@utaustingradschool on Instagram
Follow us on Instagram for grad student features, events, news and more.
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.
- Instagram Post
@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.
Instagram Post
@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!
Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolUT graduate students and postdocs: Registration is now open for the 2025 Empower Your Pitch Competition!
Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolGrad students and postdocs: we want to feature YOU on our Instagram. Tell us about your current research, creative work or professional projects by nominating yourself for a student or scholar profile. 🤘
Visit the link in our bio for the self-nomination form!Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolGraduate School Dean Sarah Ades officially announced the Office of Career and Life Design - an office with a new mission: empower every graduate student and postdoc to design their future.
Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolThe Office of Career & Life Design invited their PhD Career Pathway Fellows to an evening at the Austin Trail of Lights! 🤘 We hope all of our graduate students and postdocs have a restful winter break and get to enjoy time with family and friends!
Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolTwo weeks ago, the Office of Career and Life Design hosted the International Job Search Summit to empower and guide international students on their career journeys.
Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolWow - thank you for an amazing site visit, @alertmediahq!
Last Friday, graduate students visited the AlertMedia offices and learned about the many possible paths to careers in sales, rev ops, product, engineering, threat intelligence and employee experience.
Instagram Post
@utaustingradschoolIf you plan to graduate this fall, Friday, November 15 is the last day to apply to graduate this semester.
Graduate Student Tour
Life in Austin
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
View all Events
Event StatusScheduledMonday March 10, 2025 - Friday March 14, 2025, All dayPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.236In the first stage of our competition, a dedicated panel of coaches will provide feedback to all contestants, helping you fine-tune your pitch for subsequent rounds.
Event StatusScheduledThursday March 13, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 amVirtualAt 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 StatusScheduledMonday March 24, 2025 - Friday March 28, 2025, All dayPeter T. Flawn Academic Center (FAC), 2.236After receiving and incorporating feedback, participants will present to Empower Your Pitch judges for a second time in the elimination round.
Event StatusScheduledMonday March 24, 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 StatusScheduledMonday March 24, 2025, 10:00 am - 11:00 amVirtualUT requires open access publication of all theses, reports, and dissertations. However, the Graduate School can temporarily delay (embargo) the publication of your thesis or dissertation for up to seven years. This workshop will clarify open access publication, your rights as the copyright owner of your thesis or dissertation, reasons why you might want to embargo your thesis or dissertation and the procedures for doing so.
Event StatusScheduledMonday March 24, 2025, 5:15 pm - 6:30 pmVirtualJoin the Office of Career and Life Design for a virtual networking workshop designed specifically for career changers!
Event StatusScheduledTuesday March 25, 2025, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmThis session will describe the UT Counseling and Mental Health Center's Well-being in Learning Environments project that collaborates with faculty to support student mental health. During the session, we will learn about and practice various wellness strategies, including expressing gratitude, developing a growth mindset, and being self-compassionate.
Event StatusScheduledTuesday March 25, 2025, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmVirtualThis 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.
