Feature Article
12 November 2025
Five scientists feature in the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, indicating that they are in the top one percent by citation in their field for the year.
Sustainable impact
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17 November 2025
Engineering students have partnered with an Auckland upcycling company to evaluate how turning surplus bread into flour can reduce food waste.
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16 November 2025
A number of pathway initiatives including the UE Success Plan are behind the increase of Māori and Pacific high schoolers choosing Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, as well as a shared vision to uplift outcomes.
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16 November 2025
Toolkit for tamariki will support Pacific ECE educators and has been designed as a resource that is accessible and practical to support tamariki.
Arts and culture
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17 November 2025
Similarities between ideals of beauty today and those as far back as 1500 are explored in a new book about beauty, ageing and cosmetics in early modern Europe.
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17 November 2025
Dr Sarah McLean-Orsborn says the support and pride proudly displayed for national sports teams, is an indicator that many Pacific families have achieved the success that their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents came to New Zealand in search of.
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13 November 2025
The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education will welcome Indigenous communities and educators from around the world, including several of the University of Auckland’s leading academics.
Business and economy
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17 November 2025
In uncertain times for global trade, the University is hosting a one-day conference featuring leaders in trade and international business to examine the issues.
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17 November 2025
Engineering students have partnered with an Auckland upcycling company to evaluate how turning surplus bread into flour can reduce food waste.
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17 November 2025
Opinion: If done well, the country's new IP policy could become a global model for turning research into prosperity, writes Rod McNaughton.
Education and society
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6 November 2025
A Northland hapū's ability to thrive despite changes wrought by colonisation is the focus of a University of Auckland study awarded a Marsden Fund grant of $853,000.
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6 November 2025
Opinion: Debate over the school curriculum has not factored in a world where economies are likely to shrink and where there's a need for redistribution of wealth and sustainable living, argues John Morgan.
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4 November 2025
Taking to the streets has long been a way to demand action from our leaders. But Ingenio asks six academics: are protests still an effective means to bring about change?
Te ao Māori
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16 November 2025
A number of pathway initiatives including the UE Success Plan are behind the increase of Māori and Pacific high schoolers choosing Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, as well as a shared vision to uplift outcomes.
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16 November 2025
Toolkit for tamariki will support Pacific ECE educators and has been designed as a resource that is accessible and practical to support tamariki.
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13 November 2025
The World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education will welcome Indigenous communities and educators from around the world, including several of the University of Auckland’s leading academics.
Health and medicine
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13 November 2025
Pacific scholars from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland have been named among the 13 newly elected Pacific Academy of Sciences Fellows. They will be inducted at the Academy’s inaugural Congress next February in Apia, Sāmoa.
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10 November 2025
Opinion: Does fasting affect your cognition? Dr David Moreau weighs the global evidence.
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9 November 2025
Research operations manager and doctoral candidate Nalei Taufa recently received a Te Rau Hiringa Award, acknowledging the value professional staff bring to research at the University.
Politics and law
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13 November 2025
Opinion: Next year’s mid-terms will be the first real chance for the Democrats to effectively rebut Trump’s expansion of presidential powers, says Tim Fadgen.
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7 November 2025
Commentary: Judges around the world have pulled lawyers up for submitting AI-generated material to the court that’s wrong. Joshua Yuvaraj cautions lawyers against the use of AI.
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5 November 2025
Golden Graduate: Former diplomat, academic and politician Kennedy Graham tells Megan Fowlie about traversing the world and some of its hottest issues.
Science and technology
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12 November 2025
Scientists look into how some of the earliest life on Earth, bacteria, got moving.
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10 November 2025
Engineers at the University of Auckland are developing Wi-Fi-style charging that powers devices seamlessly through the air.
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5 November 2025
As 2025 draws to an end, psychologist Lily Stadlober shares seven tips to help us keep to our resolutions for the year ahead.
University news
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16 November 2025
A number of pathway initiatives including the UE Success Plan are behind the increase of Māori and Pacific high schoolers choosing Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, as well as a shared vision to uplift outcomes.
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12 November 2025
Mark Gregory will join Waipapa Taumata Rau as Chief Operating Officer and Registrar in December, bringing more than 25 years of leadership experience.
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12 November 2025
Five scientists feature in the 2025 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, indicating that they are in the top one percent by citation in their field for the year.
The Challenge
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28 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers are working on four smart ideas to enhance resilience and sustainabilty in the country's energy needs.
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21 October 2025
Sir Richard Faull, founder of the Centre for Brain Research is one of the country's most eminent scientists. On his 80th year, we celebrate his journey to explore the human brain.
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9 October 2025
The real story behind scientific 'breakthroughs' is strong fundamental research, hard slog and a little bit of serendipity.
