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Mums and Dads Wanted for Free Parenting Programme
Monday, 25 January 2010, 10:44 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand parents are invited to take part in a free research trial of an internationally successful positive parenting programme. The Triple P Research Group at The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education is recruiting 180 parents to complete either ... More >>
New Business Role Reflects Boom In Bioengineering
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 2:46 pm | University of Auckland
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute now has a dedicated business manager to help take its growing range of world-leading technologies – from wireless heart pumps to software for modelling the body parts of individual patients – to the commercial ... More >>
New Business Role Reflects Boom In Bioengineering
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 2:40 pm | University of Auckland
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute now has a dedicated business manager to help take its growing range of world-leading technologies – from wireless heart pumps to software for modelling the body parts of individual patients – to the commercial ... More >>
Kidney cancer research grant a NZ first
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 2:49 pm | University of Auckland
Media Release Wednesday 16 December 2009 The Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre at The University of Auckland More >>
Twenty-year study tracks changes in rest homes
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 11:10 am | University of Auckland
A 20-year University of Auckland study has shown that the population in residential aged care has become older, frailer and more dependent, suggesting that new models of care are required. More >>
Writer-in-Residence at Michael King Centre
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 2:08 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland and the Michael King Writers’ Centre and are calling for applications for a joint six-month writer’s residency in 2010. More >>
Artist brushes up on science skills
Wednesday, 9 December 2009, 10:53 am | University of Auckland
Contemporary Māori artist Katharine Ngatai is drawing on cutting-edge technology developed at The University of Auckland to create indigenous sculptures that “come alive”. More >>
Robert Winston to deliver public lecture
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 2:16 pm | University of Auckland
Media release 2 December 2009 Robert Winston to deliver public lecture at University of Auckland More >>
Music graduates win annual Aotea Star Award
Friday, 27 November 2009, 1:55 pm | University of Auckland
Two graduates of The University of Auckland’s School of Music have both been awarded the annual AOTEA STAR AWARD. More >>
NZ-designed drug shows exciting early promise
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 1:15 pm | University of Auckland
New Zealand scientists have discovered a new class of drugs that could become the next big thing in the treatment of lung cancer. More >>
Auckland computer scientist receives award
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 10:31 am | University of Auckland
University of Auckland computer scientist Dr André Nies has received the 2009 New Zealand Mathematical Society Research Award. "We're delighted that André's achievements have been honoured by his peers, and that the award highlights the important ... More >>
Pacific Islands Political Studies Conference
Monday, 23 November 2009, 1:00 pm | University of Auckland
Pacific scholars, policy makers and analysts from around the world will convene at The University of Auckland for the 11th Pacific Islands Political Studies Association (PIPSA) conference. More >>
Older People Have Their Say On Robots In Aged Care
Monday, 23 November 2009, 11:56 am | University of Auckland
A study of older people’s attitudes towards robots is helping researchers at The University of Auckland to develop inexpensive robotic assistants for aged care. More >>
Rhodes Scholarship to engineering student
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 1:46 pm | University of Auckland
Richard Stebbing, a University of Auckland engineering student with a passion for medical imaging, has been awarded an esteemed Rhodes Scholarship. More >>
Professor Peter Hunter wins the Rutherford Medal
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 12:49 pm | University of Auckland
Auckland Bioengineering Institute Director Professor Peter Hunter has won the prestigious Rutherford Medal, New Zealand’s top science honour. The Minister of Research, Science and Technology, Hon Dr Wayne Mapp, presented the medal to Professor Hunter last night ... More >>
Commissioner Returning to Auckland Law as Prof
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 5:29 pm | University of Auckland
Health and Disability Commissioner Ron Paterson has been appointed to a chair in law at The University of Auckland. He will finish his present post at the end of March 2010 (completing ten years as Commissioner) and take up his professorship at ... More >>
Willow adds new fuel to bioethanol debate
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 1:24 pm | University of Auckland
The humble willow tree is being investigated as a source of biofuel by researchers at The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering. More >>
Intl Recognition for Environmental Law School
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 5:10 pm | University of Auckland
Professor Klaus Bosselmann is the first winner of the Senior Scholarship Prize awarded by the IUCN Academy for Environmental Law. He is Director of the New Zealand Centre for Environmental Law (NZCEL) at The University of Auckland. The prize was inaugurated ... More >>
Women in laureates’ team up to target cancer
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:39 pm | University of Auckland
Two L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science laureates are joining forces to screen compounds that may shut down an enzyme that plays a major role in ageing and cancer. More >>
University Celebrates New Fellows of Royal Society
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:12 pm | University of Auckland
Six of the ten newly elected Fellows of the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ) are from The University of Auckland. "Fellowship of the Royal Society signifies national recognition of academic excellence and we are delighted that our researchers have ... More >>
