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University Of Auckland Retains Top NZ Spot In QS World University Rankings

Thursday, 19 June 2025, 1:34 pm | University of Auckland

The result marks a consistently positive trend in this prestigious ranking – the University was 87th in 2023, 68th in 2024, 65th in 2025 and 65th again for 2026. More >>

Aotearoa To Host World-leading Conference On Women’s Entrepreneurship

Thursday, 19 June 2025, 11:24 am | University of Auckland

Hosted by the Business School's Aotearoa Centre for Enterprising Women, the conference includes keynote talks, academic sessions, and a public-facing Impact Day on Friday 4 July, a one-day forum featuring panels on capital access, wāhine Māori leadership, ... More >>

Scientists Seek New Tests For A Cancer On The Rise

Monday, 16 June 2025, 7:18 am | University of Auckland

Womb cancer particularly affects Māori and Pacific Island women - Pacific women have one of the highest rates in the world,says Blenkiron, who is head of the University’s Department of Molecular Medicine and Pathology. More >>

Statement from the Chancellor, Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 4:35 pm | University of Auckland

Professor Freshwater has the full support of Council to continue leading the University until the agreed handover. More >>

Students Unveil AI Creations At University Of Auckland Hackathon

Thursday, 12 June 2025, 11:20 am | University of Auckland

The AI tools were designed and developed over five weeks to address real-world challenges facing researchers and universities in New Zealand and overseas. More >>

University Of Auckland Vice-Chancellor To Step Down In 2026

Wednesday, 11 June 2025, 12:40 pm | University of Auckland

Professor Dawn Freshwater has raised the University’s profile internationally among peers in higher education and research, and alongside Prime Ministers and political leaders on overseas missions. More >>

Economists Urge Action To Prevent ‘AI Poverty Traps’

Tuesday, 10 June 2025, 11:18 am | University of Auckland

The economists argue that in developing AI policies, the international community must learn from the successes and failures of foreign aid. More >>

Multiple Sclerosis Prevalence On The Sharp Increase: Study

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 3:40 pm | University of Auckland

The study found the MS prevalence rate had climbed to 96.6 per 100,000 people as of June 2022, an increase from 72.4 per 100,000 in 2006., Lead author Dr Natalia Boven, a postdoctoral fellow from the University’s COMPASS Research Centre, says. More >>

Will Robots Help Older People Stay Sharp?

Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 11:09 am | University of Auckland

The study involves people aged over 65 chatting with Pepper the robot and a virtual human, while engaging in activities, such as physical exercises, cognitive games, and watching a video about mild cognitive impairment. More >>

Can We Buy Time To Save Our Native Trees?

Friday, 30 May 2025, 1:26 pm | University of Auckland

Three documentaries exploring myrtle rust and kauri dieback disease will be screened at an Eco Film Festival in Auckland on 7 June. Dr Mark Harvey from the University of Auckland will introduce three documentaries. More >>

Experts Examine Climate Impacts On Pacific Health

Friday, 30 May 2025, 7:31 am | University of Auckland

Dr Roannie Ng Shiu, a director of the university’s Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa – Centre for Pacific and Global Health, says the symposium will not only examine the health impacts of climate change in the Pacific, but share potential solutions. More >>

Global Study: COVID-19 And Adenoviral Vaccines Tied To GBS Risk, Not MRNA Vaccines

Thursday, 29 May 2025, 10:56 am | Global Vaccine Data Network

GBS is a rare but serious neurological condition that can cause progressive limb weakness and eventual paralysis, with an annual incidence of 1 to 4 cases per 100,000 people worldwide. It has been linked to various infections, including Campylobacter ... More >>

Taking The Mic: Māori And Pacific Voices In The Media

Monday, 26 May 2025, 10:59 am | University of Auckland

Māori and Pacific people face significant health inequities, often exacerbated by media framing that places the burden of health on individuals rather than that of government or society. More >>

Plastic Levels In Indoor Auckland Air Much Higher Than At Outdoor Site

Monday, 26 May 2025, 10:14 am | University of Auckland

The average concentration of plastic was 830 nanograms per cubic metre of air, more than ten times higher than a reading at an outdoor site elsewhere. More >>

Daytime Boosts Immunity, Scientists Find

Saturday, 24 May 2025, 2:41 pm | Waipapa Taumata Rau

Kiwi scientists have discovered how daylight can boost the immune system’s ability to fight infections. More >>

Is A Water Crisis On The Horizon?

Friday, 23 May 2025, 8:24 am | University of Auckland

"With climate change causing more frequent extreme rainfall in some areas, Hikuroa says lakes, rivers and the sea are suffering from contamination with everything from sewage to industrial runoff," says University of Auckland Associate Professor Daniel ... More >>

Feeling Hard Done By? New Study Looks At The Effects

Friday, 23 May 2025, 7:25 am | University of Auckland

Drawing from data collected over nine years as part of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study (NZAVS), researchers examined responses from more than 50,000 New Zealanders to explore how perceptions of economic inequality affected emotional wellbeing ... More >>