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Technology Park awarded sustainable business grant
Friday, 6 June 2008, 12:13 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT Technology Park has been awarded a $14,000 grant through the Shell NZ Sustainability Fund. The business incubator will use its grant to take a leadership role in sustainability by measuring its carbon footprint and then passing on the knowledge, tools and insights ... More >>
Students Awarded Laptop Computers
Friday, 23 May 2008, 9:37 am | AUT University
Seventy post-graduate students at AUT University have been awarded Lenovo laptop computers through a new scholarship programme. More >>
Advertainment: more than Sex and the City cosmos
Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 12:12 am | AUT University
Sex and the City has been credited with the renaissance of the cosmopolitan martini but, says AUT University Professor Cristel Antonia Russell, its influence extends much further than that. More >>
FTA expert appointed to AUT
Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 3:23 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Free Trade Agreement expert Dr Rahul Sen has been appointed as lecturer of business economics at the AUT Business School. More >>
AUT wins business case competition
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 4:16 pm | Auckland University of Technology
The AUT Business School undergraduate team has won the first round of the national league series Deloitte Business Case Competition held at Otago University last week. More >>
Agreement brings NZ closer to mega-science project
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 9:21 am | AUT University
New Zealand's prospects for a major role in the international Square Kilometre Array project have been boosted with the signing of an agreement between researchers at AUT University and Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ... More >>
NZ artist may have inspired Darwin
Friday, 2 May 2008, 11:24 am | AUT University
Evidence suggesting Charles Darwin may have received help formulating his theory of evolution has been uncovered by a New Zealand historian. AUT University Professor of History Paul Moon says the writings of artist Augustus Earle reveal an astonishing ... More >>
Local governance expert warns Auckland to speak up
Wednesday, 30 April 2008, 4:41 pm | AUT University
If Aucklanders want a world-class city, they need to do something about it, says a local governance expert. More >>
New product development key to NZ success offshore
Monday, 28 April 2008, 2:26 pm | AUT University
New product development is what drives New Zealand companies to crack the international market, says an AUT University innovation academic. Success of organisations Rakon, 42 Below and Frucor Beverages with its drink V, has hinged on innovative products ... More >>
Indian women myths quashed in new book
Friday, 18 April 2008, 11:36 am | AUT University
More than 100 years of Indian women making a home and career in New Zealand is the subject of a new book. 'Sari: Indian women at work in New Zealand', being launched today by Dunmore Publishing, is a labour of love by AUT Associate Professor of Management ... More >>
AUT named best business educator
Friday, 18 April 2008, 11:35 am | AUT University
AUT Business School has been named New Zealand's best business educator at the Vero Excellence in Business Support Awards 2008. Around 96% of New Zealand businesses are small-to-medium sized and the awards recognise organisations and individuals ... More >>
National Fono for Postgraduate students
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 12:12 am | AUT University
Postgraduate students, researchers and scholars from New Zealand and the Pacific will attend the Building Pacific Research Capacity and Scholarship in New Zealand/Aotearoa Fono being held at the Fale Pasifika on 16-18 April and hosted by the Centre for ... More >>
AUT business student tops 1000
Tuesday, 18 March 2008, 12:40 am | AUT University
AUT University's top business student doesn't fit any of the scholarly stereotypes. Devon Nel came to university from the sixth form, he works more hours than he attends classes and he's AUT Business School's number one first-year student - out of more ... More >>
Obesity experts back junk food marketing ban
Friday, 14 March 2008, 9:56 am | AUT University
Obesity experts are throwing their weight behind new international standards to control the marketing of 'junk food' to children. The International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO) is calling on food and soft drink manufacturers to adopt a global ... More >>
AUT Answers Councillor's Qs on Manukau Campus
Saturday, 22 December 2007, 11:13 am | Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology's Director of Public Affairs Nigel Murphy, has issued a response to Cr Michael Williams regarding AUT opening a Manukau Campus. More >>
Benchmark survey on Kiwi use of internet
Thursday, 20 December 2007, 4:23 pm | Auckland University of Technology
AUT University has released the findings of a benchmark survey looking at how New Zealanders use the internet. More >>
Trans-Tasman Business Forum – Nov 7, Auck. Hyatt
Friday, 19 October 2007, 8:37 am | Auckland University of Technology
On the eve of the Australian election only one thing is certain in doing business across the ditch, that it’s on the up. What’s not certain is how to get traction in likely post-election instability – and how to get the bucks back in the hands ... More >>
Culture and diversity theme timely - AUT
Monday, 8 October 2007, 12:24 am | Auckland University of Technology
Migrant, refugee, temporary worker and international student mental health has assumed greater importance as the world’s 6.5 billion people have become increasingly mobile, says AUT University’s Pro-Vice Chancellor, Professor Max Abbott. More >>
Top 16, Latest Show From Video Artist
Tuesday, 25 September 2007, 1:48 pm | AUT University
In association with AUT University and the University of Auckland, Top 16 is the latest show from innovative Auckland-based video artist, Janet Lilo, a recent graduate of AUT’s Master of Art and Design programme. Top 16 refers to a popular application ... More >>
Waring: Economic sense to support unpaid workers
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 4:21 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Unpaid workers play a vital role in New Zealand's economy and should have the same rights as workers, says the author of a new book on work life balance in New Zealand. More >>