Breadcrumbs List.
The Challenge
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Sustainable charging for electric vehicles
13 December 2023
Wenwei Wang received an award for best thesis at the Celebrating Research Excellence Awards 2023. His work explores how to enhance sustainability in the charging of electric vehicles.
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The silent invasion of the sleeper weeds
12 December 2023
Aotearoa has a massive weed problem. While we have a little over 2,300 native plant species, we have introduced over 25,000 species from other countries.
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The science of music
7 December 2023
Dr Samuel Mehr’s work was acknowledged with a 2023 Early Career Research Excellence medal from the University. De Mehr’s research unites cognitive and data science, anthropology and cross cultural approaches to explore why all cultures have music.
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Unique perspectives about Aotearoa and its peoples
7 December 2023
VIDEO: Film maker Professor Annie Goldson received a 2023 University Research Impact Award for her award winning documentaries from Aotearoa.
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The search for the lost chimpanzees of Tenerife
30 November 2023
Associate Professor Javier Virués-Ortega has turned detective to solve the case of long-forgotten chimpanzees who helped redefine how we view animal and human intelligence.
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Diagnostic tool for pilots enhances airline safety
16 November 2023
Dr Maria Treadaway, Faculty of Arts, was awarded a best thesis award for her work to test the language fluency of trainee pilots.
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Better nutrition to support new Pacific mums
14 November 2023
Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa received an award for best thesis at the 2023 Celebrating Research Excellence Awards.
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Peter Hunter: pioneering the digital twin
1 November 2023
The founding director of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute Professor Peter Hunter is stepping down. But the work to create a digital twin continues.
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The story behind New Zealand's mRNA platform
3 October 2023
The University is the co-lead of a project of national significance to build a mRNA plaform to spark the next revolution in medical science and healthcare.
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A brand ecosystem to build social licence for business
25 July 2023
Emeritus Professor Rod Brodie’s research has led to a brand eco-system to enhance social licence for business.
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Debunking the misleading myths about gout
17 July 2023
Gout is not an affliction of wealthy men overdoing food and alcohol. It more commonly affects Māori and Pacific men from a surprisingly young age.
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Can carbon solve the carbon problem?
12 July 2023
Professor Ajit Sarmah has written the book on biochar, a form of carbon that at scale would have a major impact in reducing carbon emissions.