FACULTY OF GRADUATE RESEARCH

Faculty of Graduate Research

Welcome!

Welcome to the Faculty of Graduate Research/Te Here Tāura Rangahau. The aim of this website is to provide useful information about the PhD and other doctoral degrees for prospective students, current students and staff. The site is the authoritative source of information on doctoral degrees at Victoria.


You will also find some information on the Master's by thesis. Read more »

Coming Events

The Faculty of Graduate Research will be running workshops for staff and students in 2012. Details will be available here early in the new year.

Latest News

PhD Thesis Submission

PhD students should submit three soft-bound copies of the thesis, one PDF copy, and all required documentation to the Doctoral Examinations Administrator, Faculty of Graduate Research, 10 Kelburn Parade.
Hours: 9am - 4pm
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Workshop programme 2012

The FGR is continuing to run our Thursday workshop series in 2012 as well as a number of specialised workshops to support thesis students. Topics include preparing for the oral defence, how to think like a statistician, issues around publishing and authorship, writing a research proposal. 
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Laurie Bauer

Laurie is a linguist and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Research.

Read a welcome message from Laurie »

Scholarships

Victoria has a range of funding options available for PhD students. Both New Zealand and international students are eligible to apply for Victoria scholarships. Read more »

Shrividya Ravi  - PhD  Student

Shrividya chose Victoria because of the flexibility of its science programmes: “I’d considered doing Engineering, but decided it wasn’t really for me.  Read more »

How to Apply to do a PhD

There are three application deadlines per year: 1 March, 1 July, and 1 November. Read our guide to the application process »

Why Study at Victoria?

Located in New Zealand's capital city, Victoria University has an international reputation for academic excellence and high quality research. Read more »

Adella Campbell  - PhD  Student

Congratulations to Adella Campbell who was awarded the HSRAANZ Early Career Researcher Award for the Best Poster Presentation at the Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ) Conference in Adelaide (Dec 2011), Australia. Read more »