FGR Workshops

See what’s coming up in our regular workshops.

The Faculty of Graduate Research (FGR) offers skills-development opportunities throughout the year for PhD students at any phase of their research. We host a variety of practical workshops facilitated by international presenters, as well as by Victoria University of Wellington staff members who represent different fields of studies.

Participating in these workshops enables you to develop study and research skills and network with fellow doctoral candidates from across the University. To participate in a workshop, registration is mandatory.

Here is a list of workshops offered in 2023. To sign up, click the session of your choice or follow the link to watch previous workshops.

When	Date	Topic	Link to register/watch
February	21/02/23 24/02/23	Principles of Academic Integrity	Watch here
		How to handle long documents in Microsoft Word	Watch here
March	10/03/23 20/03/23 21/03/23 23/03/23	The lifecycle of the PhD	Watch here
		Principles of Research Ethics	Watch here
		Writing a winning ethics application	Watch  here
		The Oral Defence: What happens and how to prepare	Watch here
April	06/04/23 12/04/23 26/04/23	How to prepare for the oral defence	Watch here
		Key features of MS Excel	Registration closed
		What makes a good literature review, and how to write it	Watch here
May	03/05/23 12/05/23 16/05/23 23/05/23	How to publish and disseminate your research	Watch here
		How and why to use idea mapping/mind mapping	Watch here
		How to cite, critique and review others’ work	Watch here
		How to edit and proofread my dissertation	Watch here
June	16/06/23 19/06/23 20/06/23	Turbocharge your writing	Watch here
		How to structure my research proposal and thesis	Watch here
		What examiners expect of a quality thesis	Watch here
July	04/07/23 18/07/23 19/07/23 28/07/23	How to use SPSS like a pro	Watch here
		How to write an introduction chapter	Watch here
		The Oral Defence: What happens and how to prepare	Watch here
		The lifecycle of the PhD	Watch here
August	08/08/23 21/08/23 31/08/23	R software for statistical analysis	Watch here
		How to report research results	Watch here
		Writing and submitting opinion pieces	Watch here
September	05/09/23 12/09/23 19/09/23 26/09/23	Writing your discussion chapter	Watch here
		How to write a convincing conclusion chapter	Watch here
		Publication and Co-authorship	Watch here
		How to manage my research data	Watch here
October	10/10/23 16/10/23 24/10/23 24/10/23 30/10/23	How to give a great presentation	Watch here
		How to get more out of what you read, in less time	Watch here
		Writing CVs, cover letters and applications that stand out from the crowd	Watch here
		Understanding the job market	Watch here
		Good Feedback: Asking for it; getting it; and responding to it	Watch here
November	08/11/23 24/11/23	The Oral Defence: What happens and how to prepare	Watch here
		The Lifecycle of the PhD	Register here

Other opportunities for Postgraduate Students

The University offers a wide range of other interesting training and learning opportunities for postgraduate students. Find out what's on offer!

Student Learning

Student Learning offers workshops to help postgraduate students develop their research, writing, and critical thinking skills. The workshops are suitable for all levels (Honours, Master’s and PhD). They also offer a wide range of resources to help you thrive in your PhD programme.

Wellington Careers and Employment

Careers and Employment workshops help you in all aspects of preparing for work from job applications through to transitioning to your new role.

Human Ethics Committee

Training sessions designed to assist student researchers to understand the ‘nuts and bolts’ of how to make an ethics application to the Human Ethics Committee and answer any questions you have about the process.