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Major new investment in wireless electric-charging roads
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 4:04 pm | University of Auckland
A pioneering project to build wireless charging technology that charges electric vehicles as they are being driven or are parked receives almost $12 million from this year’s Endeavour Fund. More >>
Major new investment in University of Auckland Science
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 1:46 pm | University of Auckland
A handheld skin cancer diagnostic device and a project to explore how underwater sound can influence beer fermentation are just two of eight University of Auckland Faculty of Science research projects to be awarded funding from this year’s Endeavour ... More >>
Leading linguist will re-think language
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 10:20 am | University of Auckland
“First we invented language, then language changed us,” says one of the world’s most original linguists, who will give the annual Hood Lecture at the University of Auckland on 18 September. More >>
Waka ama paddlers return with gold
Friday, 8 September 2017, 3:02 pm | University of Auckland
Battling blisters, heatstroke and muscle fatigue in tough open water seas in Hawai’i, the University of Auckland waka ama team has once again claimed gold in the world’s longest outrigger canoe race. More >>
A trio to translate Disney's Moana into te reo Māori
Tuesday, 5 September 2017, 9:47 am | University of Auckland
University of Auckland trio join Matewa Media to translate Disney's Moana into te reo Māori More >>
Centenary, debate put focus on Architecture and Planning
Friday, 1 September 2017, 2:15 pm | University of Auckland
With only a few weeks left before the General Election, the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland is hosting a series of events to coincide with its centenary, that highlight the influence of the disciplines on our daily ... More >>
Auckland University Students to Run NY Marathon for Charity
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 11:40 am | University of Auckland
Two University of Auckland biomedical scientists are heading to the Big Apple to run the iconic New York Marathon and raise money for charity. Laverne Robillard and Connor Clemett are both Honours students in the University’s Spinal Cord Injury ... More >>
Local Collaboration of Art & Science at Global Tech Festival
Thursday, 31 August 2017, 11:04 am | University of Auckland
A creative team from the University of Auckland will be heading off to Austria next month to take part in a world-leading digital art and technology festival. More >>
New study finds exercise improves children’s brain power
Wednesday, 30 August 2017, 10:41 am | University of Auckland
A new study has found that short bursts of intensive exercise boosts children’s brain power and has benefits for children with learning difficulties or conditions such as autism. More >>
School of Rural Medicine plan in Auckland University
Monday, 28 August 2017, 1:55 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland has welcomed the announcement that the Government will hold a contestable process to create a national School of Rural Medicine. More >>
Combating multinational tax avoidance
Friday, 25 August 2017, 11:19 am | University of Auckland
A global tax expert and academic from the University of Auckland is heading to Brazil this week to give a presentation to the International Fiscal Association (IFA) addressing the common methods used by multinational companies to avoid paying tax. More >>
Festival celebrates all things musical
Friday, 25 August 2017, 10:32 am | University of Auckland
The School of Music at the University of Auckland is throwing open its doors in celebration of all things musical with a two-week festival of events to coincide with the start of spring. More >>
University hosts key TVNZ debate for young voters
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 2:40 pm | University of Auckland
For the first time during a New Zealand General Election, the University of Auckland is partnering with TVNZ to host a special live debate focused on young voters. More >>
Star ratings encourage production of healthier foods
Thursday, 24 August 2017, 9:03 am | University of Auckland
The voluntary Health Star Rating is encouraging manufacturers to create healthier foods, surveys of more than 44,000 New Zealand supermarket products over a three-year period have shown. The survey was part of the study: Effects of a Voluntary Front-of-Pack ... More >>
Life in the big city – free public lecture series
Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 12:50 pm | University of Auckland
Do cyclists breathe easier on one side of a cycleway barrier than another? How much difference do trees really make to air quality? What happens when we bury natural streams beneath concrete and asphalt? How hard is it for native species to survive ... More >>
University of Auckland and primary principals to host expo
Monday, 21 August 2017, 1:13 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland has joined the Auckland Primary Principals Association (APPA) to host an expo to drive teacher recruitment in the city. The Primary Teaching Recruitment Expo 2017 will be held at Eden Park’s Level 5 lounge on Thursday 24 ... More >>
Philosopher heads up bioethics panel
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 3:38 pm | University of Auckland
A philosopher from the Faculty of Arts is one of two University of Auckland academics convening the first bioethics panel in New Zealand focused on the ethical and social challenges to eradicating invasive predators. More >>
New University initiative focuses on Auckland’s history
Wednesday, 16 August 2017, 3:20 pm | University of Auckland
A new initiative focused on understanding Auckland’s past in all its diversity and vibrancy is being launched at the University of Auckland. More >>
The Power of stories: Engaging with Sports Media
Tuesday, 15 August 2017, 11:29 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand is considered a country of sports fans, but do we ever consider the meanings and effects of sport in people’s lives? Professor Toni Bruce of the University of Auckland is a former news and sports journalist who turned her media and sport ... More >>
University of Auckland Sociologist Writes on Cross-Dressing
Monday, 14 August 2017, 1:00 pm | University of Auckland
On the 27th of July, 2015, Dr Colin Cremin, a senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Auckland, dressed up as woman and arrived on campus ready to give a lecture to 100 students. She was sporting high heels, pantyhose, full makeup, jewellery ... More >>
