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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 >>
Companies on notice from shareholder as diversity stalls
Monday, 18 November 2019, 8:36 am | Auckland University of Technology
Progress towards gender and ethnic diversity amongst the leadership of the country’s top companies has stalled. The latest annual New Zealand Census of Women on Boards released today shows the slow progress of recent years continues, with boards of ... More >>
AUT Lecturer Says Digital Curriculum is Not About Devices
Wednesday, 6 November 2019, 11:11 am | Auckland University of Technology
As AUT prepares to host CS4HS for the third year in a row, Senior Lecturer in Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh says the digital curriculum is not about devices, but design and critical thinking. More >>
NZ Legal System Can Perpetuate Financial Abuse
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 12:15 pm | Auckland University of Technology
New evidence from Auckland University of Technology (AUT) shows changes to the Family Court are needed to help protect women and children from financial abuse. The findings follow recommendations in July by New Zealand’s Law Commission to change the Relationships ... More >>
New Zealand is leading the world in stroke prevention
Tuesday, 29 October 2019, 8:08 am | Auckland University of Technology
This year’s World Stroke Day campaign, #DontBeTheOne , encourages everyone, no matter what their age, to assess their individual risk of stroke using the free Stroke Riskometer mobile app developed by Professor Valery Feigin at Auckland University ... More >>
Economist Wins Top Award at AUT
Thursday, 24 October 2019, 8:24 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Economist Wins Top Award at AUT AUT has bestowed its top award on an economist hailed for her research, scholarship and application of integrated data to help inform social policy and wellbeing. Professor of Economics Gail Pacheco has been awarded the 2019 ... More >>
Joint initiative to support Māori entrepreneurs in Northland
Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 10:25 am | Auckland University of Technology
Northland Inc, the regional economic development agency, and Auckland University of Technology (AUT) are pooling their resources to launch a business accelerator programme aimed at enhancing Māori entrepreneurship. Te Kōrau weaves Māori perspectives ... More >>
PR students help 100s of NZ non-profits
Tuesday, 15 October 2019, 9:07 am | Auckland University of Technology
Providing much needed public relations support to not-for-profits is a win-win for student PR agency Outside the Square . 2019 year marks the twentieth year of the AUT student PR agency that has now helped more than 500 charities, community groups ... More >>
Online voting won’t engage more youth
Wednesday, 9 October 2019, 8:33 am | Auckland University of Technology
Every local government election there are those who advocate for online voting as a fix for dismal voter engagement. More >>
Diversity lacking among Auckland councillors
Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 5:44 pm | Auckland University of Technology
An ongoing study led by Dr Karen Webster at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) reveals incremental change in the descriptive representation of Aucklanders at local government. Analysis of who stood across three electoral cycles (2013, 2016, 2019) ... More >>
