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Living the Longhorn Life
Life as a graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin means receiving a world class education in top-ranked programs, having access to premium health and wellness resources, the opportunity to join 1,000+ student organizations and more- all while living in Austin, Texas.
Career & Professional Development
Access career and professional development resources, such as workshops, training, recruitment fairs and more.
Campus Life
Campus life at UT Austin is just as dynamic as the people who live, work and learn here.
Housing & Transportation
Graduate students have several options for where they live, along with multiple ways to get around campus and the city.
Health & Wellness
UT Austin offers many resources to keep students at their peak mentally and physically.
Families & Childcare
There are a number of resources, policies and staff at UT Austin to assist graduate student parents.
Student Organizations
Learn how you can get involved with student organizations on campus, such as the Graduate Student Assembly.
Meet our Graduate Student Community
Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin are changing the world. They're transforming health care through research and technology, working to find energy solutions and helping to deepen our sense of history and culture. What will you do as a graduate student?
Get Involved as a Grad Student
The Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) at UT Austin serves as the voice of graduate students to UT administrators, staff and faculty, as well as to the Texas Legislature. The GSA provides a plethora of opportunities to enrich the graduate student experience at UT.
You can get involved by attending GSA meetings every other Wednesday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Legislative Assembly Room in WCP 2.302 or via Zoom. Visit the GSA website to learn more.
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@utaustingradschool“The thought of stepping into the unknown, peeling back layers of history, exploring, and revealing ancient buildings that have been hidden beneath the forest canopy for centuries has always sparked my imagination.”
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@utaustingradschoolCelesté Flores didn’t waste a single moment at UT! She graduates this May with a dual master’s degree in global policy studies and public health.
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@utaustingradschoolFourth-year Ph.D. student John Michael Clark recently attended the Arizona Winter School in Tucson for the second time, where advanced graduate students work with senior faculty and postdoctoral fellows on research projects related to number theory.
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@utaustingradschoolSociology and demography enable us to understand the hidden structures shaping our communities. Dr.
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@utaustingradschoolFeel like your research is on shaky ground? Tell that to Bartik Pandel, a Ph.D. candidate in Civil Engineering in the @cockrellschool who specializes in seismic hazard assessment.
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@utaustingradschoolYour voice matters as a graduate student. Complete the gradSERU survey to help shape graduate student programs, policies and services at UT.
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@utaustingradschoolBella Gray can often be found wading through thick thorn bushes, crawling under barbed wire fences, and evading jumping spider colonies. For her, it’s just another day exploring the Guadalupe Mountains as a Ph.D. student in @txgeosciences.
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@utaustingradschoolWe had a great time at last night’s Break into Data Panel with the Office of Career and Life Design, with graduate students and postdoc attendees from more than 30 different majors across 12 colleges and schools!
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@utaustingradschoolUT graduate students and postdocs: Registration is now open for the 2025 Empower Your Pitch Competition!
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Life in Austin is like no other. Experience live music, film and art, take a dip in the spring-fed waters of Barton Springs Pool or a hike along the Greenbelt, enjoy year-round sunshine and sample some of the best food in Texas.Graduate Student Events
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Event StatusScheduledMonday March 31, 2025, All dayPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.142 - Classrooms ABCJoin the Office of Career & Life Design for this cohort-based four-week pilot course, where we will guide graduate students and postdocs through a series of discussions and activities that introduce and apply design thinking to their own lives.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday April 1, 2025 - Friday April 11, 2025, All dayCTL staff will facilitate an asynchronous peer workshop in which participants will receive feedback on their teaching statement drafts and share suggestions to strengthen others' statements with vivid examples of teaching strategies and learner-centered goals.
Event StatusScheduledThursday April 3, 2025, 9:00 am - 3:00 pmTexas Union (UNB), Quadrangle RoomDuring this orientation, you will learn about postdoc-specific policies, benefits, and resources available to enhance your UT Austin experience as well interact with key university stakeholders. The afternoon will focus on the mentoring experience and creating an individual development plan.
Event StatusScheduledThursday April 3, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 amWilliam C. Powers Student Activity Center (WCP), Meeting Room 1.106At this workshop, we will review the guidelines and deadlines necessary for graduation this semester. Topics will include applying to graduate, scheduling your defense, submitting your thesis, report, dissertation, or treatise to the Texas Digital Library, requesting an embargo, IRB requirements and reviewing what paperwork you must submit to the Graduate School.
Event StatusScheduledFriday April 4, 2025, 9:00 am - 11:00 amSelected graduate student instructors present insightful, personal stories about their teaching.
Event StatusScheduledMonday April 7, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmMain (MAI), 212Join us for our Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week Open House. This special event is a celebration dedicated to honoring and recognizing the contributions, impact and value of our graduate and professional students.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday April 8, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 amVirtualThis workshop for master’s and doctoral students preparing to submit a thesis/report/dissertation will cover common formatting errors in these documents and the use of the Graduate School templates.
Event StatusScheduledWednesday April 9, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmScholars Lab, Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL)In this in-person Using AI for Research session, we will demonstrate how to use AI literature mapping tools, including ResearchRabbit and Inciteful.
