Feedback on your AUT Postgraduate Research Experience
Research students at AUT have an opportunity to have their say in a survey about to be released. Let us know what you think – click here to read more […]
When Data has a Mind of its Own
So you have a hypothesis. You’re really excited about it. You’d love it to be true. You can’t wait to explore it in full detail and spend months or years […]
Upcoming international opportunities for postgrads
It’s a busy time in the academic calendar… the year’s research has well and truly kicked off, and ideas are buzzing. There are lots of exciting international opportunities for postgrads […]
Photos from the Akoranga PG Mix & Mingle
On Wednesday evening, around sixty enthusiastic researchers braved the weather to attend the PG Mix & Mingle on the Akoranga campus. Seven postgraduate students presented their research with posters and […]
Why you should use older references in your thesis
By Julia Hallas, PhD Candidate “Never use references that are older than three years” was the advice given by a journal article reviewer I went along to hear recently. Yet […]
Throwback Thursday: Why Your Research Question Deserves Pride of Place
We first featured this post from Dr Lyn Lavery, Director, Academic Consulting in 2013 Research questions (RQs) are a central part of the research process. They should be clear, researchable, and […]
Graduate Research Symposium: Museum-Centred Studies
If your research has anything to do with museums, listen up! The University of Auckland is hosting a special Graduate Research Symposium in conjunction with an upcoming conference. Graduate students […]
April 2016 UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
We are thrilled to announce the completion of another successful UPC Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat at Vaughan Park, Long Bay. The retreat took place from 18 to 21 April, offering an […]
Reading for Keeps
I just performed a very unscientific study of thesis bibliographies. Of the last 5 doctoral theses published to ProQuest, there were an average of 333 entries per bibliography.* That’s an […]
Five Hundred Pounds: Research and Socioeconomic Privilege
The writer Virginia Woolf famously said that in order to write, all a woman needed was “a room of her own and five hundred a year.” Woolf was making a […]
Practical Tips for Formatting a Thesis
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2016, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
Photos from the 6 April PG Mix & Mingle and Doctoral Scholar Award Ceremony
Last week, the latest talented batch of Vice-Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship recipients officially received their awards. The VC scholarships are highly prestigious, providing three years’ funding and fees to students with […]