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Universities in the Knowledge Economy
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 4:18 pm | University of Auckland
The roles and scope of universities in changing knowledge economies and regions will be examined at a conference at the University of Auckland next week. “Universities in the Knowledge Economy: Perspectives from Asia-Pacific and Europe” will be held ... More >>
Student united with former deputy principal
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 12:09 pm | University of Auckland
As a school student you tend to avoid your deputy principal in the corridor, so imagine finding him studying at your university. That’s the experience Carl Maskell had when he started a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) at the University of ... More >>
Music school premieres Nathan Haines Concert by Livestream
Monday, 2 February 2015, 2:29 pm | University of Auckland
In the tradition of the great jam sessions, Nathan Haines will join forces with the University of Auckland's favorite (and only) faculty jazz quartet for a night of joyous music making. This concert marks a reunion with Nathan and members of DOG ... More >>
Biopharma innovators gain accelerator successes
Friday, 30 January 2015, 1:32 pm | University of Auckland
Two innovative University of Auckland medical research graduates are semi-finalists in an international business start-up competition with their new biopharma company. More >>
Traumatic stress study looking for participants
Monday, 26 January 2015, 10:27 am | University of Auckland
A new study of secondary traumatic stress is focussing on partners of emergency responders. The research will investigate the effects of work-induced stress experienced by an emergency responder, on their partners. More >>
Academic’s film receiving praise at Sundance Film Festival
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 3:36 pm | University of Auckland
A short film by a University of Auckland academic has already being picked as a must-see film at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. More >>
Smart inhaler delivers results for kids with asthma
Thursday, 22 January 2015, 12:34 pm | University of Auckland
A new smart asthma inhaler with an audio-visual function has dramatically improved child and adolescent use of preventative asthma medication. More >>
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga advances in Māori CoRE Funding Roun
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 11:09 am | University of Auckland
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) announced today that Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) has been selected as the only applicant to go forward to the next stage of the Māori CoRE funding ... More >>
Dietary supplement may protect the brain from injury
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 9:44 am | University of Auckland
The dietary supplement creatine can protect the brain when its oxygen supply is reduced, a University of Auckland study has found. More >>
Premature babies benefit from repeat steroids
Monday, 19 January 2015, 7:11 pm | University of Auckland
Repeat doses of steroids given to premature babies before birth will not affect the long-term development of these babies. More >>
Academic and water safety campaigner honoured
Monday, 19 January 2015, 2:18 pm | University of Auckland
University of Auckland academic Dr Kevin Moran has received two awards, both recognising his dedication to water safety. He has been made Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to water safety in the New Year’s Honours list, and he has ... More >>
Brain plasticity symposium for Auckland
Monday, 19 January 2015, 2:13 pm | University of Auckland
A world authority on the brain’s natural ability to form new neuronal connections will speak at New Zealand’s first Neuroplasticity Symposium in Auckland soon. The symposium, at the University of Auckland’s Grafton campus on Wednesday 4 February, ... More >>
First hackathon to foster health solutions
Friday, 16 January 2015, 12:05 pm | University of Auckland
Software developers, medical specialists, healthcare professionals and people with long term health issues such as diabetes, asthma and heart problems, will be gathering in Auckland for a weekend to create novel health technology solutions next month. More >>
New research on Easter Island’s indigenous population
Monday, 12 January 2015, 4:16 pm | University of Auckland
University of Auckland research has challenged orthodox theories on the demise of Easter Island society. Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, is famous for its 887 monumental statues, called moai , created by the early Rapa Nui people. More >>
Feijoa and blackberry help reduce inflammation
Tuesday, 6 January 2015, 10:05 am | University of Auckland
Feijoa and blackberry are two fruits with a strong anti-inflammatory effect that could help people with inflammatory diseases, according to recent research from the University of Auckland. More >>
Cancer diagnosis and treatment need improvement
Friday, 19 December 2014, 10:12 am | University of Auckland
New Zealand is lagging behind in diagnosis and treatment of cancer, compared to Australia and internationally. A University of Auckland study, just published in the New Zealand Medical Journal compares the survival of cancer patients diagnosed between 2006 and ... More >>
Leading research on natural quit smoking remedy
Thursday, 18 December 2014, 2:25 pm | University of Auckland
New Zealand researchers have found that a low cost, plant-based product marketed for smoking cessation in parts of Europe for the last 40 years, is better than nicotine replacement therapy at helping smokers quit. More >>
More evidence electronic cigarettes help smokers quit
Wednesday, 17 December 2014, 1:17 pm | University of Auckland
An international research review has concluded that there is more evidence smokers using electronic cigarettes can stop or reduce their smoking. More >>
Elam celebrates contemporary printmaking
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 12:41 pm | University of Auckland
A celebration of the art of contemporary printmaking will take place at the University of Auckland next month with dozens of artists from around the world heading to Auckland to take part over summer. More >>
Kiss the Fish basks in stream of awards
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 10:25 am | University of Auckland
A play created with the assistance of a University of Auckland academic has received a string of awards at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards. Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis’s play Kiss the Fish won the Outstanding New New Zealand Play of the Year Award. Associate ... More >>
