Postgraduate research skills

Postgraduate research skills at Te Tumu Herenga

For help with your research project, browse the resources in Postgraduate research skills at Te Tumu Herenga.

Topics include:

• Finding information for and writing your literature review
• Writing your thesis proposal 
• Communicating your research through presentations, posters and publications

Workshops

Attend the postgraduate and doctoral workshops.

These run throughout the year and are for postgraduates and doctoral candidates. You can attend in person or via Zoom.

Topics include:

• Literature reviews: Finding information 
• Literature reviews: Organising and writing 
• Abstract writing
• Presenting your research at seminars, conferences and events 
• Designing research posters  
• Publishing your research 
• ​Research data management (Centre for eResearch)

See also the Academic skills workshops, IT skills workshops and Doctoral workshops (School of Graduate Studies)

Shut up and write!

Attend the regular Shut up and write! sessions, Wednesdays, 1-3 pm, online.

Zoom in from the comfort of your office or home and get writing! Sessions include breaks where you can meet and socialise with other postgraduates.

Additional

Thesis and dissertation

• Intellectual property: Key information for thesis writers
• Managing your thesis or dissertation
• Writing your thesis or dissertation

Research impact

• Open Access
• Track your impact

Study skills

• Additional resources within Study Skills.