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Dominant bosses can be bad for groups – why do they succeed?
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 12:11 pm | University of Auckland
Power-hungry, coercive and arrogant, dominant leaders are more likely to exhibit narcissistic or psychopathic behaviours and to view people as either allies or foes. More >>
Fear and conflict obstructs Māori land aspirations
Wednesday, 28 February 2018, 10:13 am | University of Auckland
“Idle”, “unproductive”, “marginal”, “isolated” – Māori land often gets a bad rap. But a University of Auckland researcher is challenging this view, and offering a fresh approach to unlocking the potential of the whānau-owned whenua. More >>
Breast reconstruction less risky without implants
Friday, 23 February 2018, 2:09 pm | University of Auckland
New research from the University of Auckland has found women who use their own tissue in breast reconstruction have fewer post-op complications then women who receive implants. The study, Limiting complication rates in implant-based breast reconstruction ... More >>
New Partnership promotes Māori legal scholarship
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 1:44 pm | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
Tēnā koutou katoa The inaugural Borrin Foundation - Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) Summer Legal Research Internship awards were announced at the Supreme Court in Wellington, at yesterday’s launch event for the Michael and Suzanne Borrin Foundation. ... More >>
University of Auckland opens new innovation hub
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 8:43 am | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland today launches the Unleash Space, a new innovation and entrepreneurship hub to grow ideas into ventures More >>
Bay of Plenty receives campus status
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 2:18 pm | University of Auckland
The success of the Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) as a teaching and research facility for the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences has resulted in it officially becoming a Clinical Campus. More >>
Auckland University welcomes leader in Augmented Reality
Tuesday, 20 February 2018, 12:20 pm | University of Auckland
One of the world’s pioneers in researching and commercialising Augmented Reality (AR) will join the University of Auckland under the Entrepreneurial Universities programme established by the previous government. More >>
Do you know an outstanding Māori business leader?
Monday, 19 February 2018, 3:36 pm | University of Auckland
Kua puta te karanga, tukuna mai ō tautapanga mō Ngā Tohu Kaiārahi Pakihi Māori o Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki-makau-rau. The call is out for nominations for the University of Auckland Aotearoa Māori Business Leaders Awards. Blanche Morrogh (nee ... More >>
Students devote summer to real world research
Monday, 19 February 2018, 12:05 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland’s youngest researchers are nearing the end of a summer spent taking on real-life research under the guidance of leading academics. More >>
Seen a sick starfish lately? Scientists would like to know
Friday, 16 February 2018, 11:50 am | University of Auckland
A wasting disease is killing starfish around the world and now scientists are concerned that a change in sea temperatures might mean the disease could start to have an effect on New Zealand starfish species. More >>
Companion robots could help our rural schools
Thursday, 15 February 2018, 10:40 am | University of Auckland
Companion robots could be used in rural schools to help motivate students to study science and technology, and to provide comfort, according to University of Auckland research. The study, How Could Companion Robots Be Useful in Rural Schools , has ... More >>
New Project Te Takarangi celebrates Māori Publications
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 9:25 am | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
Māori non-fiction books are being celebrated by Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) and Royal Society Te Apārangi as an acknowledgement of NPM’s 15 years as New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence since 2002, and also Te Apārangi’s 150th ... More >>
Stemming the Rising Tide of STIs: What is our role?
Monday, 12 February 2018, 12:19 pm | University of Auckland
A world-leading expert in sexually transmitted infections and control will speak at the University of Auckland this week. More >>
Land area of low-lying Tuvalu has increased
Saturday, 10 February 2018, 11:09 am | University of Auckland
The tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, thought to be under threat from sea level rise, has actually expanded in land area over the past 40 years and is likely to continue to be habitable a century from now, scientists say. The tiny Pacific island ... More >>
Tackling fake news, soft news and sound bite journalism
Wednesday, 7 February 2018, 3:57 pm | University of Auckland
“We are trying to ask the big questions behind the news,” says Dr Maria Armoudian, the founding director of the Faculty of Arts-based Project for Public Interest Media (PPIM). More >>
New degree goes global
Wednesday, 31 January 2018, 12:09 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland is launching a new degree aimed at exploring and tackling the big issues in an increasingly globalised world. More >>
Auckland uni expands rural doctor training to Taranaki
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 12:29 pm | University of Auckland
The University of Auckland and Taranaki DHB, along with local leaders and health professionals will welcome 18 year five medical students to Hawera Hospital on Monday, to launch the University’s regional-rural medical programme in Taranaki. More >>
Property Conference on trends, insights and challenges
Tuesday, 16 January 2018, 12:26 pm | University of Auckland
How property-owners’ decision-making influenced the Christchurch rebuild, challenges to commercial landlords posed by the rising co-working culture, and a new approach to managing Māori land are among the topics being covered at a major property research ... More >>
Ship noise affects ability of marine species to communicate
Wednesday, 10 January 2018, 12:02 pm | University of Auckland
The first-ever large scale investigation into the effects of ship noise in the waters of the Hauraki Gulf shows a significant reduction in the amount of “communication space” available for at least two key marine species. The first-ever large scale ... More >>
58 Students off to Latin America and Asia Thanks to PM
Thursday, 21 December 2017, 10:32 am | University of Auckland
The lion’s share of Prime Minister’s Scholarships for Asia and Latin America were awarded to University of Auckland students in the latest funding round. More >>
