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Fish bypass helps protect native species
Friday, 15 May 2009, 1:04 pm | University of Auckland
Native fish in the Waikato’s Wainui Stream are set to benefit from the latest engineering technology when their custom-designed dam bypass is upgraded. More >>
The Holloway Press launches two new books
Friday, 15 May 2009, 12:44 pm | University of Auckland
Media release 15 May 2009 The Holloway Press launches two new books to mark 15th anniversary More >>
Eminent Pacific Researcher To Deliver Lecture
Thursday, 14 May 2009, 9:21 am | University of Auckland
One of the world’s most respected academics in Pacific art, culture and heritage will deliver a lecture this month at The University of Auckland. More >>
Flautist Wins Graduation Concerto Competition
Friday, 8 May 2009, 12:20 pm | University of Auckland
School of Music flautist Christine Kim took the top prize at last night’s University of Auckland Graduation Gala Concerto Competition. More >>
Memorial computer science lectures begin
Thursday, 7 May 2009, 3:48 pm | University of Auckland
The inaugural Peter Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series, sharing developments in computer science research with the wider public, will begin at The University of Auckland on Wednesday 13 May. More >>
Celebrating research excellence
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 10:53 am | University of Auckland
Major new research initiatives at The University of Auckland will be launched at an event celebrating research excellence this evening. More >>
Public lectures on archaeology, Egyptology
Monday, 4 May 2009, 2:11 pm | University of Auckland
An anthropologist and Egyptologist from The University of Auckland will deliver two public lectures on their recent fieldtrips to Egypt. More >>
Incredible Science goes live
Friday, 1 May 2009, 10:40 am | University of Auckland
The Faculty of Science at The University of Auckland has launched a new website where children can learn about being a real-life crime scene investigator, growing crystals, making green cheese, and the theory behind origami. More >>
Health challenges for Māori children
Friday, 1 May 2009, 9:35 am | University of Auckland
An international report focusing on the health problems faced by indigenous children - including young Māori in New Zealand - has concluded that they are the result of social rather than biological causes. More >>
Honorary Doctorate For Helen Clark
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 10:04 am | University of Auckland
The Council of The University of Auckland will confer an honorary degree on the former Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Helen Clark, one of its most illustrious graduates. She will receive an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) at a ceremony to be held at the University ... More >>
Shakespeare scholar to deliver lecture
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 2:38 pm | University of Auckland
Audiences in Auckland and Wellington will get a chance to engage with the world of 21st century Shakespearean scholarship when Professor Gary Taylor, one of the world’s leading Shakespeare academics, visits New Zealand next month. More >>
Musicians compete in graduation concert
Wednesday, 8 April 2009, 10:23 am | University of Auckland
Three virtuosos from The University of Auckland’s School of Music will take to the stage for the 3rd annual Graduation Gala Concerto Competition next month. More >>
New perspectives on sexual ethics and violence
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 9:40 am | University of Auckland
An Australian expert in sexual ethics and the prevention of sexual violence will visit New Zealand this week to meet with local counterparts and present a public lecture at The University of Auckland. More >>
Selected for major symposium in Switzerland
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 9:13 am | University of Auckland
A second University of Auckland student, Max Harris, has gained selection for the 39th St Gallen Symposium in Switzerland next month. More >>
University of Auckland home to World Class Kiwis
Thursday, 2 April 2009, 10:23 am | University of Auckland
Professor Peter Hunter and business leader John Buchanan were among the outstanding kiwis to receive World Class New Zealander awards at a gala dinner in Auckland last night. More >>
Examining Free Speech In New Zealand
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 3:21 pm | University of Auckland
Two Dutch artists will examine issues of free speech in New Zealand as part of The University of Auckland’s Elam International Artist in Residence Programme. More >>
Giving up smoking early in pregnancy reverses risk
Monday, 30 March 2009, 11:44 am | University of Auckland
Research initiated at The University of Auckland has shown that women who quit smoking within the first fifteen weeks of pregnancy can reverse their elevated risk of premature birth and having small babies, without suffering increased stress. “For the first ... More >>
Unnatural Order
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 11:27 am | University of Auckland
Two Elam School of Fine Arts BFA (Hons) students explore the tension between the natural and unnatural in a new exhibition at The University of Auckland’s George Fraser Gallery. More >>
Simple test helps to predict lung cancer risk
Monday, 23 March 2009, 10:31 am | University of Auckland
A simple lung function test could help to identify people at increased risk of lung cancer according to research from The University of Auckland and Auckland City Hospital More >>
European Commission prize for Auckland student
Thursday, 19 March 2009, 4:22 pm | University of Auckland
A University of Auckland graduate has won a prestigious European Commission scholarship to pursue his studies in earthquake engineering. Chris Van Houtte, from Parnell, was one of 12 students from outside of the European Union to receive a MEEES (Masters ... More >>
