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Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 12:56 pm | University of Auckland

International Women’s Year 1975 by Gretchen Albrecht is one of 12 artworks that will feature in a special University-based art exhibition marking 125 years of women’s suffrage. More >>

Sex, Gender, Power

Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 12:42 pm | University of Auckland

The University of Auckland’s first female Professor of Politics and International Relations will give her inaugural lecture at the University on the eve of the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage. More >>

Aga Khan Award for Architecture Exhibition arrives

Monday, 3 September 2018, 12:36 pm | University of Auckland

An exhibition featuring the winning entries from the world-renowned Aga Khan Award for Architecture will open in Auckland this month at the University of Auckland. More >>

Auckland asthma expert leads global fight

Saturday, 1 September 2018, 1:30 pm | University of Auckland

In New Zealand more than 521,000 people are taking medicines for asthma one in nine adults and one in seven children. It causes a death here every week. Now a University of Auckland academic says the launch of the Global Asthma Report 2018 could improve ... More >>

HIV prevention drug could be hindered by slow roll out

Friday, 31 August 2018, 9:18 am | University of Auckland

A promising new drug that almost entirely eliminates the risk of contracting HIV might fail to control the epidemic in New Zealand if not enough people are using it. New research, published in today’s New Zealand Medical Journal, praises the ... More >>

Giving life to the Health Research Strategy

Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 2:00 pm | University of Auckland

New Zealand now has its first national health research strategy aimed at developing a world-leading health research and innovation system by 2027. More >>

Could Chardonnay, Pinot gris benefit from Sauv treatment?

Wednesday, 29 August 2018, 9:31 am | University of Auckland

New Zealand’s Sauvignon blanc is famous the world over for its special tropical aromas but now kiwi scientists believe they are on the verge of a breakthrough in recreating those special qualities in other wines including Chardonnay and Pinot ... More >>

Bioengineers create virtual 3D heart for clinical use

Monday, 27 August 2018, 3:16 pm | University of Auckland

A team at the University of Auckland’s Bioengineering Institute have created a virtual 3D heart that could have a major impact on treatment of the most common heart rhythm disturbance, atrial fibrillation (AF). Dr Jichao Zhao and his international ... More >>

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 >>

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