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Strong Sense Of Self Key To Pacific Sexual Health
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 12:12 pm | University of Auckland
Confident Pacific children who grow up to be resilient adults is the goal of a University of Auckland project that has received $442,000 in Health Research Council funding. Dr Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia has been awarded a Pacific Postdoctoral Fellowship for ... More >>
Koi Tū Welcomes Environmental Research Review
Monday, 14 December 2020, 11:41 am | University of Auckland
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, is to be congratulated on a thoughtful, reflective report that covers the long-term challenges facing environmental research in Aotearoa New Zealand. The report, A review of the funding and prioritisation ... More >>
Low-lying Pacific Island Has More Land Above Sea Level Than In 1943
Monday, 30 November 2020, 9:50 am | University of Auckland
An inhabited island in the low-lying Pacific nation of the Marshall Islands, which are thought to be at risk of being inundated by rising sea levels, has actually increased in size since 1943, scientists say. And the increase in area above sea level is likely ... More >>
Trade In Tough Times: How To Do It Better
Thursday, 26 November 2020, 10:11 am | University of Auckland
Indigenous and social rights, gender equality, climate change mitigation and sharing prosperity are all critical issues for future trade policies. And now with Covid-19 arguably representing the greatest challenge to global and domestic economies since ... More >>
Tracking Humpback Whales Through Song
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 2:02 pm | University of Auckland
Scientists are tracking humpback whales by listening in on the songs they sing as they migrate past NZ each year on their way to breeding grounds nearer the tropics. Each winter, humpback whales migrate north from Antarctica feeding grounds to breeding ... More >>
Covid-19 Lockdowns: New Research Shows The Toll On Our Diets
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 12:45 pm | University of Auckland
Lockdowns took a toll on New Zealanders’ diets, with most people consuming more unhealthy snacks and drinks, according to a study led by researchers from the University of Auckland. The Covid Kai Survey of 3,028 people ran from April 24 to May 13 when ... More >>
Women’s Innovative Music-making In The 19th Century Home
Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 9:28 am | University of Auckland
Small-scale ‘take-home’ versions of Beethoven, Mozart and other European public music of the nineteenth century reveal a lot about the social lives of women – that, for instance, at-home music-making was not just a way to have fun, but ... More >>
Time To Stop Betting On The House
Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 3:58 pm | University of Auckland
Housing speculation in Auckland is endemic, with the market resembling a finance-fuelled casino with investors rushing to bet on tax-free capital gains. But there is a solution, according to research from the University of Auckland. Betting on capital gains: ... More >>
Exploring NZ's Post-pandemic Future
Monday, 16 November 2020, 8:35 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand needs to have tough conversations about how we can make collective decisions to improve the long-term prospects of all New Zealanders, says a new think-tank report. The Future is Now: Exploring the post-pandemic direction for Aotearoa New Zealand ... More >>
Bespoke Business Programmes Head Southside
Tuesday, 10 November 2020, 10:25 am | University of Auckland
South Auckland tertiary students will be able to begin their business studies at the University of Auckland’s Tai Tonga Campus in Manukau for the first time, starting next year. From Semester I, 2021, the University of Auckland Business School is launching ... More >>
Pūhoro STEM Academy And High-Value Nutrition Partnership Announced
Monday, 9 November 2020, 2:19 pm | University of Auckland
Both the High-Value Nutrition (HVN) National Science Challenge and Massey University’s Pūhoro STEM* Academy (Pūhoro) are thrilled to announce the entering of a partnership together for the next four years. Pūhoro’s mission to raise participation and ... More >>
Endless Adventure Of Discovery: Brian Boyd Wins Rutherford Medal
Friday, 6 November 2020, 8:32 am | University of Auckland
In the first year New Zealand’s top research honour, the Rutherford Medal, has been open to the humanities, it has been awarded to Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd of the University of Auckland Professor Boyd has been in English in the Faculty ... More >>
New Zealand’s Economic Future – Cohesive Strategy Needed
Friday, 6 November 2020, 8:16 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand needs to refresh many aspects of its economic strategy including giving greater focus to innovation and the knowledge economy, says a report by some of our leading economists and researchers. They call for investment in Auckland as an innovation ... More >>
Māori Really Knew How To Build, In Ways We’re Only Beginning To Understand
Wednesday, 4 November 2020, 8:03 am | University of Auckland
Māori had a sophisticated understanding of construction techniques often hidden from view and poorly understood by Western researchers, who tended to see what confirmed their own biases about Indigenous building. This has been revealed by Jeremy Treadwell, ... More >>
How We Kill Creativity In New Zealand Schools
Monday, 2 November 2020, 10:13 am | University of Auckland
Our education system effectively stifles children’s natural curiosity about the world, according to a new report from the University of Auckland. The Centre for Arts and Social Transformation at the University’s Faculty of Education and Social ... More >>
Beaches Won’t Go Extinct But Tough Decisions Ahead
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 9:47 am | University of Auckland
A claim half the world’s beaches could be extinct by the turn of the century is being disputed by an international team of coastal scientists including Associate Professor Giovanni Coco from the University of Auckland. In March this year a group ... More >>
Healthcare-Centric Rostering Service Wins Velocity $100k Challenge
Thursday, 22 October 2020, 5:23 pm | University of Auckland
A software platform designed to produce the perfect hospital staffing roster won the 2020 Velocity $100k Challenge at the University of Auckland Business School last night. Created by students and alumni from the University of Auckland, RosterLab, ... More >>
How Does Methadone Affect Unborn Babies? A New Zealand Study Investigates
Tuesday, 20 October 2020, 11:07 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand babies born to mothers prescribed methadone during pregnancy lagged behind their peers in early functioning and development, from motor skills and reflexes to the ability to settle, a new study shows. For infants also exposed to other drugs, ... More >>
Some Home Truths For The Next Government
Friday, 16 October 2020, 12:26 pm | University of Auckland
A country where houses are unaffordable, renters are struggling and there is widespread homelessness is not a situation any government should tolerate. This is according to a recent paper from the Public Policy Institute at the University ... More >>
Māori, Pacific Heart Health Targeted By New Uni Of Auckland-hosted Centre Of Research Excellence
Friday, 9 October 2020, 4:22 pm | University of Auckland
The $40.5 million Centre of Research Excellence for heart health equity aims to close a seven-year gap in life expectancy for Māori and Pacific people versus the rest of the population. The $40.5 million Centre of Research Excellence for heart ... More >>
