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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

Feature Article

Professor Boyd Swinburn next to a sign prohibiting smoking and vaping on campus.

17 April 2025

Professor Boyd Swinburn has won the 2025 Critic and Conscience of Society Award in recognition of his advocacy for health policy action.

Sustainable impact

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Arts and culture

  • Madeleine Gifford and Jacob Powell portrait

    1 May 2025

    As part of the regular My Space series, UniNews takes a look inside the art store, where the University's art taonga take their rest.

  • Students from the University’s School of Music perform in the Opera Scenes production.

    29 April 2025

    It seems like a dream to see an opera by Mozart that no one in the world has ever seen before.

  • Derek Jarman Delphinium Days, Gus Fisher Gallery, installation view. Photo by Sam Hartnett.

    29 April 2025

    The Gus Fisher Gallery has achieved a remarkable first: an international showing for a groundbreaking exhibition launched at the gallery in June 2024 and developed in partnership with City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi.

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Business and economy

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Education and society

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Environment

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Health and medicine

  • Sam Lasham tests a mushroom in a pipette in a lab.

    2 May 2025

    Magic mushrooms are coming under the microscope, as scientists at the University of Auckland forage for evidence to support a drug-checking service with the goal of reducing harm.

  • Mike Dragunow portrait

    1 May 2025

    Integrating AI with computer-based models is one of the latest means the neuropharmacologist is working on to stay at the leading edge of developing drugs for brain disorders.

  • Emily-Duncan-portrait

    1 May 2025

    Firsthand experience of addiction and recovery has inspired Emily Duncan’s academic journey.

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Politics and law

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Science and technology

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University news

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The Challenge

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