Last Week to Enter the PG Research Symposium & 3MT
Time is ticking by, researchers! This Friday 21st June is the deadline for entries to the 2019 AUT Postgraduate Research Symposium and 3 Minute Thesis competition. Check out the PG […]
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Opportunity for Conference Volunteering
Late last year, our staffer Scott Pilkington wrote about the great experience he had volunteering at a conference. Well if you were tempted to give it a go, here’s your […]
Time to Start Thinking About the PG Research Symposium & 3MT
Got some research to share? Wanna meet other postgrads? Win some prizes? Just get out of the dang office? Well you’ll be happy to learn that the most exciting time […]
Why You Should Volunteer for a Conference
Last week I had the great fortune to help out with the ICOM (International Council of Museums) joint conference on training and development in regional museums. It was a 5-day […]
Going to International Conferences, For Free!
Being a presenter in two international academic events has been an amazing experience for me. I am a doctoral researcher in public health. My specialization is preventing the transmission of […]
Leaving the Natural Habitat (Better Known as the Postgraduate Office)
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, […]
AUT Student Wins ‘Best Paper’ Award at International Conference
AUT postgraduate research student Marjs Lavides won the Best Paper Award during the First International Conference on Multidisciplinary Filipino Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi. Congratulations Marjs! Her achievement was […]
Writing a Conference Abstract (Cheat Sheet)
If you’ve ever tried to write a conference abstract, you’ll know how intimidating the process can be. After all, the abstract is essentially your ‘audition’ to get into the conference; and, […]
What Makes a Great Poster?
Posters are a common form of research communication, particularly in STEM fields. They’re effective, they’re fun to browse at conferences, and they don’t require any public speaking. Yay! They can […]
Managing the Emotions of a Research Presentation
Got a conference or seminar presentation coming up? If so, you’re probably familiar with the stomach butterflies that tickle many of us before a speaking engagement. We spoke to some […]
Investing Time Productively at a Conference
I just got back from a higher education conference in Australia. Along with a colleague, I had a full peer-reviewed paper accepted to the conference, and gave a 30-minute presentation […]
Getting Presentation Experience Close to Home
Ah, the international academic conference. Home to heavy-hitting scholars, catering spreads of varying quality, and intimidated postgrad students giving their first major presentations. When I went to my first international […]