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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 >>
‘Natural’ Pacemaker Successfully Tried In Humans
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 3:43 pm | Waipapa Taumata Rau
A pacemaker with a 'beat' that responds to breathing is showing good results in studies and is now being trialled in Kiwi heart patients. More >>
How Can Finance Be Harnessed For Good?
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 3:31 pm | University of Auckland
Panellist Dr Chanelle Duley, a lecturer in economics at the University of Auckland Business School, says cybersecurity and data governance are central to financial trust. More >>
Creating Visualisations To Help Child Cancer Patients
Monday, 19 May 2025, 9:17 am | University of Auckland
The Auckland Medical Research Foundation granted Dr Jones a Postdoctoral Fellowship of more than $279,000 for her to complete the project, while the University of Auckland School of Medicine has pitched in an extra $8590. More >>
Exhibition Announcement: Because Of Where I Live, Daegan Wells At Gus Fisher Gallery
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 12:35 pm | Gus Fisher Gallery
Selected as part of a newly established open-call programme called The Changing Room, Wells’ presentation brings the materiality of his Southland surroundings into the gallery through a combination of handwoven textiles and furniture made from locally ... More >>
New Deck Of Cards Designed To Deal Out A Greener Future
Tuesday, 13 May 2025, 12:28 pm | University of Auckland
The colourful cards offer prompts for deep discussion, creativity and actions to help turn around the environmental crisis, says Associate Professor Sally Birdsall from the University’s Centre for Climate, Biodiversity and Society – Ngā Ara ... More >>
‘Giant In Stroke Research’ Focuses On Role Of Nurses
Friday, 9 May 2025, 1:16 pm | University of Auckland
Slark’s promotion to professor recognised her excellence in research and teaching, yet associatehead of school (pre-registration programmes) Dr Lisa Stewart said what makes her so exceptional is that everything she does comes from a place of caring. More >>