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Tenth anniversary of Brain Bee in Auckland
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 2:56 pm | University of Auckland
The first New Zealand round of a global neuroscience challenge for secondary students will take place at the University of Auckland’s Grafton Campus on Thursday, hosted by the Centre for Brain Research (CBR). More >>
The turbulent relationship between whales and humans
Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 2:41 pm | University of Auckland
The special place of whales in New Zealand’s history will be celebrated in this year’s University of Auckland Winter Lectures series, Whales and Us: the past, present and future. More >>
Study determines global burden of pancreatic diseases
Monday, 4 July 2016, 9:39 am | University of Auckland
Auckland study determines global burden of pancreatic diseases Media Release - University of Auckland - 30 June 2016 More >>
Students need better access to sexual health resources
Monday, 4 July 2016, 9:21 am | University of Auckland
A national youth health study indicates that youth are delaying sexual activity until they are older; however those who are sexually active are less prepared and less likely to access sexual health services. Data from over 27,000 New Zealand high school ... More >>
Feeding the world with an orchestra of crickets
Friday, 1 July 2016, 10:44 am | University of Auckland
When Alex Figg began an architecture degree he didn’t envisage it would turn him into an expert on insect farming. Fast forward a few years and the 23 year old postgraduate student from the University of Auckland, can now reel off all the merits of crickets. More >>
Auckland signs landmark agreement with Mexico
Tuesday, 28 June 2016, 10:16 am | University of Auckland
Twenty Mexican students will have a chance to begin study toward their doctorates at the University of Auckland each year as a result of a new agreement. More >>
NZ leads the world in cardiovascular risk prediction
Monday, 27 June 2016, 9:56 am | University of Auckland
A unique risk prediction tool developed at the University of Auckland will soon be able to accurately predict the risk of having a heart attack or stroke for New Zealand adults. More >>
Māori and Pacific focus for quit smoking research
Monday, 20 June 2016, 11:22 am | University of Auckland
Māori and Pacific focus for quit smoking research Media Release - University of Auckland - 20 June 2016 Two research studies aimed at the goal of reduced smoking among New Zealanders to five percent or less by 2025, will go ahead at the University ... More >>
Auckland health research gets major boost
Wednesday, 15 June 2016, 10:17 am | University of Auckland
Auckland health research gets major boost Health researchers at the University of Auckland have gained more than $37 million in funding for health research programmes and projects over the next three to five years. More >>
Universities to study NZ’s co-operative sector
Monday, 13 June 2016, 4:19 pm | University of Auckland
New Zealand’s co-operative business sector is better known overseas than in this country but that is set to change with two leading universities joining forces to conduct the first research study into the economic contribution of Kiwi co-ops. More >>
Med-tech focus of Auckland conference
Friday, 10 June 2016, 3:00 pm | University of Auckland
Research and innovation in medical technologies from New Zealand and overseas will be the focus of a conference in Auckland this month. More >>
Diabetes distribution reflects Auckland's health inequities
Friday, 10 June 2016, 10:31 am | University of Auckland
Residents of South Auckland are nearly two times more likely to suffer from diabetes than those who live 25 kilometres across Auckland in the North Shore. More >>
Going digital: the quiet revolution in the classroom
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 4:05 pm | University of Auckland
Imagine classes of keen and engaged students who are learning at twice the average rate of their peers. More >>
Auckland expertise key to global heart rhythm research
Wednesday, 8 June 2016, 2:54 pm | University of Auckland
Auckland expertise key to global heart rhythm research University of Auckland - Media Release - 08 June 2016 More >>
Upcoming symposium highlights creative potentials of dance
Friday, 3 June 2016, 3:36 pm | University of Auckland
Dance Studies at the University of Auckland is hosting the Undisciplining Dance Symposium at the Kenneth Myers Centre from 30th June – 2nd July 2016. More >>
Huge potential for award winning Agtech innovation
Friday, 3 June 2016, 1:34 pm | University of Auckland
Huge potential for award winning Agtech innovation An Agtech breeding innovation that could result in a major boost to New Zealand’s GDP has gained a global award for University of Auckland photonics expert, Associate Professor Cather Simpson. ... More >>
Sex, drugs and cybercrime
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 10:48 am | University of Auckland
We know that children as young as 14 are sexting and watching pornography online, and we may not be doing enough to keep them safe, says criminologist Dr Claire Meehan from the University of Auckland’s School of Sociology. More >>
Researchers find new ways to reduce smoking in NZ
Friday, 27 May 2016, 11:25 am | University of Auckland
AUCKLAND: May 27, 2016: It will take radical, fresh ideas and new technology to break some New Zealanders of their smoking habit and for smoking prevalence to be less than the Government’s goal of five percent in NZ by 2025. More >>
Young scientists funded for breast cancer research
Friday, 27 May 2016, 11:15 am | University of Auckland
Breast cancer research had a boost this week with the funding of two exceptional projects by University of Auckland scientists. More >>
University of Auckland welcomes boost in research funding
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 5:05 pm | University of Auckland
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Auckland, Professor Stuart McCutcheon applauded the Government’s increased support for the Marsden Fund. More >>
