The Value of Finding your PhD Tribe
I’ve just come back from a gathering of 80 Māori and indigenous PhD students at Puketeraki Marae at Karitāne in North Otago. We’re all members of a national PhD scholars’ […]
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Why should you practice your PGR9 Presentation in front of your peers?
The PGR9 (Confirmation of Candidature) is probably the most talked-about event in the first year of the PhD journey at AUT. Indeed, successfully passing this stage is a major leap […]
Throwback Thursday: Where to Find your PhD Support Group
This post by Dr Julia Hallas first appeared on Thesislink in May 2014. A network of Research Students Peer Groups has since been started at AUT – see the RSPG […]
Let’s Talk Post-qualitative Inquiry
As researchers we inevitably work within a set of norms that have been built by other researchers before us, using the vocabulary they formed, and the methods they refined. As […]
Upcoming Peer Group Meetings for Postgrads
Lonely? Bored? Stressed out? From time to time, it can be helpful to get out of the office or lab and spend some time with humans who understand what you’re […]
Join the Research Students Writing Group
Want to talk with other postgrads about your writing? There is a new Research Students Writing Group that provides student-led support for thesis writing. Get pumped to write by learning […]
8 Upcoming Events for Qualitative Researchers
If you’re a qualitative researcher, now is a great time to be at AUT. We have lots of workshops and events coming up for you over the next few weeks, […]
Seeking Chair and Co-Chair for AUT NZ Scholars and ASEAN Students Group
Wanting to make the most of your time in the University as a postgraduate student? The AUT NZ Scholars and ASEAN Students Group is looking for postgraduate students to chair […]
Chinese Research Students’ Group – Upcoming Meeting
We’ve previously posted about a group for Chinese research students who speak Mandarin or Cantonese. Good news – the group is now open to students from all faculties, and there’s […]
Calling All Chinese Research Students in Culture & Society
Join a new research group for Masters and PhD students from the Faculty of Culture and Society who speak either Mandarin or Cantonese. Masters and PhD research can be a […]
Decolonial Reading Group
Join us for some casual monthly reading and thinking centered on decolonial thought. Based on the following definition, we will discuss how decolonisation, as decoloniality in action, impacts our research, […]
New Action Research Group
Good news, action researchers! There is a new group called Action Research Connections based on the North Shore campus. For the uninitiated: action research (sometimes called participatory action research or […]