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Reading Helps Children Face A Difficult Future
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:49 am | Auckland University of Technology
The AUT-led study Relationships Between Reading For Pleasure And Children’s Wellbeing In Aotearoa New Zealand looked at the pandemic lockdown experience of 2421 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study who were 11 years old at the time. More >>
New AUT Research Shows Online Gaming A Predictor Of Gambling Harm
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 6:30 am | Auckland University of Technology
The study showed that gambling participation by the group was low and infrequent, and risk factors and gambling harms were not specific to Pacific people in that they were generally as would be expected among the general population. More >>
Alarming Differences In Incidence And Mortality Of Devastating Brain Haemorrhage Across NZ
Monday, 14 October 2024, 2:58 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Despite a relatively low mean age among the working-age population in Aotearoa, SAH is the most devastating type of stroke, killing almost half of those affected. More >>
New Study Reveals “Massive” Impact Of Concussions On NZ Incomes And Employment
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 7:18 am | AUT
The study found that after sustaining a brain injury, employment and earnings do not recover quickly; instead, they continue to decline over time. The study found that earning losses reach more than $3,000 in the first year after the injury and ... More >>
How Aotearoa Should Deal With Increased Global Stroke Risks Identified In New Lancet Neurology Study
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:51 am | Auckland University of Technology
"The NZ priorities should be in implementing effective primary stroke prevention strategies for all individuals at increased risk of stroke, regardless of the level of the increased risk," Professor Feigin says. More >>
Innovative AUT Collaboration With Southern Cross Health Trust Provides Financial Boost To Nursing Students
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:13 am | AUT
A new partnership between AUT and the Southern Cross Health Trust offers student nurses an unprecedented level of support as they navigate their studies and clinical placements. More >>
Unclear Roadside Drug Testing Risks Motorist Delays
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:53 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Theoretically, it is possible for someone to test positive to amphetamine if they are taking dexamphetamine (an ADHD medication) depending on the sensitivity of the test. What happens to these people at the roadside? More >>
Unemployment Looks To Be Getting Worse
Monday, 19 August 2024, 8:19 am | Auckland University of Technology
A model designed to give an early warning of a downturn in the economy is suggesting continued weakening in the labour market with an unemployment rate that may have already reached 4.8 per cent. More >>
New AUT Concussion Research Could Revolutionise Understanding And Recovery
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 1:06 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Newly published research from AUT has the potential to revolutionise the understanding of concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), including the impact of brain inflammation and ways to predict improved chances of recovery. More >>
AUT Collaborates With Māori Urban Artist For Space Planning Of New Building, Tukutuku
Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:06 am | Auckland University of Technology
Tukutuku, at around 9000m2, is the largest development at the University’s North Campus and will accommodate around 2000 students and 200 staff. It is also AUT’s most sustainable building yet and on track to be the country’s most efficiently ... More >>
Innovative Dual Health Qualification Addresses Workforce Issues
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:17 am | Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has launched for the first time a double health degree and dual registration pathway within a continuous four-year course of study. More >>
New Project Aims To Transform Health Care Response To Family Violence
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 12:58 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, ‘Atawhai’ recognises family violence seriously impacts the health, wellbeing and hauora of all members of whānau and families, yet there is currently limited system support to help primary health ... More >>
Protecting NZ’s Children From The Impacts Of Some Of World’s Highest Screen Time
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 11:56 am | Auckland University of Technology
The purpose of the recommendations is to ensure New Zealand students maximise the learning benefits that screen-based digital tools can offer, while minimising risks to health and wellbeing as they grow. More >>
Alliance Opens Doors For AUT Hospitality Students
Tuesday, 30 April 2024, 8:22 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT has been welcomed into an exclusive alliance with 25 other leading hospitality and culinary schools around the globe. More >>
New Study Highlights Risks From Technology To Health And Wellbeing Of Schoolkids
Thursday, 4 April 2024, 4:18 pm | Auckland University of Technology
New Zealand students have high use of screens in class compared to global norms, with students in Aotearoa amongst the world’s highest users of digital devices in school. More >>
Government’s Disability Spending Changes Endangering Lives Of Children And Health Of Parents
Thursday, 28 March 2024, 11:14 am | AUT University
The Government’s decision to reduce access to continuous glucose monitors (CGM) not only threatens the lives of children with type 1 diabetes and increases the potential for ‘Dead in Bed’ syndrome, but also threatens the health of their parents an ... More >>
New Research Reveals How Sports Clubs Manage Integrity Issues
Monday, 25 March 2024, 10:29 am | Auckland University of Technology
A national survey of sports clubs has produced valuable insights into how threats to integrity are perceived and dealt with in New Zealand’s sporting communities. With funding from the Sport and Recreation Integrity Transition Programme (ITP) – ... More >>
Maranga Mai A 'Distortion Of History'
Thursday, 22 February 2024, 9:42 am | Auckland University of Technology
An academic review has found that a Human Rights Commission (HRC) report, Maranga Mai , manipulates and distorts the historical record. Maranga Mai was released in November 2022 and looks at how Māori have been mistreated over the centuries. Its ... More >>
AUT Launches Rainbow Research Portal – A World First
Thursday, 7 September 2023, 6:29 am | Auckland University of Technology
A new e-portal collating decades of Rainbow research will be launched by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) – the first collection of its type in the world. The e-portal, called Ia, will be unveiled on Wednesday 6 September at a special launch ... More >>
AUT Launches Te Aronui - Upholding Te Tiriti For The Benefit Of All
Wednesday, 2 August 2023, 11:17 am | AUT
A culture that views Te Tiriti o Waitangi as an opportunity to grow and prosper as a university, is the vision behind the newly launched Te Aronui Te Tiriti Framework at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau|Auckland University of Technology. The ... More >>
