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Research at The University of Auckland has shed light on an area of medicine which has intrigued the international scientific community for decades.  >>

El Niño and La Niña weather patterns will become even more dominant in New Zealand with climate change, according to research from The University of Auckland published in Nature Climate Change  >>

Mike Rann, one of Australia’s most experienced parliamentarians, has joined the Political Studies Department as Visiting Senior Research Fellow.  >>

Students at The University of Auckland will kick off the academic year in style with a free concert headlined by multiple award-winning New Zealand band, The Naked And Famous.  >>

Eleven associate professors at The University of Auckland have been promoted to professor.  >>

What you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health according to a new report by researchers from The University of Auckland and King’s College London.  >>

The University of Auckland is bestowing honorary doctorates on two prominent New Zealand business figures, Hugh Fletcher and Owen G Glenn ONZM  >>

A pioneering research project, which is helping underachieving secondary school students succeed at school, is growing rapidly in scope.  >>

The future for global arts education looks significantly brighter following the adoption and support of The Seoul Agenda: Goals for the Development of Arts Education by UNESCO.  >>

A graduate student will discuss his proposed nuclear user-pays model at a US meeting of nuclear experts in Washington DC.  >>

From 20 January - 3 March the Gus Fisher Gallery hosts exhibitions by Reuben Paterson and Christine Hellyar, which both reflect on time, memory and taonga.  >>

Working-age adults who take combinations of prescription medication may be doubling their risk of serious falls at home according to research from The University of Auckland.  >>

A University of Auckland Debating Society team was placed in the top 16 at the World Universities’ Debating Championships held in Manila, Philippines earlier this month.  >>

Lizzie Chan, who is finishing an LLB(Hons) dissertation at The University of Auckland, has been selected as one of the three finalists for the Young New Zealander of the Year Award.  >>

Four University of Auckland staff featured in the New Year Honours list for 2012.  >>

Medical researchers from The University of Auckland have received the lion’s share of funding from The Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) announced yesterday.  >>

Associate Professor Michael Parekowhai (Ngati Whakarongo/Pakeha) has been awarded the Premier of Queensland’s Sculpture Commission with his proposed sculpture The World Turns.  >>

The University of Auckland and a cluster of South Korean companies have launched a multi-robotic study at an Auckland retirement village.  >>

Thirteen professors at The University of Auckland have been appointed to the rank of Distinguished Professor.  >>

Low carbon transport systems do more than help create a healthy planet. They can help improve the health of people according to a new World Health Organisation report, involving a University of Auckland researcher as a lead author.  >>