Feature Article
25 September 2025
Championing Māori health equity and cultural safety in surgery has seen Dr Jamie-Lee Rahiri named 2025 L’Oréal–UNESCO For Women in Science Fellow.
Sustainable impact
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4 October 2025
Co-Director of Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health), Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa is passionate about advancing the care of Māori and Pacific women in Aotearoa and across the Pacific region.
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3 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers helped form a Tairāwhiti Citizen’s Assembly, whose bold calls for action are being heeded.
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3 October 2025
We're celebrating Fijian Language Week, 5 -11 October. Its theme is personal for doctoral candidate Sainimere Boladuadua, highlighting the importance of language starting in the home.
Arts and culture
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6 October 2025
As AI tools like MidJourney churn out striking art, the core question remains: when the spark comes from prompts and past data, is it creation - or just clever theft?
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3 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers helped form a Tairāwhiti Citizen’s Assembly, whose bold calls for action are being heeded.
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2 October 2025
Chairperson of James Henare Research Centre at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, Bernard Henare is doing his bit to help Te Tai Tokerau.
Business and economy
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2 October 2025
Analysis: Researchers say interactive oral assessments are proving to be one of the most effective and authentic ways to see what students really know in the age of AI.
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1 October 2025
Language barriers and low digital literacy are leaving vulnerable groups exposed to online harms, and without local research, New Zealand is ill-equipped to respond.
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1 October 2025
During his inaugural professorial lecture, Mike Lee revealed rare footage of his pre-academia foray into a 'professional sport'.
Education and society
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2 October 2025
Opinion: Students using AI tools from the outset are not gaining a fundamental understanding of the subject they are studying, says Alex Sims and Dulani Jayasuriya.
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2 October 2025
Analysis: Researchers say interactive oral assessments are proving to be one of the most effective and authentic ways to see what students really know in the age of AI.
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30 September 2025
Opinion: Dr Ritesh Shah offers an alternative vision to the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, which he believes hasn't been a viable option for some time.
Te ao Māori
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6 October 2025
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Aotearoa, and Heemi Kapa-Kingi (Faculty of Science) has teamed up with Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services to bridge the gap for Māori in mental and emotional well-being.
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4 October 2025
Co-Director of Te Poutoko Ora a Kiwa (Centre for Pacific and Global Health), Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa is passionate about advancing the care of Māori and Pacific women in Aotearoa and across the Pacific region.
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3 October 2025
University of Auckland researchers helped form a Tairāwhiti Citizen’s Assembly, whose bold calls for action are being heeded.
Health and medicine
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6 October 2025
Smart devices that utilise artificial intelligence have enormous potential to treat heart disease and, with strategic investment, NZ could be at the forefront.
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3 October 2025
We're celebrating Fijian Language Week, 5 -11 October. Its theme is personal for doctoral candidate Sainimere Boladuadua, highlighting the importance of language starting in the home.
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2 October 2025
Scientists have reversed diabetic heart failure with a genetic therapy in mice and a miniature human hearts made from stem cells.
Politics and law
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7 October 2025
Analysis: The Government’s amendment bill on pig welfare seeks to carve out an exception from the present legislation to specifically allow for unlawful regulations. Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere explains.
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1 October 2025
Doctors sometimes refer patients to providers in which they have a financial stake — a practice known as ‘self-referral’. While widely studied in the US, researchers are seeking local views.
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30 September 2025
Opinion: Dr Ritesh Shah offers an alternative vision to the two-state solution for Israel and Palestine, which he believes hasn't been a viable option for some time.
Science and technology
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6 October 2025
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in Aotearoa, and Heemi Kapa-Kingi (Faculty of Science) has teamed up with Ngāpuhi Iwi Social Services to bridge the gap for Māori in mental and emotional well-being.
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30 September 2025
PhD candidate Heidi Robinson fuses her love of craft with the lab.
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26 September 2025
In a global study, New Zealand creatures used camouflage rather than bright warning colours to deter predators.
University news
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18 September 2025
Auckland Bioengineering Institute researchers will work with Oden Institute, University of Texas, to develop physics-informed AI computational modelling.
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16 September 2025
The University has earned international recognition for its leadership in innovation and entrepreneurship.
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8 September 2025
Big ideas earned University students thousands in cash prizes at this year’s Solve It, where they teamed up with industry to test their creativity and problem-solving skills.
The Challenge
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6 October 2025
As AI tools like MidJourney churn out striking art, the core question remains: when the spark comes from prompts and past data, is it creation - or just clever theft?
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24 June 2025
Psychology professor Ginny Braun on how she came to co-author the century’s third most-cited scientific paper.
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27 May 2025
Rocks collected by an expedition to Antarctica hold clues to an extinction event 183 million years ago.
