium is an opportunity for postgraduate research students across all disciplines to […]
Throwback Thursday: A Page of YES!
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in July 2015. It’s easy to get bogged down in the stress of a big research project. So today, Thesislink […]
Calling All Chinese Research Students in Culture & Society
Join a new research group for Masters and PhD students from the Faculty of Culture and Society who speak either Mandarin or Cantonese. Masters and PhD research can be a […]
Writing Your Dedication and Acknowledgements
When it comes to writing a thesis, the chapters get most of our attention – and so they should! They are the bulk of the thesis, and they contain the […]
Twenty Years On: Reflections on Postgraduate Study
Dr. Ian Brailsford is a Learning Advisor at the University of Auckland, specialising in postgraduate research skills. This year’s FIFA World Cup marks the twentieth anniversary of my frantic efforts […]
What to Expect at an Academic Job Interview
We all know what a job interview entails, right? Dress nicely, shake hands, answer questions. But academic job interviews can be much, much more complicated than that. Of course, the interview […]
Leaving the Natural Habitat (Better Known as the Postgraduate Office)
Look around your postgraduate office, and you will find many species of postgraduate mates – workaholic bees, hyperactive squirrels, nervous and easily frightened ostriches, social butterflies, patient turtles, overconfident ducks, […]
Smartphone Apps for Researchers
Got a smartphone in your pocket? It’s an oft-quoted fact that these amazing devices contain more computing power than NASA used to put a man on the moon in 1969. […]