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Digging Deep: Developing Second/Foreign Language Expertise
Friday, 11 August 2017, 11:21 am | University of Auckland
Ever tried to learn a language but failed miserably? It may not be your fault, according to a University of Auckland academic, who has attempted at learning five languages himself. Professor Lawrence Zhang will traverse his 40 years’ experience in language ... More >>
Intensive farming bad news for native bees
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 2:50 pm | University of Auckland
Scientists have produced the first evidence that, the more farming intensifies in New Zealand, the less our native bees like it. Scientists have produced the first evidence that, the more farming intensifies in New Zealand, the less our native bees ... More >>
Academic’s Dedication to Refugees & Students Recognised
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 10:25 am | University of Auckland
A University of Auckland academic whose career has been centred on working alongside refugees has been recognised with a national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award. Associate Professor Jay Marlowe from the Faculty of Education and Social Work has ... More >>
Rural health issues demand a rational response
Tuesday, 8 August 2017, 1:49 pm | University of Auckland
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland has called on the Government to ignore the hype around the Waikato bid for a third medical school and make decisions that will benefit all rural New Zealanders. More >>
New tool to help distribute resources
Friday, 4 August 2017, 11:49 am | University of Auckland
Research by the University of Auckland has created a new way of measuring social deprivation in New Zealand that could assist agencies to distribute resources better. More >>
‘Biological chorus’ beneath the waves of the Hauraki Gulf
Wednesday, 2 August 2017, 10:56 am | University of Auckland
The most comprehensive acoustic study of marine life in the Hauraki Gulf has recorded the whales, dolphins, snapping shrimp and sea urchins that create an ‘orchestra-like’ sound beneath the waves. More >>
Facing nuclear danger in the modern world
Monday, 31 July 2017, 1:52 pm | University of Auckland
As New Zealand’s nuclear free law reaches its 30th anniversary, the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts is hosting leading French nuclear policy researcher Benoît Pelopidas for its Annual Chapman Public Lecture on 15 August. More >>
Migration, diversity and the changing face of New Zealand
Wednesday, 26 July 2017, 1:26 pm | University of Auckland
The changing face of migration in an increasingly diverse society will be the focus of this year’s University of Auckland Winter Lecture series, Nation Transformed: the place of migration in 21st century Aotearoa-New Zealand. Marking 30 years since ... More >>
Poi study points to health benefits for over 60s
Monday, 24 July 2017, 2:06 pm | University of Auckland
A clinical trial conducted between the Centre for Brain Research and the Dance Studies Programme at the University of Auckland has established the benefits of poi on physical and cognitive function in healthy older adults. More >>
Raise your glass to knowledge
Thursday, 20 July 2017, 9:58 am | University of Auckland
Auckland is the latest city to join a worldwide initiative to transform bars into lecture theatres. More >>
Innovative projects featured at Fast Forward
Wednesday, 19 July 2017, 2:20 pm | University of Auckland
Award-winning architects, urban designers and planners will discuss their philosophies and innovative work at the upcoming Fast Forward Spring lecture series beginning next week at the University of Auckland. More >>
Architecture and Planning celebrates first 100 years
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 1:33 pm | University of Auckland
The School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland celebrates its centenary in September with a series of events including exhibitions, a symposium and the launch of a book detailing the school’s rich history. In its modest beginnings ... More >>
Minister of Trade to launch academic's book
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 12:40 pm | University of Auckland
Minister of Trade to launch University of Auckland academic's book The Minister of Trade will launch the first academic survey of New Zealand's trade negotiations from the 1970s to the present in Wellington on Thursday, 20 July. Associate Professor ... More >>
Kim Dotcom documentary screens at film festival
Monday, 17 July 2017, 1:02 pm | University of Auckland
Film maker and University of Auckland academic Annie Goldson’s documentary about Kim Dotcom will screen at the New Zealand International Film Festival beginning with Auckland on July 29, 31 and August 6. Kim Dotcom: Caught in the Web has already screened ... More >>
University of Auckland rejects PM’s claim
Friday, 14 July 2017, 6:24 pm | University of Auckland
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland has rejected a claim by Prime Minister Bill English that proposals by Auckland and Otago Universities to address the shortage of general practitioners and other health professionals in rural and regional areas ... More >>
The Modern Dilemma: Pedestrians and Personal Music Players
Monday, 10 July 2017, 10:09 am | University of Auckland
The tragic deaths of pedestrians in road or rail accidents while distracted by listening to music through headphones have been highlighted in research from the University of Auckland. Research from the University’s School of Population Health has shown ... More >>
Two guest lecturers speaking in Whangarei next Wednesday
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 2:40 pm | University of Auckland
Professor Ian Anderson is a Public Health Medicine Specialist and one of the first Aboriginal doctors. More >>
New book uncovers remarkable journey of young Māori man
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 1:25 pm | University of Auckland
The life and experiences of one of our most prominent pre-Treaty Māori travellers is the subject of new book. Professor Alison Jones of the University of Auckland and Kuni Jenkins have written Tuai: A Traveller in Two Worlds . The book uncovers ... More >>
Five actions to save our oceans
Monday, 26 June 2017, 11:12 am | University of Auckland
Fresh from UN talks in New York, a University of Auckland doctoral student has drafted five key actions she says New Zealand must take now to protect our oceans. More >>
Study seeking to develop and protect Māori end-of-life care
Monday, 26 June 2017, 9:50 am | University of Auckland
A three-year study by the University of Auckland will seek to discover and strengthen Māori traditional end-of-life care practices to protect them for the future; this will have benefits for whānau carers, iwi and the health and palliative care sectors. ... More >>
