It was the university's distinguished reputation for innovation and research excellence that made Smridhi choose to pursue doctoral study at the University of Auckland (UoA).

Currently at the start of the second year of her PhD, Carine’s research is incredibly close to her heart.

Chris is loving his experience as a doctoral candidate. “It feels like such a privilege to be able to learn and engage at this level".

Qun Ma is a Doctoral Candidate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) with EDSW’s School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice (LDDP), supervised by Dr. Maria Cooper, Prof. Helen Hedges, and Assoc Prof. Fiona Ell.

PhD graduate Lin Sophie Teng was listed in the Top 2% Most-Cited Scholars in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in China.

Natasha's research looks at songs in Samoan funerals and what these may tell us about what the current Samoan culture looks like in New Zealand.