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Engineer and business leader awarded Honorary Doctorate
Wednesday, 23 January 2019, 9:10 am | University of Auckland
Visionary business leader and engineer, Dr Ian Parton, will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Auckland. More >>
Are you a super pooper?
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 5:05 pm | University of Auckland
Fecal transplants could be used to treat intestinal disorders like inflammatory bowel disease – and perhaps even help prevent Alzheimer’s and cancer – if we can unlock the secrets of the gut-rejuvenating “super donor”, say researchers ... More >>
Honorary degree for prominent philanthropist
Tuesday, 22 January 2019, 1:18 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland will confer an Honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree on David Mace ONZM this week. More >>
Doctors, drugs of dependence and discipline: new review
Friday, 18 January 2019, 9:01 am | University of Auckland
Only 24 doctors in 20 years have faced disciplinary action for inappropriate prescribing of drugs of dependence in Aotearoa New Zealand, a new review has revealed. The review’s lead author says the low number probably reflects that discipline is a last resort, ... More >>
New Board Chair for Ngā Pae O Te Māramatanga
Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 4:01 pm | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) is delighted to announce that Kerensa Johnston (Ngāti Tama, Ngāruahine, Te Atiawa, Ngāti Whāwhakia) has joined New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence as Board Chair in 2019. Kerensa brings with her a wealth ... More >>
New champion for ageing well calls time on loneliness
Saturday, 22 December 2018, 3:54 pm | University of Auckland
Professor Ngaire Kerse has two questions for the holiday season: who made your Christmas cake? And if you know an elderly person who is lonely, why not invite them to share some? More >>
Mansfield residency early Christmas present for Academic
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 2:23 pm | University of Auckland
Award-winning University of Auckland novelist, essayist and academic Paula Morris (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Whātua) will follow in the footsteps of New Zealand’s most acclaimed literary names as the 2018 Katherine Mansfield Fellow. Dr Morris will spend ... More >>
Rongoā Māori Research Project Presents Guidelines
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 3:28 pm | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
On 11 December at the University of Auckland, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga – New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence and Whakauae Research for Māori Health & Development presented the results of the 2017 project - Cultural, Ethical, ... More >>
Arts student won’t let disability hold her back
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 1:20 pm | University of Auckland
Criminology and Māori Studies student Alicia Kapa has been celebrated for inspiring others with disabilities. She was one of three finalists in the Youth Spirit category at the 2018 Attitude Awards, for a person under the age of 20 who lives with a disability ... More >>
New Zealand rated globally for children’s activity levels
Friday, 30 November 2018, 7:06 pm | University of Auckland
New Zealand children and young people between the ages of five and 18 have low levels of physical activity and high levels of screen time, compared with their peers in 49 countries worldwide. More >>
NPM Board Chair Cocludes His Term
Friday, 30 November 2018, 3:53 pm | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
Sir Tīpene O'Regan chaired his final Board meeting of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) this week. After 12 years of leading the Board and guiding NPM, Sir Tīpene will conclude his tenure at year end. Sir Tīpene arrived at NPM in August 2006 having ... More >>
Jokes: a new guide to workplace humour
Monday, 26 November 2018, 4:20 pm | University of Auckland
Are you a joker at work, or the butt of jokes? Or are you the observer, squirming behind your polite smile? Everyone knows jokes at work can ease tension, build camaraderie and make the day more bearable - but they can also offend, exclude and harm people. ... More >>
Elective c-section linked to overweight risk
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 4:23 pm | University of Auckland
A new study has found that babies born by elective - but not emergency - caesarean were more likely to be overweight at 12 months age. More >>
Story set in Nazi-controlled Saarland wins writing prize
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 4:02 pm | University of Auckland
Former New Zealand Herald journalist Karen Holdom is this year’s winner of the University of Auckland’s Sir James Wallace Prize in Creative Writing. Karen won the $5000 prize, the richest university creative writing prize in New Zealand, for ... More >>
Philosophical principles drive Rhodes Scholar
Tuesday, 20 November 2018, 4:39 pm | University of Auckland
He is one of three young New Zealanders who have been awarded the prestigious scholarship to carry out postgraduate study at the University of Oxford (UK). More >>
Valued art historian dies suddenly
Monday, 19 November 2018, 3:15 pm | University of Auckland
A Faculty of Arts staff member and international expert in Northern Renaissance Art, Associate Professor Iain Bell Buchanan, died suddenly last week. More >>
University of Auckland scientists honoured
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 7:34 pm | University of Auckland
Two leading scientists from the University of Auckland have been honoured in this year’s New Zealand Association of Scientists awards. More >>
Future Directions of Treatment Courts Conference
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 2:27 pm | University of Auckland
Researchers at the University of Auckland, with the support of the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation, are hosting a conference to encourage informed, robust, conversations about the future shape, scope and operation of the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment ... More >>
Pacific language champion honoured
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 12:13 pm | University of Auckland
A champion of Pacific learners, Dr Rae Si’ilata, had her work recognised at the SunPix Pacific People's Awards 2018 last week. More >>
Bioengineers tackle underwater fouling in new way
Wednesday, 14 November 2018, 4:24 pm | University of Auckland
University of Auckland bioengineers have developed an innovative way to get rid of the underwater biofouling that creates such a headache for marinas, boaties and aqua farmers. Electroclear, a new spin-out company based at Auckland Bioengineering ... More >>
