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Funding for research into pain and cancer treatments.
Monday, 15 December 2014, 4:23 pm | University of Auckland
New treatments for chronic pain research, breast cancer research and research on tumours and tuberculosis attracts funding More >>
High fibre diet improves lung health in smokers
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 1:38 pm | University of Auckland
A diet high in fibre helps reduce harmful inflammation in the lungs of smokers, according to researchers from the University of Auckland. More >>
Older people moderate with alcohol
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 11:00 am | University of Auckland
Most people in advanced age don’t drink alcohol or only drink alcohol moderately, according to recent research from the University of Auckland. The findings are from a population-based sample of Māori (aged 80 to 90 years) and non-Māori (aged 85 ... More >>
How important are you?
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 11:55 am | University of Auckland
It’s not how many contacts you have but your place within a network of contacts that defines how important you are, says Professor Matthew Jackson, Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University who is visiting the University of Auckland. More >>
University makes shortlist for ICT grad school
Friday, 5 December 2014, 3:53 pm | University of Auckland
A new graduate school in information and communications technologies for the Auckland region is one step closer now that a proposal from the University of Auckland and the University of Waikato has made the shortlist. More >>
New collaborative medical research fund aids patients
Friday, 5 December 2014, 8:49 am | University of Auckland
A new research fund to seed and encourage collaborative projects between the University of Auckland and the Auckland District Health Board’s A+ Trust was launched this week. More >>
Supportive high schools help sexual minority males
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 9:02 am | University of Auckland
Supportive high school environments can make a difference to the mental health of male sexual minority students, according to a new study from the University of Auckland. More >>
Public pressure needed to counter child obesity
Friday, 28 November 2014, 2:18 pm | University of Auckland
About one-third of children are now overweight or obese in New Zealand and public pressure is needed to change food and health policies to counter this, according to researchers at the University of Auckland. More >>
E-Portfolio wins for innovation excellence
Friday, 28 November 2014, 11:36 am | University of Auckland
An E-Portfolio project developed at the University of Auckland has won an innovation and excellence commendation. More >>
Medal for baby brain injury treatment
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 10:30 am | University of Auckland
Decades of research into understanding the impact and mechanisms of mild hypothermia treatment to reduce brain injury in newborn babies was recognised with the award of the Royal Society’s MacDiarmid Medal this week. University of Auckland Professor ... More >>
Dedication to Arts and Humanities rewarded with medal
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 9:30 am | University of Auckland
Distinguished Professor Brian Boyd from the Faculty of Arts has been awarded the Humanities Aronui Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand for outstanding and wideranging contribution to the humanities. Professor Boyd, in English, Drama, ... More >>
Professor awarded medal for impact on NZ education
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 9:23 am | University of Auckland
Professor Alison Jones of the Faculty of Education has been awarded the prestigious Dame Joan Metge Medal for her significant impact on education in New Zealand – both research and practice, particularly for Māori, Pacific and women’s education. ... More >>
Internationally renowned mathematician recognised
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 9:20 am | University of Auckland
An internationally renowned and pioneering mathematician, Distinguished Professor Marston Conder of the University of Auckland, is awarded this year’s Hector Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand. More >>
Pioneering research leads to drug break-through
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 11:19 am | University of Auckland
Drug discovery research at the University of Auckland to treat a severe neurodevelopmental disorder has successfully passed Phase 2 clinical trials and will now be taken to the next stage. More >>
Body talk: society’s expectations of how women should look
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 2:26 pm | University of Auckland
The School of Psychology at the University of Auckland is holding a half-day symposium called “Body Talk: A showcase of contemporary critical feminist research” that will discuss the expectations our culture has on the way women should look. More >>
Sugary drinks focus of Pacific health research
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 10:45 am | University of Auckland
A new Pacific career development award has been made to University of Auckland public health researcher, Dr Gerhard Sundborn. More >>
Insights into tuberculosis using a tropical fish
Tuesday, 25 November 2014, 10:04 am | University of Auckland
Researchers from the University of Auckland and Duke University Medical Centre have collaborated to develop a new understanding and possible way of treating tuberculosis. The research has relied on using a small tropical fish, the zebrafish, that can develop ... More >>
Indigenous Experts arrive in Auckland
Monday, 24 November 2014, 5:06 pm | Nga Pae o te Maramatanga
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM), New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research Excellence, is this week (25th – 28th November) holding its 6th Biennial International Indigenous Development Research Conference in Auckland at the Business School and Waipapa Marae, ... More >>
Significant funding for career development
Friday, 21 November 2014, 11:58 am | University of Auckland
Research into pancreatic diabetes was boosted with the award of a prestigious Sir Charles Hercus Health Research Fellowship to the University of Auckland’s Dr Max Petrov this week. More >>
Prominent philosopher to speak at University of Auckland
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 2:57 pm | University of Auckland
Professor Alain Badiou, one of the world’s most prominent and original living philosophers, will deliver a public lecture at the University of Auckland next week. More >>
