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Mâori treated like ‘second-class’ citizens
Tuesday, 8 April 2008, 11:51 am | University of Auckland
Mâori have much more negative views of citizenship than other New Zealanders but are also more likely to feel like ‘first-class’ citizens. This is one of the early findings of a new study on citizenship in New Zealand, led by Dr Louise Humpage, ... More >>
Children to say what it is like to grow up in NZ
Thursday, 3 April 2008, 11:19 am | University of Auckland
On Friday 4 April 2008, the University of Auckland launches New Zealand’s largest research project to follow a group of children from before their births until they reach adulthood. More >>
Commercialising Science In China
Friday, 29 February 2008, 5:28 pm | University of Auckland
A high-level Kiwi forum on commercialising science and technology in China is being staged in Beijing on April 18. More >>
Public Seminar: Iraq On The Brink
Friday, 29 February 2008, 3:56 pm | University of Auckland
A two-hour seminar at The University of Auckland on 12 March (7-9pm) on rebuilding the war-torn country will suggest that simple solutions are illusory. More >>
Morepork thrive while rodents dive
Thursday, 28 February 2008, 9:44 am | University of Auckland
Morepork are thriving in predator eradication areas, despite worries ongoing poison methods may also put the small owl at risk. More >>
Funding to establish the Underground Eye
Friday, 22 February 2008, 9:11 am | University of Auckland
Nearly $9 million has been allocated to bring a renowned team to New Zealand to keep an eye below the surface for volcanic and seismic activity and the location of natural resources. More >>
Solar System Look-Alike Found
Friday, 15 February 2008, 8:15 am | University of Auckland
Using a method that observes the bending of light by gravity, as described by Albert Einstein, astronomers in New Zealand, Poland, USA and elsewhere have identified a scaled-down version of our own solar system within the Milky Way galaxy, the first ... More >>
Can Molecules Explain Minds?
Friday, 8 February 2008, 9:27 am | University of Auckland
Our senses and our behaviour depend on the pattern of connections in the enormously complex circuits of the brain. Recent research has uncovered a molecular mechanism that produces rapid changes in the structure of synaptic connections between nerve ... More >>
Public lecture by Emeritus Professor Chambers
Friday, 8 February 2008, 9:25 am | University of Auckland
Public lecture by Emeritus Professor Carrick Chambers Finding and Funding: highlights in the career of an academic botanist More >>
Human adolescence spent in South Asia
Tuesday, 5 February 2008, 9:17 am | University of Auckland
Over half of the world’s population lived in Southern Asia 50,000 years ago, on their way from Africa to populate the rest of the world, new research has suggested. More >>
International recognition for Maori Scientists
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 10:27 am | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
International recognition for Ngâ Pae o te Mâramatanga and Mâori scientists 13 November 2007 AUCKLAND, New Zealand The current issue of one of the world's top two science magazines has hailed New Zealand scientist Professor Michael Walker's ... More >>
Stolen Items Returned
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 11:10 am | University of Auckland
Three items stolen from The University of Auckland during the Christmas period have been returned to the University. More >>
Second time motherhood after depression
Monday, 8 October 2007, 12:14 am | University of Auckland
A clinical psychologist at The University of Auckland is looking into how women get through depression after their first baby and their experience with subsequent pregnancies. More >>
Auckland wins international design competition
Friday, 5 October 2007, 10:40 am | University of Auckland
With wooden sticks, string and glue, engineering students from The University of Auckland have proved they can design the most earthquake-resistant buildings in the Asia-Pacific. The Auckland team beat 34 other universities from Asia, Australia and ... More >>
Developing world through the eyes of med students
Monday, 1 October 2007, 11:34 am | University of Auckland
Medical Students for Global Awareness at The University of Auckland are holding a photography exhibition this week to raise money for health projects in Fiji. The exhibition, entitled Life in the Developing World, consists of photographs taken ... More >>
Uni, World Vision unite for powerful performance
Friday, 28 September 2007, 12:17 am | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland Chamber Choir and Orchestra will unite for a powerful afternoon of music in the second annual concert in support of World Vision's Children in Crisis programme. More >>
Deutsche Bank CEO named Outstanding Māori Leader
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 10:29 am | University of Auckland
Investment banker Brett Shepherd has been named the Outstanding Māori Business Leader for 2007 by The University of Auckland Business School. More >>
Māori CoRE appoints new Joint Director
Tuesday, 4 September 2007, 11:07 am | University of Auckland
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, the Māori Centre of Research Excellence, has appointed Dr Tracey McIntosh, a University of Auckland researcher with leading international and New Zealand experience, as its new Joint Director. More >>
Films by student, lecturers for Venice Film Fest
Thursday, 23 August 2007, 1:28 pm | University of Auckland
A student and two lecturers from The University of Auckland's Department of Film Television and Media Studies (FTVMS) have had their films accepted in the short film category of the prestigious Venice Film Festival. More >>
CensusAtSchool launches 13 August
Monday, 13 August 2007, 9:41 am | University of Auckland
What do Kiwi children think is the best thing about living in New Zealand? What would they do to make it a better place to live? What do they do online? How much are they spending on their cell phones? What do they eat for breakfast? What time do they ... More >>
