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
- 29 September: Preparing for your Doctoral Examination (Grafton)
- 1 October: NEW! Spotlight on Integrity (online)
- 15 October: PhD Productivity with Rachel King (City Campus)
- 19 November: Preparing for your Confirmation Review (online)
- 3 December: Preparing for your Doctoral Examination (online)
Research profile and impact workshops
- 10 October: SHIFT: The Social Impact Unconference (City Campus)
- 29 October: Raising your Research Profile (online)
- 18 November: Planning for Impact, for Research Students interested in Climate, Biodiversity and Society (City Campus)
- 24 November: Raising your Research Profile (online)
Cultural literacy workshops
- 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
- 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)
- 4 November: Pathways to Open Access @ UoA (online)
- 14 November: Designing Research Posters (online)
- 18 November: Presenting your Research (online)
- 2 December: Publishing your Research (online)
Research data and AI workshops
- 24 September: Smart Data Practices for Surveys and Interviews (online)
- 25 September: Building a Strong Foundation in REDCap (online)
- 30 September: Managing Research Data (online)
- 6 October: NEW! AI for Literature Reviews (online)
- 7-8 October: Data analysis and visualisation in R (online)
- 14 October: Writing a Data Management Plan for Qualitative Researchers (online)
- 15-16 October: Introduction to Machine Learning (online)
- 17 October: NVivo Core Skills (online)
- 5 November: Managing Research Data (online)
- 6 November: Smart Data Practices for Surveys and Interviews (online)
- 13 November: NEW! AI for Literature Reviews (online)
- 28 November: SPSS Core Skills (online)
- 8 December: NEW! AI for Literature Reviews (online)
Events for researchers
- 26 September: Researcher Workshop from Massey: Imposter Syndrome (online)
- 26 September: NEW! 2025 Interdisciplinary Symposium on SDGs (City Campus)
- 15 October: Valuing Good Research Practice Part 1: The Basics and More (online)
- 22 October: Valuing Good Research Practice Part 2: Authorship and Publishing (online)
- 11 November: Introductory Good Clinical Practice Training (Grafton Campus)
English Language Enrichment
20 October: Language Enrichment for Doctoral Candidates (City Campus)
Weekly: The Library runs a wide variety of training sessions each week for those who would like to improve their English language skills. Find out more.
Wellbeing events
- 30 September: NEW! Dancing through your Doctorate (City Campus)
- 11 November: NEW! Dancing through your Doctorate (City Campus)
Doctoral induction
- 2 October: Doctoral Induction (City Campus)
- 30 October: Doctoral Induction (City Campus)
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 else is on offer across the University