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Slow global progress on stillbirth prevention
Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 12:34 pm | University of Auckland
Maternal and child deaths have halved globally while stillbirth remains a neglected global epidemic, according to a report just published in a leading medical journal. More >>
Professor Jane Kelsey – Critic and Conscience
Monday, 18 January 2016, 3:37 pm | University of Auckland
Whether or not you agree with University of Auckland Law School Professor Jane Kelsey, you will always know what she thinks because she takes her critic and conscience responsibilities very seriously, and she punches well above her weight. More >>
Budding entrepreneurs to learn with Chinese contemporaries
Monday, 18 January 2016, 10:24 am | University of Auckland
Six scholarship students from Shantou University in China are in Auckland this month to participate in the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s first Summer Lab. More >>
Researchers appalled at alcohol report
Thursday, 14 January 2016, 12:41 pm | University of Auckland
An alcohol industry funded report that claims alcohol is not a cause of violence has been debunked by researchers in New Zealand and Australia. More >>
Soft drinks have devastating impact on public health
Wednesday, 13 January 2016, 12:32 pm | University of Auckland
How did soft drinks that contain inexpensive ingredients, become the basis of multi-billion dollar industries and international brand icons, while also having a devastating impact on our health? More >>
Gene crowding affects cell development
Tuesday, 12 January 2016, 11:22 am | University of Auckland
The crowding of genes inside the nucleus of a cell affects the way they replicate, and how they are turned on and off, according to a study led by New Zealand’s Liggins Institute. The study is now published online in Scientific Reports, a journal from ... More >>
Is sexism increasing in New Zealand?
Wednesday, 23 December 2015, 11:28 am | University of Auckland
Pay differences between men and women will be examined over summer in the University of Auckland’s School of Psychology. More >>
Self-belief and goal setting study has surprising results
Tuesday, 22 December 2015, 10:46 am | University of Auckland
A study of over 2000 intermediate school students has revealed surprising differences in their levels of self-belief and goal setting, depending on their cultural background. The study, “Cultural invariance of goal orientation and self-efficacy in New Zealand: ... More >>
Literary prize tops off birthday celebration
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 11:22 am | University of Auckland
Dianne Starrenburg received many lovely gifts on her birthday, but the best was hearing she had been awarded the Sir James Wallace Master of Creative Writing Prize for 2015 for her portfolio Floating Earth . More >>
Simulation training to improve treatment injury prevention
Wednesday, 16 December 2015, 9:45 am | University of Auckland
Treatment injury prevention in New Zealand will benefit from a world leading operating room simulation training programme, developed and piloted at the University of Auckland and to be rolled out to hospitals from next year. The rollout will be funded by ACC ... More >>
Score’s ‘incredible originality’ wins composer’s prize
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 11:44 am | University of Auckland
A Doctor of Music student from the University of Auckland has been named joint winner of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) TODD Corporation Young Composers Award. Jay Greenberg, who submitted a five minute piece entitled Water Wheel with Mantras, ... More >>
New Years in Myanmar a unique opportunity
Monday, 14 December 2015, 4:22 pm | University of Auckland
Two University of Auckland Psychology students are trading in their summer break for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to teach in Myanmar. Lucy Cowie, 22 from Ardmore, and Alexandra Bijl-Brown 21, from Mt Eden, have been selected for a three week teaching ... More >>
Playground with a difference to light the way this summer
Monday, 14 December 2015, 11:12 am | University of Auckland
A new kind of playground that brings together science and the digital arts through a range of fun, interactive activities has been set up in Auckland’s Aotea Square. Part of the Summer in the Square programme, the Beambox Interactive Playground gives ... More >>
New Justice advisory role for Dr Ian Lambie
Friday, 11 December 2015, 2:17 pm | University of Auckland
Associate Professor Ian Lambie from the University of Auckland’s School of Psychology has been appointed Justice Sector Science Advisor. More >>
Surgeon gains Pacific clinical research award
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:12 pm | University of Auckland
Surgeon and research fellow Dr Bruce Uelese Su’a from the South Auckland Clinical School at Middlemore Hospital has received the inaugural Pacific clinical research training fellowship. More >>
Scholarship awards to Asia show diverse study opportunies
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 3:10 pm | University of Auckland
Twenty one University of Auckland students will receive Prime Minister’s Scholarships to study in Asia next year. More >>
Collaboration in China first of its kind for NZ
Wednesday, 9 December 2015, 10:31 am | University of Auckland
A major scientific collaboration between the University of Auckland and China’s Guangdong Province is the first of its type for a New Zealand university in China, and will focus on advanced research in biomedicine, engineering sciences, and systems ... More >>
Computer skills recognised as key for tertiary study
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 3:28 pm | University of Auckland
Success at NCEA level in a new computing related achievement standard now counts towards admission to the University of Auckland and is endorsed for study across the University, it was announced today. More >>
Wide variation in cancer drug pricing
Friday, 4 December 2015, 3:07 pm | University of Auckland
A comparison of cancer drug pricing in 18 countries, including New Zealand and Australia, has revealed a wide variation in prices. More >>
Pregnancy weight gain linked to stillbirths
Thursday, 3 December 2015, 9:42 am | University of Auckland
Better awareness of the importance of healthy diets and physical activity for the ideal weight in pregnancy may be an important strategy to reduce the risk of stillbirths and infant deaths, according to University of Auckland researchers. More >>
