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Strong social justice background informs new role
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 11:18 am | University of Auckland
A professor of Indigenous Studies and co-head of Te Wānanga o Waipapa in the University’s Faculty of Arts, Dr McIntosh is also the Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Social Development. More >>
GP Practices Buckling In Covid-19 Aftermath
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 10:40 am | University of Auckland
A survey of GP practices carried out by University of Auckland researchers indicates that many feel unsupported by the Government with a significant proportion worried about their future financial viability in the aftermath of Covid-19. Professor Felicity ... More >>
University Community Steps Up For National Volunteer Week
Friday, 5 June 2020, 10:35 am | University of Auckland
From knitting in Gisborne to cooking in Canterbury and helping seniors in Wellington, the University of Auckland is once again getting behind National Volunteer Week, 21-27 June 2020. This year’s focus will be on virtual volunteering, helping in ... More >>
Nō hea koe? Finding the answer could help Māori health
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 1:07 pm | University of Auckland
A study hoping to make a positive difference for Māori health in Aoteoroa will focus on those who might not have whakapapa knowledge and identity. More >>
University Of Auckland Launches Learning Centres In China
Friday, 29 May 2020, 11:23 am | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland has launched two Learning Centres in collaboration with Southwest University (SWU) in Chongqing and Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) in Harbin. This will provide an alternative learning experience for its students ... More >>
University Community Rises To The Challenge Of Creating Solutions For New Zealand’s Problems
Friday, 29 May 2020, 7:51 am | University of Auckland
COVID-19 disruption, microplastics disposal, pet data management and marine health are just some of the many problems tackled in this year’s Velocity Innovation Challenge competition. Velocity is the University of Auckland’s flagship extra-curricular ... More >>
Environment Must Be Centre Of All Future Plans
Friday, 29 May 2020, 7:29 am | University of Auckland
Environmental sustainability is no longer a ‘nice to have’ – it is now a ‘must have’ that needs to be embedded into decisions about New Zealand’s future, say experts in a new report. The Environment is Now is a new paper produced by Koi Tū: ... More >>
Mana At Heart Of Pacific Rainbow Health Project
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 12:09 pm | University of Auckland
A project which aims to redress the impact of stigma on the health and wellbeing of the Pacific Rainbow community in Aotearoa New Zealand has received Health Research Council funding. The University of Auckland’s Dr Patrick Thomsen will lead the ... More >>
How AI Is Being Used In Breakthrough Surgery, To Lighten The Load On Painful Knees
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 10:52 am | University of Auckland
Surgeons are using AI-driven software developed by the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), University of Auckland, to operate on the knees of young patients, and have shown that it could reduce the recovery time of patients receiving a high-tibial ... More >>
First In-depth Study Of Mental Health Issues In Cook Is
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 10:20 am | University of Auckland
A study investigating mental health in the Cook Islands is the first of its kind and will provide better understanding of how the Islands are being impacted by mental health issues. Dr Sam Manuela will lead a project to conduct a survey across the ... More >>
Dip in diversity at equator
Tuesday, 26 May 2020, 11:33 am | University of Auckland
New research shows that instead of marine biodiversity being highest at the equator as widely expected, it actually dips there. While previous work at the University of Auckland suggested this was due to global warming, the latest study finds the ... More >>
Are you sure that’s the right way?
Monday, 25 May 2020, 11:13 am | University of Auckland
Satellite tracking of whales migrating from Australia and New Zealand to summer feeding grounds shows some southern right whales or tohorā are travelling in the opposite direction to what scientists expected. More >>
Plugging The Gaps: Hundreds Of Devices Delivered To University Students
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 3:51 pm | University of Auckland
When University of Auckland students headed home for an unprecedented semester studying remotely, many found themselves without access to a computer. Over the past eight weeks the University has coordinated a major IT relief effort to ensure all students ... More >>
Uncovering the migration secrets of whales
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 11:28 am | University of Auckland
Genetic analysis of skin samples from southern right whales at feeding grounds at South Georgia Island in the southwest Atlantic Ocean shows the whales that gather there are more closely related to those in South America than to those in South Africa, ... More >>
New Zealand’s Place In The World: The Implications Of COVID-19
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 6:17 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand needs to leverage its safe, strong reputation and unique position of being COVID-19-free for its economic advantage, say experts in a new paper that examines the effect of the pandemic on our international standing. 'New Zealand’s place ... More >>
Business Student Interns For UK Company From Comfort Of Home
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 10:47 am | University of Auckland
A University of Auckland business student is one of six selected worldwide for a virtual internship to gain work experience without leaving the house. Elizabeth Ejiwale, who is in her final year of a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in international business ... More >>
Raising The Bar Is Virtually Back
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 2:27 pm | University of Auckland
While pubs and watering holes begin to open, the University of Auckland is taking its Raising the Bar series online to safely reach bigger crowds. ‘Raising the Bar – Home Edition’ is a live, refreshed series of talks featuring some of the most ... More >>
Student Venture Aims To Bring Automation To Home Builders
Friday, 8 May 2020, 1:45 pm | University of Auckland
A group of engineering and science students who met during a free University of Auckland venture development programme run last summer, are preparing to take their building automation ideas to the world. Nikau Robotics is utilising leading-edge ... More >>
The Fijian Coup 20 Years On: How Ordinary People Coped With Chaos
Friday, 8 May 2020, 11:34 am | University of Auckland
An vivid personal account of the 2000 Fijian coup from the viewpoint of the Indo-Fijian community is being republished this month to mark the coup’s 20th anniversary. State of Suffering (Cornell University Press, 2008) by University of Auckland anthropologist ... More >>
Study to explore the impact of Covid-19 lockdown on children
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 12:46 pm | University of Auckland
The country’s largest longitudinal study is about to launch a new research project to discover how the Covid-19 lockdown has affected children in Aotearoa New Zealand. More >>
