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$15 Million Boost Helps Bioengineers Apply Research Into Clinical Practice
Monday, 3 May 2021, 11:15 am | University of Auckland
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) has been awarded $15 million to lead an international collaboration that aims to translate years of clinical research on the mathematical modelling of human physiology into clinical practice. Funding ... More >>
Tinnitus Or Just The Patter Of Rain? Research Into Taming Noise Disorder
Monday, 3 May 2021, 10:04 am | University of Auckland
A novel experiment investigated whether tinnitus, the phantom sound heard by 6 percent of New Zealanders, could be tamed by creating an association with noises such as rain, birds or cicadas. The results are promising, according to Dr Grant Searchfield, ... More >>
Crowdfunding Hard Work For Campaigners
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 8:58 am | University of Auckland
Crowdfunded campaigns are stressful and uncertain for the people running them who must ‘marketise’ their campaign in order to be successful, a new study shows. Researchers Caitlin Neuwelt-Kearns and Dr Tom Baker from the University of Auckland’s ... More >>
Te Pūtahitanga: A Tiriti-led Science-policy Approach For Aotearoa New Zealand
Wednesday, 28 April 2021, 5:18 am | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
A new report by leading Māori researchers seeks major changes to the way in which knowledge and evidence is used in policy and decision-making in post-COVID Aotearoa. Te Pūtahitanga: A Tiriti-led science-policy approach for Aotearoa New Zealand raises ... More >>
World-leading Gout Expert Wins University Of Auckland Research Award
Tuesday, 27 April 2021, 3:21 pm | University of Auckland
A world-leading specialist in gout, Professor Nicola Dalbeth, won the top research award of the medical faculty of the University of Auckland. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2104/1ac9bbe584eb26678401.jpeg" width="720" height="454"> Professor Nicola Dalbeth Professor ... More >>
Space Institute Confirmed As Partner In First Govt-funded Space Mission
Friday, 23 April 2021, 11:16 am | University of Auckland
Te Pūnaha Ātea-Auckland Space Institute, based at the University of Auckland, has joined with Rocket Lab and a team of the country’s leading atmospheric and remote-sensing researchers on New Zealand’s first space mission funded by the Government. ... More >>
Survey Detects Covid-19 Community Transmission At Very Low Rate
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 11:42 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand’s first nationwide survey to detect Covid-19 antibodies in blood showed a very low prevalence, highlighting the success of efforts to eliminate the disease. Associate Professor Nikki Moreland said: “We found a very low rate of Covid antibodies ... More >>
‘You’re Not Actually Living Life’: Benefit Recipients Suffer Increased Hardship During Covid
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 11:33 am | University of Auckland
Covid-19 exacerbated existing levels of material and emotional hardship for people on low core benefit rates, a new study has found. Dr Louise Humpage, a sociologist at the University of Auckland who conducted the study in collaboration with Child ... More >>
Despite Progress, Higher Rates Of Stigma And Discrimination Reported By New Zealand LGBTQ+ Students, New Analysis Shows.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 11:50 am | University of Auckland
Rainbow youth still facing stigma and stress but positive signs: new findings Youth19, the latest in a series of surveys focused on young people in Aotearoa, asked 7,721 secondary school-aged students about their experiences of school, home and community. ... More >>
Why Are Māori Preterm Babies Less Likely To Get Breast Milk?
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 12:57 pm | University of Auckland
Why are preterm babies less likely to get breast milk if they’re Māori? That question has emerged from research by the University of Auckland’s Liggins Institute into nutrition for preterm babies. Māori preterm babies who were receiving intravenous ... More >>
University Partners With QS To Support Equitable Access To Education Internationally
Tuesday, 13 April 2021, 5:05 pm | University of Auckland
Educators and data scientists will discuss the best opportunities for building a more equitable education system to improve access for under-represented groups at a summit hosted by the University of Auckland, in partnership with QS (Quacquarelli ... More >>
Cutting To The High-tech Chase; Three ABI Spinouts In High-tech Awards
Wednesday, 7 April 2021, 10:51 am | University of Auckland
Three companies spun out of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) are finalists in the 2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards, which recognise outstanding innovation, contribution and success in New Zealand’s hi-tech sector. ABI spinouts, Alimetry and Stretch ... More >>
Dementia App For Māori Launches
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 12:35 pm | University of Auckland
An app to help Māori affected by mate wareware (dementia) and to raise awareness of the disease has been launched. The app, Mate Wareware, was developed by researchers from the University of Auckland and AUT University following the largest-ever study ... More >>
Cluster Of Disadvantage Increases Likelihood Of Pre-School Injuries
Tuesday, 30 March 2021, 6:49 am | University of Auckland
New research has found that a cluster of disadvantage contributes to injuries in early childhood, but better support to address material need and family stress could help reduce injury rates. The University of Auckland research examined data gathered ... More >>
Women Report More Economic Abuse, Controlling Behaviour By Partners
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 10:04 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand women in relationships with men are reporting increased levels of economic abuse and controlling behaviour by those partners, University of Auckland research shows. Studies led by Associate Professor Janet Fanslow in the School of Population ... More >>
Data Surveillance: University And Auckland Museum Tackle Facial Recognition Debate
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 9:56 am | University of Auckland
Who is collecting our personal data, what are they doing with it and should we be concerned? These are the questions behind an eye-catching interactive touchscreen within the new Tāmaki Herenga Waka: Stories of Auckland galleries at Auckland Museum. ... More >>
University Of Auckland Scientists Awarded Top Medals From The New Zealand Associate Of Scientists
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 5:11 pm | University of Auckland
Two University of Auckland scientists have been awarded top medals from the New Zealand Associate of Scientists (NZAS). Marine researcher Professor Mark Costello and physicist Associate Professor Frédérique Vanholsbeeck receive the Shorland ... More >>
ABI Research Shows Fidgeting Might Help Us Concentrate
Monday, 22 March 2021, 11:51 am | University of Auckland
A collaboration between researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and Mātai Medical Research Institute in Tarāiwhiti Gisborne have used MRI scans to demonstrate that fidgeting, often seen in people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity ... More >>
Invasive Wasps Share Resources On Offshore Island
Thursday, 18 March 2021, 9:06 am | University of Auckland
A study of invasive wasps on an island off the coast of Coromandel Peninsula shows they are able to share resources such as food and habitat instead of competing with each other, a worrying result for conservation. Introduced social wasps are a major ... More >>
Professor And Expert In Māori Architecture Elected To Royal Society
Monday, 15 March 2021, 9:20 am | University of Auckland
Professor Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu), head of the School of Architecture, University of Auckland, is one of 27 new Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows and Ngā Ahurei Honore a Te Apārangi Honorary Fellows to be elected to the Academy of the ... More >>
