Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
The University Postgraduate Board (UPB) has recently approved changes to regulations for the following items below. The changes will be reflected in the online PG Handbook. https://www.aut.ac.nz/being-a-student/starting-out/postgraduates/academic-information/postgraduate-handbook The changes […]
When you think of Albert Einstein, which descriptors come to mind? Genius? Luminary? Leader? World-changer? When Albert Einstein thought of Albert Einstein, at least in later years, he reportedly thought: […]
This post by Dr Anaise Irvine first appeared on Thesislink in February 2016. I used to look at samples of academic CVs and sigh wistfully, thinking mine could never […]
It’s strange to think about academic work before computers. Our predecessors wrote out their theses and dissertations long-hand, or typed them up on typewriters. They looked up sources in card […]
If you’re thinking about writing for publication, you’re probably full of questions. Which journals should I target? How should I write for the best chance of being published? How long […]
Are you a postgrad student in the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences? Are you based at (or near) the South campus? If so, you need to know about the […]
It takes a lot of decision-making to run a university. Which programmes will be offered? How will support services operate? What should be done to make the student experience more […]
Three minutes is not a lot of time. It’s just enough to: brush your teeth boil an extremely runny egg scan all the reality TV-related headlines in the NZ Herald […]
By Amanda Lees, AUT Counsellor AUT offers several groups and numerous activities throughout the year for research students (those involved in producing a thesis). Many of these groups have an […]
As you may be aware, we have some great events coming up on Friday 17 August where research students can present their research and win prizes. The deadline to enter […]
If you are deep in thesis-writing mode, you are probably dreaming of the moment you don your robe and hat for that glorious march across the stage to receive your […]
This post by Dr Lyn Lavery first appeared on Thesislink in October 2015. The end of the year will soon be upon us and many of you will be racing […]
