Contact the Graduate Research School

If you're studying at AUT you can contact the Graduate Research School for researcher development support and services for postgraduate research students at AUT.

Admission into the PhD or Master of Philosophy

doctoral.and.mphil.admissions@aut.ac.nz

All other enquiries

grs@aut.ac.nz

Visit us on campus

WU Building, Level 5
46 Wakefield Street
Auckland Central

Candidature management

Enrolment and progress enquiries for doctoral and MPhil students
pgresearch@aut.ac.nz

Research master's and honours (bachelor's) examination enquiries
pgexams@aut.ac.nz

Doctoral examination enquiries
docexams@aut.ac.nz

Candidature management (enquiries, admissions and progression)

Lisa Brien-Herd
Portfolio Leader, Policy and Progressions
Phone: +64 9 921 9375
l.herd@aut.ac.nz

Ksenya Nefiodova
Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8059
ksenya.nefiodova@aut.ac.nz

Scott Pilkington
Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9378
scott.pilkington@aut.ac.nz

Jessica Yamamoto
Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8220
jessica.yamamoto@aut.ac.nz

Candidature management (examinations)

Jessie Hsu
Portfolio Leader (Examinations) 
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 9907 or 6504
jessie.hsu@aut.ac.nz

Kitty Huang
Research Examinations Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9340
kitty.huang@aut.ac.nz

Magdalena Wisniewska
Research Examinations Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 9907 or 7350
magdalena.wisniewska@aut.ac.nz

Researcher development

Dr Anaise Irvine
Portfolio Leader, Researcher Development
Phone: +64 9 921 9423
anaise.irvine@aut.ac.nz

Annalise Davidson
Researcher Development Coordinator
Phone: +64 9 921 9999, ext 5651
annalise.davidson@aut.ac.nz

Administration staff

Maria Kriletic
Data Management Specialist
Phone: +64 9 921 9176
maria.kriletic@aut.ac.nz

Mio Arai
Personal Assistant/School Administrator
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 9907
mio.arai@aut.ac.nz

Dean’s Office and Leadership Team

Professor Nigel Harris
Dean, Graduate Research School
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 7301
nigel.harris@aut.ac.nz

Angela Anderson
Manager, Graduate Research School
Phone: +64 9 921 9999, ext 6761
angela.anderson@aut.ac.nz