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Crime pays for senior male executives

Monday, 24 June 2019, 3:26 pm | University of Auckland

Senior male executives who commit corporate economic crimes are less likely to be dismissed or legally punished than middle management and junior staff according to new research. More >>

Vinyl, virtual lungs and 3D printing

Monday, 24 June 2019, 3:14 pm | University of Auckland

From virtual lungs to a surge in the popularity of vinyl, Winter Week on Campus once again opens a fascinating window into the world-class research taking place at the University of Auckland. More >>

Survey finds widespread support for legal abortion

Friday, 21 June 2019, 8:39 am | University of Auckland

New Zealanders’ show strong support for legal abortion, particularly if a woman’s life is in danger, according to a new study from the University of Auckland. More >>

Now everyone can read subtitles, whenever they want

Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 9:11 am | University of Auckland

A new technology developed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute allows the hearing-impaired to watch a movie at whatever cinema they like, and never miss a line of dialogue. More >>

AI for good

Tuesday, 18 June 2019, 9:05 am | University of Auckland

The Government is investing millions of dollars in the University of Auckland to help understand and unlock the power of artificial intelligence (AI). More >>

The Thing wins a Tui

Thursday, 13 June 2019, 1:49 pm | University of Auckland

GRG67, a jazz ensemble that emerged out of a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) research topic, was awarded best jazz album of the year at the Vodaphone Tui Awards, announced in Wellington, 9 June. More >>

Exhibition Launch: The Slipping Away

Thursday, 13 June 2019, 12:37 pm | Gus Fisher Gallery

Located on the original shoreline of Tāmaki Makaurau, Gus Fisher Gallery will activate a discussion on the value that Moana brings to our lives and the urgent topic of plastic pollution in our oceans. Conceived as an immersive experience, The Slipping ... More >>

Things that go bump in the night

Thursday, 13 June 2019, 9:38 am | University of Auckland

You hear it all the time: just as pregnant women are settling down for the evening, their babies kick into party mode. Now a University of Auckland-led study shows it is entirely normal in late pregnancy for babies to be more active in the evening ... More >>

The Slipping Away

Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 5:10 pm | Gus Fisher Gallery

Plastic pollution has now reached the deepest points of the Earth’s oceans. It exists seven miles beneath the surface in the Mariana Trench. As supermarkets ban single use plastic bags and images of sea life tangled in plastic waste fill social ... More >>

New Te Arotahi Series Launched

Wednesday, 5 June 2019, 8:57 am | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga

Providing informed and expert Māori researched evidenced insights is central to the work of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM), and today NPM has launched a new series of think piece papers to provide research and focus to critical topic areas and issues ... More >>

Unfair superannuation partner rule finally dropped

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 4:30 pm | University of Auckland

Associate Professor Susan St John and Dr Claire Dale from the Retirement Policy and Research Centre (RPRC) applaud the Government’s Wellbeing Budget announcement that will see all superannuitants who have been affected by an archaic rule the “Spousal ... More >>

What it’s really like to grow old: challenged not threatened

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 3:17 pm | University of Auckland

Enough talk about decline, disability, frailty and disease in advanced age – a new University of Auckland-led study suggests 85-plus New Zealanders view managing their own health as a matter of challenges and adaptation. More >>

The greenhouse gases we aren’t yet talking about

Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 9:49 am | University of Auckland

Researchers at the University of Auckland have estimated that the anaesthetic gases released by one hospital annually in New Zealand have the carbon footprint of 500 return plane journeys between New Zealand and London. More >>

Scientists concerned at seabird decline - report

Friday, 31 May 2019, 8:55 am | University of Auckland

A major review of seabird populations in northern Aotearoa New Zealand reveals they are in serious decline, with scientists estimating up to 90 percent are at risk of extinction, according to a report released today. More >>

Black lives matter

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 5:21 pm | University of Auckland

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere is a central message in two public lectures by a visiting Nigerian criminologist, coming up at the University of Auckland in June. Professor Onwubiko (Biko) Agozino's work explores the impact ... More >>

Official opening of Exercise Science facilities at Newmarket

Thursday, 30 May 2019, 9:42 am | University of Auckland

New state-of-the-art facilities at the Department of Exercise Sciences at the University of Auckland’s Newmarket Campus will be officially opened by Auckland Mayor Phil Goff today. More >>

Petition to tax sugary drinks can’t be ignored (again)

Friday, 24 May 2019, 9:04 am | University of Auckland

Aotearoa New Zealand is spending more than $20 million every year to anaesthetise children so they can undergo multiple tooth extractions as a consequence of consuming sugary drinks. This is one of the reasons that University of Auckland academic Dr ... More >>

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