Learn about self-paced training resources available for researchers at AUT, and request access as needed.
Academic Consulting has put together courses that cover the basics to prepare for your next qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods research project, allowing you to learn the material you need on your own time, wherever and whenever you want.
Doctoral students and master's research students enrolled in a research project of 90 points or more can apply for a free pass for Research Accelerator Online Training* from Academic Consulting Ltd. We have a limited number of passes to give away in 2024.
*The Research Accelerator Online Training for students is different from the Research Accelerator memberships available for staff.
Email RED@aut.ac.nz
The Graduate Research School offers a limited number of free places for Research Accelerator Standard Memberships, and for Academic Consulting's virtual research retreat. Staff can find more information on TUIA (AUT's staff intranet).
All AUT staff and students can access hundreds of video lectures on research methods and data analysis via the CARMA database. CARMA is especially useful for quantitative researchers, with many videos giving detailed deep-dives into regression, correlation, structural equation modelling, multilevel analysis, using big data, and much more. Qualitative researchers can also find useful resources, with videos on grounded theory, coding, text mining, using photographs and more.
Good Health Design has put together tools which will help you explore and navigate new or unfamiliar territory. Whether you’re a student, educator, facilitator or just have a curious mind, there is sure to be a resource to help you develop and grow!
You may like to explore "METHOD: A Design for Health Research Framework", a free resource on offer. METHOD is a resource written for students, researchers and practitioners that presents a research framework to support the early development of research and helps researchers confidently present outcomes so they can be better understood and valued.
Read more about: METHOD: A Design for Health Research Framework
In addition, AUT staff, doctoral students, and master's research students enrolled in a research project of 90 points or more can apply for up to three of the resources from Good Health Design detailed below. We have a limited number of free resources to give away in 2025.
This workbook has been designed mostly for those going into postgraduate study, but it can also be used by anyone looking to start their journey into research. It will help you better understand what research is, how to do it (with activities to help you think about this in the context of your own research) and where you might start looking in the vast ocean of resources out there.
Read more about: Are you making a meal out of research?
My Project Manifesto is designed to help you think about what you want to get out of your design research project and what success looks like for you — both in your design research project and in your future/career. This is best completed at the beginning of your research project, but can be revisited as you change and develop your project along the way.
Read more about: My Project Manifesto
Little Red is designed to help you when you hit a critical point in your research project. This booklet can be completed at any point in your research project when you feel like things aren't going great or something doesn't feel quite right but is also great to do when things are going well, so you can do more of it in the future.
My Hero’s Journey is designed to help you think deeply about your research journey so that you can ‘discuss’ your project with confidence. You should complete it towards the end of your project, when you are ready to look back and reflect on what you have done over the course of your research.
Read more about: My Hero’s Journey
Email RED@aut.ac.nz
If you're a postgraduate research student you should also check out our web page on researcher development.
To find out more or to apply, email the Researcher Development team in AUT's Graduate Research School: