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Student Hall’s Modular Construction Saves Time and Money
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 2:36 pm | Auckland University
By far the largest high-rise building in New Zealand to be assembled in modular fashion is six months away from completion at The University of Auckland. The last of the 468 modular rooms, individually assembled 161 kilometres away in the Waikato, were ... More >>
AKLD Uni Press’s Record in NZ National Book Awards Continues
Wednesday, 1 June 2011, 1:54 pm | Auckland University
This is the fourth year that Auckland University Press , a small publisher of scholarly non-fiction and poetry for the general market, has appeared at the top of the list in New Zealand’s national book awards. More >>
Sciences At Auckland Rank Highly
Friday, 20 May 2011, 1:11 pm | Auckland University
The University of Auckland continues to be the best performing New Zealand university in subject rankings released by QS World University Rankings®. More >>
Auckland Tops NZ in Life Sciences Rankings
Wednesday, 4 May 2011, 2:59 pm | Auckland University
The University of Auckland has been ranked in the top 50 in the world and first in New Zealand in life sciences subjects. In the recently released QS World University Rankings® Life Sciences subject ranking, Auckland was placed 39th in both Medicine ... More >>
Stroke Patients Offered New Service at Brain Recovery Clinic
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 5:31 pm | Auckland University
New Zealand’s first brain rehabilitation and research clinic will be launched by the Associate Minister of Health, the Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman, at The University of Auckland’s Tamaki Innovation Campus next week. More >>
Elizabeth Smither Takes A Writer’s Journey Through Quotation
Wednesday, 6 April 2011, 4:15 pm | Auckland University
In her new book, distinguished writer and former Te Mata Poet Laureate Elizabeth Smither takes readers on a journey into a writer’s life, using her favourite quotations from other writers as signposts. The Commonplace Book (Auckland University Press) ... More >>
New professor an expert in freshwater microbiology
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 2:03 pm | Auckland University
Dr Gillian Lewis has been promoted to professor at The University of Auckland. Promotion to professor is a mark of distinction, recognising professional and academic eminence at an international level. Professor Lewis also was recently appointed acting director ... More >>
New Anthology Celebrates Diverse Poetic Voices
Friday, 18 March 2011, 1:19 pm | Auckland University
The fourth book in AUP’s New Poets series , launched in Wellington last night, brings together the work of three distinct new voices: Chris Tse , Erin Scudder and Harry Jones . The popular series, which has the aim of bringing fresh new poetry ... More >>
Returning from Scotland as Law Professor
Tuesday, 8 March 2011, 2:13 pm | Auckland University
Professor Janet McLean, a specialist in constitutional and administrative law, is returning to The University of Auckland Law School from Britain. She has been appointed Professor of Law and will take up the position later this year. More >>
Top Alumni Honoured
Tuesday, 1 March 2011, 11:00 am | Auckland University
Six University of Auckland graduates who have risen to great heights in law, surgery, business entrepreneurship, politics and science are being honoured later this week. More >>
Robb Lectures On Empires’ Decline And Rise
Monday, 21 February 2011, 2:45 pm | Auckland University
The prominent political commentator and activist Tariq Ali will lecture on “Empire and its futures” at The University of Auckland next month. More >>
Calling all smokers
Sunday, 13 February 2011, 12:02 pm | Auckland University
Get the good guys award without having to actually change your bad habits. Too good to be true? More >>
Study warns of hidden danger to unborn infants
Friday, 11 February 2011, 12:00 pm | Auckland University
Research by a team at The University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute has demonstrated a link between the consumption of sugar-rich diets during pregnancy and compromised fetal development. The study by senior research fellows Drs Mark Vickers and Deborah ... More >>
Twelve New Professors Appointed At Auckland Uni
Thursday, 10 February 2011, 3:21 pm | Auckland University
Twelve associate professors at The University of Auckland have been promoted to professor. Promotion to professor is a mark of distinction, recognising professional and academic eminence at an international level. The new professors are from the Faculties of ... More >>
Safe Sleeping for Newborn Babies
Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 4:47 pm | Auckland University
A recent article in the NZ Herald noted that parents are receiving conflicting messages about sleeping with newborn babies. Maori SIDS, TAHA (Well Pacific Mother and Child Service) and Change for Our Children feel it important that parents and whānau are ... More >>
Teens and their parents needed for parenting study
Monday, 7 February 2011, 1:53 pm | Auckland University
A researcher from The University of Auckland is seeking three hundred parents and their young adolescents to take part in a study comparing the effectiveness of two parenting programmes. Joanna Chu, a doctoral student from the Triple P-Positive Parenting ... More >>
NZ science to benefit from $50m investmentin e-Research
Friday, 4 February 2011, 4:35 pm | Auckland University
Vice-Chancellor Professor Stuart McCutcheon says that The University of Auckland is delighted to host the National e-Science Infrastructure (NeSI), to be built over the next 4 years with nearly $50 million co-invested by the Government and partner ... More >>
Making the Health Dollar Go Further
Friday, 4 February 2011, 4:24 pm | Auckland University
Gaining better value for money in health care will be a key issue at an international symposium at The University of Auckland on 17-18 February. The US-NZ Health Innovation Symposium will bring together American and New Zealand experts in the field to look ... More >>
Uni Opens Specialist Centre for Infrastructure Research
Thursday, 9 December 2010, 1:12 pm | Auckland University
The University of Auckland’s Centre for Infrastructure Research set up to help tackle New Zealand’s infrastructure challenges is being launched today in Wellington. The specialist research centre, which aims to improve infrastructure decision-making ... More >>
New prize honours esteemed anatomist
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 11:00 am | Auckland University
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) is offering a new prize at the 2010 Medical Sciences Conference, which honours the lifetime achievements of Emeritus Professor John Carman. The ABI John Carman Prize will be awarded to the best oral presentation ... More >>
