Starting out in quantitative research
By Dr Lyn Lavery If a t-test sounds like something you’d do to test the strength of your cuppa, and you think kurtosis is a tropical disease, then you might […]
Check out the 3MT Inter-University Masters competition this Thursday!
If you were at the AUT 3 Minute Thesis Finals during Postgrad Week, you will have seen Samuel Paterson take home the title for the Masters competition. Well it’s not […]
New video resources for postgrads from Te Ara Poutama
Researchers at Te Ara Poutama (AUT’s faculty for Māori media, Māori development, language revitalisation and te reo) have shared a bumper batch of online video resources from this year’s Wānanga […]
Who are you writing for?
How many people will read your thesis? It’s the impossible question. A few examiners, at least. Your supervisors. Is that all? Maybe a devoted spouse or family member? Possibly one […]
Photos from the PG Symposium
We got very camera-happy at the PG Symposium on Friday 21st August. You are all just too photogenic! All the pics are up in a Thesislink Facebook album, so check […]
Put on your shoes
Writing a thesis is like running a marathon, right? Jeez, how many times have we heard that? (Answer: lots and lots and lots and lots and lots of times.) I’ve […]
New Issue of PGExpress – the AUT University Postgraduate Centre e-Newsletter
Hot off the press! A new issue of PGExpress is available! PGExpress is a monthly e-newsletter provided by the AUT University Postgraduate Centre detailing upcoming conferences, forums and events, workshops […]
Congratulations to the 3 Minute Thesis finalists and winners!
Congratulations to Kudakwashe Tuwe (PhD candidate) and Samuel Paterson (Master of Sport and Exercise student), winners of the doctoral and Masters 3MT competitions! Tuwe and Samuel were among the eleven […]
PG Week: The PG Symposium is on now!
It’s been a great PG Week! We’ve had breakfast with a leading academic consultant, upped our skills with lots of workshops, and now we’re hearing about the latest research from […]
PG Week: Live tweeting the PG Symposium
Tomorrow is the biggest day in the AUT postgrad calendar. It’s the annual PG Symposium! Can you tell we’re excited? The day will kick off at 9am in WG308. There […]
PG Week: “How to Survive Your PhD” online course
Those little letters “Dr” in front of someone’s name confer an awful lot of respectability. And so they should – anyone who has completed a PhD has proved themselves capable […]
PG Week: Maximising your CV-friendly transferable skills
No matter what your course of study, your postgraduate journey will leave you with knowledge and skills far wider than your subject area. Dr Lyn Lavery’s PhD is in Educational […]