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Kiwi paddlers wait for hurricane to pass
Friday, 24 August 2018, 1:38 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland’s gold medal-winning waka ama paddlers are anxiously watching the progress of Hurricane Lane as they prepare to head to Hawaii next week to defend their world title. The engineering students are scheduled to compete in ... More >>
Gluckman Medal awarded for pregnancy research
Wednesday, 22 August 2018, 2:27 pm | University of Auckland
Professor Lesley McCowan, an internationally renowned obstetrician with a research career spanning over three decades, is this year’s recipient of the Gluckman Medal for her outstanding contributions to research. The Gluckman Medal is the premier ... More >>
Last chance to grab free Raising the Bar tickets
Monday, 20 August 2018, 2:17 pm | University of Auckland
University of Auckland academics are speaking all over Auckland in pubs and bars for one night only on Tuesday, August 28. More >>
Growing drug resistance will lead to long-term harm
Friday, 17 August 2018, 8:58 am | University of Auckland
Drugs that fight many common infectious diseases are becoming less effective because of increased antibiotic resistance, a direct consequence of persistent high levels of community antibiotic use in New Zealand. A University of Auckland study has analysed ... More >>
Communications student finds ghost in music box
Wednesday, 15 August 2018, 11:59 am | University of Auckland
Imagine a drag queen ghost in corsets who lives inside a music box. That’s just one of the characters in Communications student Rose Goldthorp’s 90-minute feature film, A Ghost in Corsets , which premieres at Devonport’s cinema - The Vic. on ... More >>
Kiwi scientist makes major international breakthrough
Tuesday, 14 August 2018, 12:28 pm | University of Auckland
A kiwi physicist has discovered the energy difference between two quantum states in the helium atom with unprecedented accuracy, a ground-breaking discovery that contributes to our understanding of the universe and space-time and rivals the work ... More >>
Tiny fruit flies unravelling the secrets to end of life
Friday, 10 August 2018, 9:46 am | University of Auckland
We are used to seeing them dive-bombing our glass of wine or hovering around the fruit bowl. But now the tiny fruit fly is paving the way in ground-breaking research at the University of Auckland. PhD candidate Jia Zhao of the University of Auckland ... More >>
University welcomes modernisation of post study work rights
Wednesday, 8 August 2018, 4:17 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland welcomes a move to an open three-year post study work visa for international students graduating from New Zealand universities. The announcement, made today by the Minister of Immigration, Iain Lees-Galloway, means that international ... More >>
Building local and community energy
Monday, 6 August 2018, 4:44 pm | University of Auckland
Māori and local communities have a vital role to play in New Zealand’s transition to a low carbon economy. That is the view of University of Auckland politics lecturer Dr Julie MacArthur and sociologist Dr Steve Matthewman who have initiated New Zealand’s ... More >>
Mending tiny hearts
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 11:51 am | University of Auckland
A University of Auckland bioengineer is part of an international team whose research will help doctors mend tiny hearts. More >>
Biopesticides a “massive opportunity” for kiwifruit indusry
Tuesday, 31 July 2018, 2:09 pm | University of Auckland
As consumer demand for residue-free produce rises, New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry would benefit from fast-tracking its shift towards biopesticides, a University of Auckland researcher says. More >>
Next generation of leaders called for Kupe Scholarships
Friday, 27 July 2018, 12:13 pm | University of Auckland
Just as Kupe bravely sailed across the Pacific for an unknown land, the same courageous spirit is sought in the first intake of Kupe Leadership Scholars at the University of Auckland. More >>
Raising the Bar back for a second round
Wednesday, 25 July 2018, 2:53 pm | University of Auckland
Want to discover the big things that lurk in Auckland’s Big Blue Backyard? Wondered why lasers, milk and sperm are on the minds of our scientists? Have you considered that Blockchain could be bigger than the Internet? More >>
Time to cut back?
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 3:41 pm | University of Auckland
New Zealand has ranked 2nd out of 28 countries for the proportion of injury cases presenting to emergency departments who had consumed alcohol in the preceding six hours, a result experts are linking to our binge drinking culture and easy access ... More >>
How do religious ideologies spread?
Tuesday, 24 July 2018, 11:07 am | University of Auckland
Over the last 2000 years, Christianity has grown from a tiny religious sect to the largest family of religions in the world. How did Christianity become so successful? Did it spread through grass-roots movements or political elites? And what can the ... More >>
Growing kidney tissue simpler and faster
Friday, 20 July 2018, 1:14 pm | University of Auckland
Growing kidney tissue simpler and faster will help fight disease EMBARGOED UNTIL 12:01PM FRIDAY 20TH JULY New treatments for kidney diseases and inherited kidney disorders could result from new research that is revolutionising the way human kidney ... More >>
Are you following a particular way of ‘eating healthily’?
Friday, 20 July 2018, 10:06 am | University of Auckland
Following a particular diet for health or other reasons is nothing new, but the contemporary context has seen many different ‘healthy-eating’ regimes, such as Paleo, sugar-free or raw foods, become popular. More >>
Researchers call for cheaper, better screening
Tuesday, 17 July 2018, 11:43 am | University of Auckland
Researchers call for cheaper, better screening for brain-threatening newborn condition Babies may be missing out on treatment for a common, brain-threatening condition and others receiving unnecessary treatment due to the wide use of a screening test ... More >>
NZ story included in global theatre work for resistance
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 4:33 pm | University of Auckland
The importance of theatre as a form of participatory democracy, at a time when democracy is under threat globally, was affirmed at an international gathering of drama in education researchers and practitioners at the University of Auckland. More >>
High obesity rates inevitable given NZ's unhealthy food
Wednesday, 11 July 2018, 12:10 pm | University of Auckland
A major cause of New Zealand’s very high rates of obesity has been mapped in a world-first study from the University of Auckland. A comprehensive study of food composition, labelling, marketing, and prices as well as food in schools and retail ... More >>
