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Creating A Healthy And Sustainable Future For Tāmaki Makaurau
Monday, 16 May 2022, 9:50 am | Auckland University of Technology
A ground-breaking study, which aims to benchmark and monitor urban planning policies that promote health and sustainability in cities around the globe, shows that Auckland is currently behind the curve. ----------------------- New research – published ... More >>
The Legacy Of Lockdown For Community Healthcare Workers
Monday, 2 May 2022, 9:41 am | Auckland University of Technology
A new study, which examines the impact of COVID-19 on community healthcare workers in Aotearoa, shows that negative psychological and social effects from the first lockdown were long-lasting. ------------------------- The lead author the study, ... More >>
AUT Rises In Global Impact Rankings
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 9:51 am | Auckland University of Technology
The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has again been ranked amongst the world’s leading universities in the 2022 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings , recognising its ongoing commitment to creating a more sustainable future. The rankings, released ... More >>
CIPS Accredits New AUT Master Of Supply Chain Management
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 10:16 am | Auckland University of Technology
The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), the professional body for the procurement and supply profession, has partnered with Auckland University of Technology (AUT) to accredit the new AUT Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM). ... More >>
The Science Behind Stroke Apps
Tuesday, 26 April 2022, 9:41 am | Auckland University of Technology
International scientists and clinicians agree that digital technologies used for stroke prevention must be scientifically sound and evidence-based. They have developed criteria to gauge the efficacy of new products entering the mHealth apps market. ... More >>
Kiwi Workers Don’t Realise They Are Burnt Out
Monday, 11 April 2022, 9:54 am | Auckland University of Technology
Dr Ashley Bloomfield might recognise that it is time to step down from his role, but when it comes to job burnout, many Kiwis don’t have such insight. That’s according to AUT Business School Professor Jarrod Haar (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti ... More >>
Voices From Hospitality's Front Line
Friday, 8 April 2022, 9:38 am | Auckland University of Technology
New AUT research looks at workplace practices in the hospitality industry and gives recommendations to improve working conditions. The report Voices From The Front Line gives voice to hospitality workers whose feelings are often overlooked or marginalised. ... More >>
AUT Wins Global Sustainability Award
Monday, 28 March 2022, 11:20 am | Auckland University of Technology
An Auckland University of Technology (AUT) initiative that has overhauled practical sustainability on campus has been recognised at the inaugural 2021 Green Impact International Special Awards. One of the founding members of BELoved Planet programme, Kim Daly, ... More >>
Auckland Council Waste Proposal Punishes Those Already Minimising Waste
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 9:49 am | Auckland University of Technology
Auckland Council is consulting on proposed changes to waste disposal in the super city, introducing a rates-based charge for waste instead of the current pay-as-you-throw system, and a curbside food waste collection. Senior Lecturer Jeff Seadon, a waste ... More >>
NZ Tree Intel In Your Pocket, Even Offline
Wednesday, 16 March 2022, 11:09 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT’s popular NZ Trees app has been updated, with more than double the number of native plants now included, making it a useful tool for anyone wanting to learn more about the trees around them. A key feature of the app means it works offline, ... More >>
AUT To Represent Australasia At Inaugural Green Impact International Awards
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 11:09 am | Auckland University of Technology
A commitment to improving sustainability practices one staff member and student at a time has seen Auckland University of Technology’s (AUT) Kim Daly named Staff Champion at the 2021 Green Impact Australasian awards. Green Impact is a United Nations ... More >>
If She Be Worthy – Online Backlash To The Mighty Thor
Monday, 7 March 2022, 9:06 am | Auckland University of Technology
When Natalie Portman’s return to the role of Jane Foster in the fourth Thor movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) was announced, the response from Redditors was sexist, bigoted and overwhelmingly negative. Senior Lecturers Matthew Guinibert ... More >>
Yoga Breathing Changes Brain Activity
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 12:36 pm | Auckland University of Technology
A technique popular in yoga classes has been shown to affect brain activity by researchers at AUT’s BioDesign Lab. The research is a collaboration between AUT and the New Zealand College of Chiropractic (NZCC). The research, led by research fellow and ... More >>
AUT Vice-Chancellor Receives Prestigious University Award For Leadership
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 11:52 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack has received a special University Medal acknowledging his leadership of AUT over the last 18 years. Mr McCormack received the Council Award for Outstanding Leadership at the university’s recent Excellence Awards , the first ... More >>
They Key To Happy Employees? Hybrid Working
Monday, 21 February 2022, 10:31 am | Auckland University of Technology
Once upon a time, in what feels like a lifetime ago, most workers spent their days commuting to and from an office or workplace outside the home. Then the pandemic struck. More than two years on, many Kiwis now do their jobs in a combination of ... More >>
Expert On Burnout, Four-day Work Week, Māori Employee Wins Top AUT Award
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 7:40 pm | Auckland University of Technology
The Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has awarded its preeminent academic award, the AUT University Medal, to the Business School’s Professor Jarrod Haar (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta) at this ... More >>
CS4HS Open To More Digital Technology Teachers In 2022
Friday, 4 February 2022, 10:01 am | Auckland University of Technology
The Covid omicron outbreak has proven to be a blessing in disguise for 2022’s CS4HS workshop, which takes place online on Thursday 10 February, as it will now be able to host even more teachers from throughout New Zealand. CS4HS – now known ... More >>
AUT Spinout Secures $1.5 M Investment For Innovative Respiratory Technology
Wednesday, 26 January 2022, 9:37 am | Auckland University of Technology
A company formed to commercialise innovative respiratory technology, RespirAq, developed by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) researchers has secured $1.5m of investment from Outset Ventures, Icehouse Ventures, and Cure Kids Ventures. AUT engineering ... More >>
AUT To Teach Climate Action
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 10:39 am | Auckland University of Technology
How to change society in order to combat climate change can now be studied at AUT. A new Climate Action paper is being introduced together with a reshaped Bachelor of Arts , organised around the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). ... More >>
Burnt-out Risk In NZ Workforce: Bad And Getting Worse
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 8:52 am | Auckland University of Technology
One in nine. One in six. One in five. One in three. This isn’t a tally of growing COVID numbers – but these stats are potentially just as worrying. New AUT research shows that, as another pandemic year comes to an end, the risk of being burnt out ... More >>
