What's On for Doctoral Candidates
Find out about a wide range of upcoming doctoral events at the University of Auckland.
NEW! Doctoral Careers Focus
Until the end of October, we're running a special focus on Careers. Don't miss out! Register now for career-related training, development and networking opportunties, via our Doctoral Careers Focus web page, where you'll also find a whole lot of resources to explore.
Key doctoral workshops
- 3 September: Preparing for your Confirmation Review (Grafton)
- 29 September: Preparing for your Doctoral Examination (Grafton)
- 1 October: NEW! Spotlight on Integrity (online)
- 15 October: PhD Productivity with Rachel King (City Campus)
Morning teas and networking
- 17 September: Virtual Morning Tea: Connections for Off-Campus Candidates (online)
Research profile and impact workshops
- 3 September: Raising your Research Profile (online)
- 3 September: Impact Skillbuilder: Live Q&A Session with Storycatchers UK (online)
- 8 September: NEW! Fundamentals of Project Management for Research Projects (online)
- 10 September: NEW! Essentials of Research Grant Writing (online)
- 10 October: SHIFT: The Social Impact Unconference (City Campus)
- 29 October: Raising your Research Profile (online)
Cultural literacy workshops
- 4 September: Vaka Moana Workshop 1 (online)
- 11 September: Vaka Moana Workshop 2 (online)
- 12 September: Whaia te Tika Workshop 1 (online)
- 16 September: Making Sense of the Treaty in a Research Context (online)
- 23 September: Putting the Treaty into Practice in a Research Context (online)
- 23 September: Whaia te Tika Workshop 2 (online)
- 21 October: Te Ao Mārama for EMCRs Day 1 (online)
- 22 October: Te Ao Mārama for EMCRs Day 2 (in person)
Research communication workshops
- 16 September: Pathways to Open Access @ UoA (online)
- 23 September: Presenting your Research (online)
- 25 September: Elevate Your Online Presentation Skills with Hugh Kearns (online)
- 25 September: Science Media Centre: Tips on Communicating your Reseearch (online)
- 2 October: Designing Research Posters (online)
- 14 October: Publishing your Research (online)
- 30 October: Science Media Centre: Tips on Communicating your Research (online)
Research data and AI workshops
- 2 September: NEW! Methods for Sharing Sensitive Data Securely (online)
- 3 September: Transcription using AI (online)
- 9 September: Programming with Python Part 1 (online)
- 10 September: Programming with Python Part 2 (online)
- 10 September: Writing a Data Management Plan (online)
- 10 September: NEW! AI for Literature Reviews (online)
- 16 September: Responsible AI in Research (online)
- 18 September: Managing Sensitive Research Data (online)
- 30 September: Managing Research Data (online)
- 6 October: NEW! AI for Literature Reviews (online)
- 14 October: Writing a Data Management Plan (online)
Events for researchers
- 2 September: Introductory Good Clinical Practice Training (Grafton)
- 26 September: NEW! 2025 Interdisciplinary Symposium on SDGs (City Campus)
Wellbeing events
- 30 September: NEW! Dancing through your Doctorate (City Campus)
Doctoral induction
- 18 September: Doctoral Induction (City Campus)
- 2 October: Doctoral Induction (City Campus)
- 30 October: Doctoral Induction (City Campus)
Note: The training and development opportunities on this page are relevant for all doctoral candidates, no matter which faculty or LSRI you belong to. The list includes key School of Graduate Studies (SGS) events designed specifically for doctoral candidates, as well as other key events across the University that are of interest to doctoral candidates and other researchers.
Note: Some of the above links to SGS events will take you to Wahapū booking pages. If you are a doctoral candidate who does not have access to Wahapū, you can book by completing the Doctoral Event Registration Form.
- Visit the Research Hub's development opportunities calendar to see what's on offer across the University
- If English is not your home language, you may like to explore the many English Language Enrichment sessions on offer