Naïve Thoughts I’ve Had About Writing
I’m currently polishing up a PhD thesis, and I already hold a Masters. I’m a reasonably experienced academic writer by now. But when I think back on some of my […]
November 2015 AUT Postgraduate Writers’ Retreat
The final writers’ retreat for 2015 was held on Nov 2-5 at Vaughan Park in Long Bay. Vaughan Park was beautiful as always, the beach provided an excellent spot for […]
Friday Fun: Top 5 Audacious Publication Pranks
What do you get when you combine brilliant minds with publication opportunities? Usually, you get articles adding to the bank of world knowledge. But occasionally, you get some pretty epic […]
New peer networks available – which one should you join?
Last week we profiled a doctoral student group at South campus that’s getting people out of their offices and into good company. Well, great news! Now there are four more […]
‘The Club’ at AUT South
Do you ever feel like your postgraduate research is a lonely task? We spend so much time alone as researchers – at our desks, on our computers, in our labs […]
Forum for doctoral students and supervisors
Ako Aotearoa, NZ’s centre for tertiary teaching, is hosting a forum on 20 November for doctoral students and their supervisors. Topics for discussion will include feedback and feed-forward, managing the […]
Defensive Writing
You’ve heard of defensive driving, right? It’s a way of approaching good driving that goes beyond simply following the road code. Defensive drivers anticipate that something bad could happen at […]
Research as Labour
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2015, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]
A Day in the Life of a Postgraduate Creative Arts Researcher
They say that without art, the earth is just “eh.” The creative arts – be they visual, kinetic, narrative, musical, or any other kind of expression – enrich and beautify […]
How Do You Define “Success” in PG Research?
As an undergraduate, you know if you’re doing well. Every semester, in every paper, you get multiple reminders: this essay is a C+ or that exam was an A-. I […]
CfP: Conference on International Education
The 7th Biennial CRIE (Centre for Research in International Education) Conference is coming up in Auckland in January next year. If you’re in the field and keen to get a […]
A Day in the Life of a Postgraduate Humanities Researcher [Video]
Humanities researchers study the human experience via culture, psychology, sociology, gender, religion, history, law, and so much more. The humanities encompass everything from Chaucer to flying saucers; from Sigmund Freud […]