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Recipients of Royal Society Te Apārangi Research Honours 2026: (from top left clockwise) Dr Linetto Basilone, Professors Rod Gover,  Melinda Webber, Charles Clifton, and Udaya Madawala.

4 November 2026

Seven researchers from the University of Auckland have had their significant contributions recognised with national awards.

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  • Jarrah in front of a fluoro sign for the TARGET Laboratory

    6 November 2026

    When our gut is working properly, we barely notice it. But many New Zealanders live with chronic gut disorders; understanding what's happening remains one of medicine's biggest challenges. Dr Jarrah Dowrick has received a top national fellowship to help find answers.

  • Team members from the Centre for Co-created Ageing Research outside the renovated cottage. Photo: Simon Young.

    5 November 2026

    The idea that universities are primarily places for young people is being overturned as a new space for intergenerational connection opens at the University of Auckland.

  • Clare Ward headshot

    4 November 2026

    Informed and inspired by her decades as a rural GP, alumna Dr Clare Ward sheds light in her new book on being Pākehā in a Māori world.

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