What's On for Doctoral Candidates
Find out about a wide range of upcoming doctoral events at the University of Auckland.
Doctoral Induction
- Thursday 24 July: Doctoral Induction (in person)
- Thursday 21 August: Doctoral Induction (in person)
Key doctoral workshops
- Wednesday 23 July: Preparing for your Confirmation Review (online)
- Thursday 31 July: NEW! Doctoral Community Webinar (online)
- Monday 4 August: Preparing for your Doctoral Examination (online)
- Tuesday 26 August: The Power of Saying No, with Desiree Dickerson (online)
Research communication workshops
- Thursday 24 July: Science Media Centre: Social Media for Researchers (online)
- Wednesday 30 July: Research Impact for Public Good, with Tim Ng (online)
- Tuesday 5 August: Communicating your Research to the Media (in person)
- Friday 8 August: University of Auckland Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals (in person)
- Tuesday 12 August: Communicating your Research to the Media (in person) - repeat
- Thursday 14 August: Introduction to Research Impact (online)
- Monday 18 August: Designing Research Posters (online)
- Wednesday 20 August: Planning for Research Impact (online)
- Thursday 28 August: Science Media Centre: Tips on Communicating your Research (online)
Research data and AI workshops
- Wednesday 23 July: Responsible AI in Research (online)
- Wednesday 30 July: Managing Sensitive Research Data (online)
- Tuesday 5 August: SPSS Core Skills (online)
- Thursday 21 August: Managing Research Data (online)
- Thursday 28 August: Writing a Data Management Plan (online)
- Tuesday 2 September: Methods for Sharing Sensitive Data Securely (online)
- Wednesday 3 September: Transcription using AI (online)
- Tuesday 9 September: Programming with Python Part 1 (online)
- Wednesday 10 September: Programming with Python Part 2 (online)
- Friday 12 September: SPSS Core Skills (online)
- Tuesday 16 September: Responsible AI in Research (online)
- Thursday 18 September: Managing Sensitive Research Data (online)
- Friday 19 September: NVivo Core Skills (online)
- Tuesday 30 September: Managing Research Data (online)
Careers workshops
- Thursday 24 July: Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem: Session 1 (in person)
- Tuesday 29 July: 2025 Internship and Graduate Expo (in person)
- Thursday 31 July: Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem: Session 2 (in person)
- Thursday 7 August: Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem: Session 3 (in person)
- Thursday 14 August: Careers in the Innovation Ecosystem: Session 4 (in person)
Entrepreneurial workshops
- Wednesday 20 August: Tech Talk (in person)
- Thursday 18 September: Women in Entrepreneurship (in person)
Health and wellbeing events
- Wednesday 30 July: Tea-ology @ Maclaurin: Finding the Sacred in Nature (in person)
- Wednesday 20 August: Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Researchers: Keeping your Head above Water (online)
- Wednesday 20 August: Dancing through your Doctorate (in person)
- Tuesday 30 September: Dancing through your Doctorate (in person)
Conferences and other events for researchers
- Tuesday 29 July: Introductory Good Clinical Practice Training (in person)
- Friday 26 September: 2025 Interdisciplinary Symposium on the Sustainable Development Goals (in person)
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