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New Part-Time Enrolment Available for Doctoral Programmes

October 25, 2023October 25, 2023 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

For the past 10 years, AUT has allowed only full-time enrolment for doctoral programmes. We are aware that this doesn’t suit all students’ needs, and that there is strong demand […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week @ AUT

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Graduate Research School (Auckland University of Technology)

Working toward a research degree can be incredibly rewarding… and incredibly challenging. This is a unique stage of life in which we’re pursuing the noble goal of performing complex research […]

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Keeping Motivated on your Research during Lockdown

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Scott Pilkington

Right now, along with several other countries around the world, Aotearoa is in lockdown and people are confined to their own homes. Maintaining motivation to work on your research can […]

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Why I Should Have Left My Desk During My PhD

February 11, 2020November 3, 2022 Anaise Irvine

You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. Maya Angelou I’m a few years out from my PhD now, and it’s true what they say: […]

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Throwback Thursday: Postgrad Parents – Tips from a Graduand

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Melissa Gould

This article by Dr Melissa Gould first appeared on Thesislink in May 2017, when Melissa was about to receive her PhD. She is now a graduate not a graduand, but […]

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Survival kit for International PhD Mums: It’s a Whānau’s Journey

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Najmah Usman

On the 1st of October 2019, I will submit my final doctoral dissertation entitled ‘My Baby Deserves Love, Not HIV’ to my supervisors. It is the best 80,000 words and […]

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Thank You: An Open Letter to PG Supporters

August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 Anaise Irvine

To anyone who has ever supported a research student, When someone you love tells you that they have decided to do a masters or doctorate, they are indirectly asking you […]

Throwback Thursday: Where to Find your PhD Support Group

June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 Julia Hallas

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 […]

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My PhD was “For Nothing” and I Couldn’t be Happier

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 Anaise Irvine

I once wanted to be a lecturer. I loved the idea that one day, I’d stand in front of a classroom full of impressionable young minds and nurture them, the […]

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Don’t Break Up With Your Writing

March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 Anaise Irvine

In order to produce a thesis of 40,000 or 80,000 words, you have to be in a long-term relationship with writing. This isn’t a brief fling, in which you write […]

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Beating the Post-Holiday Blues

January 22, 2019 Anaise Irvine

The holidays are over. The sun still shines outside, but we can’t bask in it. The water at the beach is still warm, but we can’t swim in it. Instead […]

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10 More Auckland Summer Activities (for Student Budgets)

December 4, 2018 Anaise Irvine

Around this time last year, we published a list of 10 Auckland Summer Activities (for Student Budgets). Quite a few of you loved the ideas and asked for more. So […]

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