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Kiwis Keep Calm And Carry On During Covid-19 - New Research From AUT
Friday, 24 April 2020, 9:22 am | Auckland University of Technology
Feeling like most people in New Zealand are handling the COVID-19 lockdown well? New research conducted by AUT’s Professor of Management Jarrod Haar and Massey University’s Dr David Brougham confirms this is the case. As part of an ongoing ... More >>
Māori And Pacific Students Get Support From AUT
Friday, 24 April 2020, 8:42 am | Auckland University of Technology
As the tertiary sector prepares to shift online in response to COVID-19 restrictions, digital equity among students has never been more critical - an issue that disproportionately impacts on Māori and Pacific communities. Earlier this week, AUT Vice-Chancellor, ... More >>
Trust In News In New Zealand Is High Compared Internationally
Thursday, 23 April 2020, 8:29 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD) has published its first Trust in News in New Zealand report. The report is the first internationally comparable report of the trust in news in New Zealand, and it is produced in collaboration ... More >>
UK Study Links Covid Deaths To Poor Diet; AUT Dietitian Comments
Friday, 17 April 2020, 3:10 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Obesity, type 2 diabetes and risk factors linked to poor diet, is the root cause behind increased death rates from coronavirus according to UK study AUT nutritionist Dr Caryn Zinn joins other international scientists to call for public health messaging More >>
Gross National Happiness Index Shows True Mood of Country
Friday, 3 April 2020, 12:17 pm | AUT University
In the face of unprecedented measures to contain COVID-19, concerns for the well-being of our fellow countrymen and women should be skyrocketing. More >>
Gender Inequality Contributes To Gambling Harm For Women
Monday, 23 March 2020, 11:14 am | AUT University
A new Ministry of Health funded report reveals that gambling venues often provide convenient and safe spaces, and relief from family responsibilities, for women with a lack of social support. More >>
Interactive Webinars Tackle Racism In Aotearoa
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 7:18 am | Auckland University of Technology
Te Tiriti-based Futures + Anti-Racism 2020 is an online-and-offline event taking place in Aotearoa on March 21-30. International and fiercely local anti-racism advocates will share diverse ideas and perspectives on institutional racism, decolonisation, ... More >>
Stroke: Categorising People Into Low, Moderate Or High Risk Should Be ‘abandoned’
Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 11:37 am | AUT University
Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), Valery Feigin, says clinicians often seek thresholds to trigger public health interventions. However, this concept is at odds with the fact that risk is a continuum, something ... More >>
AUT Welcomes World’s First Professor Of Macromarketing
Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 2:19 pm | AUT University
How can we make the world a better place? That’s the question driving Ben Wooliscroft, the first Professor of Macromarketing at AUT and in the world. In answering such a lofty enquiry, Professor Wooliscroft uses a holistic, multidisciplinary approach ... More >>
Tourism And Hospitality Experts Converge On AUT
Monday, 10 February 2020, 7:17 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Hundreds of international experts in tourism, hospitality and events are meeting in Auckland. More than 280 academics are at the Auckland University of Technology for the 30th conference of the Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education ... More >>
Māori cultural & language expert joins AUT Business School
Monday, 10 February 2020, 11:48 am | Auckland University of Technology
Associate Professor Ella Henry (Ngātikahu ki Whangaroa, Ngāti Kuri, Te Rārawa), an academic renowned for her research into and advocacy of Māori culture, language and leadership, has taken up a new role at AUT’s Business School. More >>
Public policy requires te Tiriti o Waitangi compliance
Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 8:11 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT ACADEMIC ADVOCATES A NEW TOOL FOR EVALUATING HEALTH POLICY IN RELATION TO TE TIRITI O WAITANGI – ONE THAT IS SIMPLE TO USE AND USEFUL FOR ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE. More >>
Wellbeing of NZers just as important as drive to export
Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 8:13 am | Auckland University of Technology
NEW STUDY FINDS THAT FOOD INSECURITY AND OBESITY MAY BE LINKED TO NUTRITIONAL DISPARITY IN GLOBAL FOOD TRADE, WITH HIGH-QUALITY EXPORTS AND NUTRIENT-POOR IMPORTS. More >>
AUT boosts AI expertise with new AiLab
Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 4:45 pm | Auckland University of Technology
There is no question that artificial intelligence’s influence on our daily life will only increase. AUT’s Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies has partnered with Dr John Flackett to create an Artificial Intelligence Lab (AiLab) focused on ... More >>
Bigger bodies require bigger servings of 5+ a day
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 11:17 am | Auckland University of Technology
NEW STUDY RECOMMENDS GREATER VARIETY AND COLOUR IN FOOD DIETARY GUIDELINES, AND SERVING SIZES IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO BODY SIZE. More >>
AUT Biodesign Collaborates to Reduce Air Pollution Impact
Monday, 13 January 2020, 4:14 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Aō Air’s Atmos Facemask provides as much as 50 times more effective protection from air pollution than the market leading masks it was tested against A new mask launched at CES in January 2020 was developed with help from AUT’s BioDesign Lab. ... More >>
AUT and Zeacann green light medicinal cannabis
Friday, 13 December 2019, 8:26 am | Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and Zeacann Ltd have been granted licenses by the Ministry of Health to grow high-THC and high-CBD cannabis for the research and development of medicinal cannabis products. More >>
Urgent plan to mitigate the impact of neurological disorders
Wednesday, 11 December 2019, 8:16 am | Auckland University of Technology
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, PUBLISHED BY THE LANCET NEUROLOGY , AIM TO BRIDGE THE DISPROPORTIONATE GAP BETWEEN THE INCREASING GLOBAL BURDEN OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND THE RESOURCES TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE. More >>
Greater empathy for wāhine Māori needed
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 8:25 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Greater empathy for wāhine Māori needed to reduce family violence in New Zealand More >>
MPs failing to lead on human rights
Thursday, 5 December 2019, 4:14 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Democracy in New Zealand is suffering from a Parliament which under-performs in its scrutiny of human rights. A new report says human rights oversight by select committees examining potential legislation is weak and ad hoc. Human rights obligations and ... More >>
