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Sugary drinks banned from hospitals and health boards

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 12:00 pm | University of Auckland

Sugary drinks banned from hospitals and health boards All hospitals and DHBs are expected to kick sugary drinks out of their premises today. More >>

Public lecture on the U.S. Presidential Elections

Wednesday, 30 September 2015, 10:42 am | University of Auckland

American entrepreneur, academic, and policymaker Dr Terry Babcock-Lumish will speak at the University of Auckland next month. Her lecture, “All Politics is Local? The 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and its Implications for the International Community" ... More >>

Passion for education and Asian history drives graduate

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 2:29 pm | University of Auckland

Peter Tohill has made education a life-long passion. The former army Major was today capped with his third qualification, a Graduate Diploma in Arts from the University of Auckland. Peter majored in Asian Studies, a topic he’s attracted to because ... More >>

University student graduates with four degrees

Tuesday, 29 September 2015, 11:56 am | University of Auckland

Contrary to the usual stereotypes, university students are very busy. And in the case of Edward Elder, too busy to even organise his graduation. The 29 year-old from the Henderson Valley graduated with four degrees at yesterday’s graduation ceremony. ... More >>

World leading research bad news for pancreatitis sufferers

Monday, 28 September 2015, 10:06 am | University of Auckland

The first comprehensive research to quantify how often patients with acute pancreatitis suffer recurrent bouts shows there is a high chance they will eventually go on to develop chronic pancreatitis. The COSMOS (Clinical and epidemiOlogical inveStigations ... More >>

Public lecture on the visual culture of war

Friday, 25 September 2015, 11:01 am | University of Auckland

The visual culture of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars will be the subject of a public lecture at the University of Auckland next month. Associate Professor John Pettegrew is talking on “Projecting Force: The U.S. Marines and the Optics of Combat in the ... More >>

Public want sugary drinks tax

Friday, 25 September 2015, 10:33 am | University of Auckland

A significant shift in New Zealand public attitudes towards a tax on sugary soft drinks has been identified from recent poll results. More >>

Award for asthma reminder device

Friday, 25 September 2015, 10:24 am | University of Auckland

University of Auckland doctoral candidate Amy Chan was recently presented with the 2015 Value of Medicines Award for her research to help children with asthma. More >>

Are microbes the key to geographical differences in wine?

Friday, 25 September 2015, 10:17 am | University of Auckland

A new study of six of New Zealand’s major wine-growing regions has found that differences in flavour and aroma of wine from different areas may depend more on microbes than was previously thought. Classically the reason that wine, and other agricultural ... More >>

Public health experts to discuss sugary drinks

Thursday, 24 September 2015, 10:31 am | University of Auckland

University of Auckland public health experts will feature at a one-day conference on ‘Sugary Drink Free Aotearoa by 2025’ in Auckland next month. (7 October) More >>

Most elderly people satisfied with support

Tuesday, 22 September 2015, 12:54 pm | University of Auckland

A longitudinal study of advanced ageing has found that most elderly people are satisfied with the relationships they have with family and friends. More >>

Lee Dewhurst runs again

Friday, 18 September 2015, 2:49 pm | University of Auckland

The University’s Associate Director Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Lee is busy training to complete the Auckland Marathon this November. More >>

Rutherford Discovery to fund Motor Neurone Disease research

Friday, 18 September 2015, 10:58 am | University of Auckland

University of Auckland researcher, Dr Emma Scotter has been awarded one of the 12 Royal Society Rutherford Discovery Fellowships for 2015. University of Auckland researchers were awarded seven of the 12 prestigious fellowships that are awarded to New Zealand’s ... More >>

New Rutherford Fellows outstanding result for University

Thursday, 17 September 2015, 5:26 pm | University of Auckland

Seven University of Auckland science and medical researchers have been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowships for 2015. More >>

First academic appointment in Neurosurgery for Auckland

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 12:31 pm | University of Auckland

Auckland’s first academic appointment in neurosurgery is the Freemasons Senior Lecturer of Neurosurgery, Dr Patrick Schweder. More >>

Young musician travelling to the top

Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 12:21 pm | University of Auckland

Two or three times a week Western Springs College student and talented flautist Zoe Stenhouse-Burgess (17) travels over ten kilometres from high school to the University of Auckland and back, to attend classes. More >>

University of Auckland rises in QS World Rankings

Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 11:43 am | University of Auckland

The University of Auckland has again been ranked internationally as New Zealand’s leading university in the latest rankings published this week by QS World University Rankings. In the 2015 QS World University Rankings released today, the University ... More >>