Articles, tips, and notices for postgraduate research students at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and beyond.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
