Research, Writing, & Professional Development

Most graduate departments have career services offices that provide various services and resources to meet the specific needs and priorities of their students, as well as the employers seeking to hire them. Check with your department to see what services they offer.

For some general resources on where to get started on a research project, places to get help when it comes to figuring out your career path, ways to strengthen your presentation or teaching skills and more, see the information below.

Campus Research Resources

• Campus Research Units and Centers
• UT's Sanger Learning Center
• Division of Statistics and Scientific Computation
  This office offers students, faculty, and staff one hour of free statistics consulting each week. You can obtain more information and sign up for a consulting appointment online.
• Office of Research Support (ORP)
• Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP)
• ITS Research Consulting

Writing Support

Graduate Student Writing Services

A variety of writing resources are available to assist you in crafting effective documents ranging from research presentations to resumes and dissertations. Check out Graduate Student Writing Services to take advantage of these helpful tools.

University of Texas Libraries

The University of Texas at Austin has 17 different libraries with a collection containing more than nine million volumes and providing access to the latest electronic research materials. Before starting that first research project, visit The University of Texas Libraries Web site to see the wealth of resources offered. A section specifically for graduate students is also available online.

Dissertation and Thesis Resources

• Dissertation ListServ and Resources
• Dissertation format guidelines (.pdf)
• Thesis format guidelines (.pdf)
• Thesis and dissertation templates
• Electronic Thesis/Dissertation resources
• LaTeX resources

Professional Development

• Toolkits for Success in Graduate School
• Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Graduate Student Instructor Program
• Career Resources
• Hire Texas

Academic Integrity

As a graduate student at The University of Texas, it is important that you conduct yourself and your studies with integrity. To learn more about academic integrity and important research issues at The University of Texas, refer to the links below.

• The Standard of Academic Integrity at UT Austin
• Ethics Training Modules(includes modules on Academic Integrity, Human Subjects Research, and Animal Research)