Information for new PhD students

• University doctoral induction workshops
• Faculty doctoral induction workshops and dates for 2020
• Supervision
• Doctoral Skills Hub and programme
• Information for new doctoral candidates

Every new doctoral student is required to attend a university doctoral induction workshop soon after enrolment. This is one of your Provisional Year goals. Register for one of these workshops on the registration page on the Library website.

Every new doctoral student in Science is required to attend a Faculty of Science doctoral induction workshop within the first 12 months of enrolment. This is another of your Provisional Year goals.

This workshop is separate from the university doctoral induction workshop, which you must also attend as another of your Provisional Year goals.

You will meet other new doctoral students in your discipline area as well as key doctoral advisors from your discipline area. You will learn about discipline-specific issues for doctoral students, and explore issues related to setting and maintaining professional boundaries.

Workshops are held twice a year for each discipline area. You should contact the doctoral advisor for your School or Department in order to register for a workshop. Please note that it is strongly recommended that you attend a Faculty doctoral induction workshop within the first six months of your enrolment.

Faculty of Science Doctoral Induction Workshop dates for 2020

Psychology and Exercise Sciences

• 19 February, 9.30am-12.45pm
• 9 September, 9.30am-12.45pm 
  

Biological Sciences and Marine Science

• 26 February, 9.30am-12.45pm
• June via Zoom
  

Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics and Physics

• May via Zoom
• 16 September, 9.30am-12.45pm 
  

Chemical Sciences

• May via Zoom
• 4 November, 9.30am-12.45pm
  

Environment and Marine Science

• June via Zoom
• 18 November, 9.30am-12.45pm 
  

Find out more about doctoral events by contacting the Science Student Centre. 

The Faculty holds a welcome afternoon tea for new doctoral students in most months. This is an opportunity to meet other new doctoral students from across the Faculty and to learn about how the Faculty can support you during your studies.

New students will get an invitation by email. If you'd like more information please contact Sharon Chen at sciencephdforms@auckland.ac.nz.

Supervision is the distinctive teaching and learning process used for graduate research education at the University of Auckland and most universities worldwide. Find out more on the supervision page.

A range of academic skills workshops and online resources are available to doctoral candidates. Find out more on the doctoral workshops information page.

New doctoral candidates can find information about doctoral induction, doctoral opportunities and the university campus on this doctoral candidate information page.