Call for Entries: Three Minute Thesis Competition
Enter now! Applications close Friday 26 June 2026. Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ). The premise is simple but the […]
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Thesis Survivor Stories: Meet one of the survivors – Vivien Wei Verheijen
AUT academics Professor Marilyn Waring and Professor Kate Kearins have recently edited a second edition of Thesis Survivor Stories: Practical Advice on Getting Through Your PhD or Masters Thesis, which […]
Behind the Scenes at the Graduate Research School 3: Examinations
This is the third post in our series introducing you to the teams behind the scenes at GRS, focussing on the Examinations team. The Graduate Research School (GRS) Examinations team […]
Behind the Scenes at the Graduate Research School 2: Policy and Progressions
This is the second post in our series introducing you to the teams behind the scenes at GRS, focussing on the Policy and Progressions team. As the name of the […]
How COVID-19 Has Affected the Careers of Doctoral Graduates in NZ
The University of Otago, in conjunction with five other New Zealand universities, has conducted a wide-ranging research project on how COVID-19 has impacted the careers of doctoral graduates. The six […]
The Value of Reading Other People’s Theses
It’s amazing how easy it is to write an entire masters or doctoral thesis without ever reading one. Think about it: no-one would ever expect an author to write a […]
Join ’23 Things’ – A Programme for Learning New Research Tools
Attention AUT doctoral students! Would you like … to expand your international network? to have exceptional doctoral experiences? to learn different technological tools for academic/research practice? Then, why not join […]
Dr. Jill Biden and the Doctoral Title Controversy
The internet usually doesn’t pay too much attention to doctoral degrees and the people who hold them. Oh sure, we have our own corners of the web, but seldom does […]
Changes to AUT Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Enrolment
Currently, doctoral and Master of Philosophy students can be admitted and enrolled into their programme on a monthly basis throughout the year. The University Postgraduate Board has determined that, from […]
Megan Burfoot on her 3MT Asia-Pacific Top 8 Success
AUT’s doctoral 3 Minute Thesis winner Megan Burfoot has gone on to great things… including a top 8 placing in the 2020 Asia-Pacific 3MT Finals! Megan’s achievement is all the […]
Doctoral Thesis Assessment Criteria
Editor’s note: this article, published in 2018, makes reference to a previous edition of the AUT Postgraduate Handbook that is now out of date. The most recent edition can be […]