Learn, Share, Advance
AUT University Library is hosting Open Access (OA) Week for postgraduate (masters and doctoral) students, researchers and Academic staff to attend. One of the events offered during OA week include […]
Apps for writing your thesis
A piece of advice given to postgrad students everywhere is “write every day.” It’s great advice. We should all do it, but some of us find it hard. If you’re […]
Special screening of ‘Munted’ short film produced and directed by Professor Welby Ings
Professor Welby Ings, research supervisor whose own creative research is cutting edge in his field. Professor of Design and Narrative at AUT School of Art & Design Welby Ings presented […]
Preparing for the AUT 3MT competition…
I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, but then thought – what have I got to lose? Preparing the talk was initially harder than I thought, but it […]
Anything but my thesis
Are you suffering from ABMTS – “anything but my thesis syndrome”? Does writing loom over your head like an ominous black cloud? You are not alone! It does seem way […]
Symposium photos on Facebook
Hey Everyone, Check out the Symposium photos on Facebook!
My experience of the 2012 Postgraduate Symposium….
As usual this was a great event. Congratulations to Jesse Pirini for winning the 3 min thesis competition! I was talking to another student where I work and he said […]
University Postgraduate Centre updates from the 2012 Postgraduate Symposium
On Tuesday 28 August 2012, the University Postgraduate Centre hosted its 6th annual Postgraduate Symposium in the AUT Conference Centre. Professor Richard Bedford, Pro Vice Chancellor (Research) opened the Symposium […]
Presenting during the PhD thesis phase
Having been a part time PhD student for four years now,I have presented both locally and internationally to various conferences. I know there’s always a debate about how much we […]
You find your thesis is for sale, via Google. Is this a big deal?
A ‘cautionary tale’ of a person unexpectedly finding his thesis was for sale while searching Google appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education on 25 July, 2012. “A Google search […]
Back it up!
Over the years I’ve been involved with post-graduate research I’ve heard many horror stories of lost files. Computers get stolen, or crash. Memory sticks get lost, or even broken. External […]
Role of theory in research
Check out this great blog post on a topic that challenges many researchers. There are also links to two relevant papers. Click on the link provided: http://thesiswhisperer.com/2012/07/26/theory-anxiety/