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Project Manage your Thesis

Embarking on a research degree is a big project. For the majority of doctoral students this means 3 to 4 years of independent study and dealing with a large amount of notes and data. For research master’s students this means producing a sizable thesis within a relatively short timeframe. Managing these research projects takes a considerable amount of organisation.

This workshop will introduce you to some project management techniques and tools to help you stay on top of your research.

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Time Management��

This session covers methods for making the best use of your time. You’ll learn how to:

• organise your time well with realistic, advanced planning
• optimise your efforts and grades with focused and strategic study
• ��stop procrastinating and get the work done

• Next date to be confirmed

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The Writing Collective

The Writing Collective is an in-person, 2.5-hour ‘shut up and write’-style session that runs fortnightly. At the Writing Collective, participants participate in short, intense writing stints with brief breaks in between and time for discussion at the end.��

Regular participation enables participants to develop insights into their individual writing habits and to become more intentional about engaging with the writing process. It also helps thesis writers to maintain motivation and make steady, incremental progress with their writing.��

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The Globetrotting Researcher: A Guide to Thriving in a Multicultural Workplace.

What do we take for granted when interacting with people? How do our communication preferences – largely shaped by our own cultures and experiences – impact others who are culturally different from us? What are the likely pitfalls to be aware of, and what strategies can we employ to remain effective when working/studying in an increasingly multicultural world?��

Regular travel for international work assignments and/or collaborating in diverse teams are integral to many contemporary professions. This workshop aims to provide useful strategies to address some of those issues.

Welcome to the Jungle!

This workshop discusses issues relating to stress within academia and the research student journey and provides strategies on how to establish routines that help you to ‘get in the zone’, regulate emotions and manage unwanted thoughts as well as respond to stress that might result from systemic issues.��

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How to Procrastinate ....Effectively!

Why do people procrastinate? Even the most seasoned researchers will come across procrastination at some point in their research journey.�� What are some myths about procrastination, and how can��we work this common phenomenon to our advantage?��This workshop seesk to unpack the��emotional, cognitive, and behaviroual factors contributing to the act of procrastination (i.e. writer's block), followed by effective��strategies to maintain research progress and personal��wellbeing when procrastination occurs.��

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Get it Done!��

This workshop is particularly helpful for those who are in the final year of their doctoral journey. In this workshop, we will discuss how perfectionism��manifests and interferes with thesis writing process and personal wellbeing at this crucial stage, as well as sharing useful tools��to manage time and thesis writing tasks to submission��

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i-Connect��

i-Connect is a monthly event designed for international research students who are new to UC.�� It is a collective social learning space where a theme relevant to international research students'��social-cultural transition within an Aotearoa context will be discussed. It is a safe and relaxing space where participants can share their insights, experiences, and ask questions relating to the theme discussed in the session. Some benefits of jonining the i-Connect include

• learning something new in a fun, relaxing way
• meeting peers across different cultures and academic disciplines
• having an opportunity to share personal learning and ask questions arising from inter-cultural encounters
• practice oral communication in English
• networking��

The theme for each session will be updated on the UC Graduate School events calendar.��

*While i-Connect targets first-year international research students, advancing PhD students who are inteterested in networking are also welcome.��