29 April 2025

Just how much do we know about our endemic Hector’s and Māui dolphins? Professor Rochelle Constantine is part of a team leading a groundbreaking research project to help better understand and protect these small dolphins.

28 April 2025

University of Auckland scientists are finalists in a global competition for solutions to the ecological crisis.

17 April 2025

Recent research shows microplastics make up about 0.5 percent of our brains, says French plastics expert Professor Nathalie Gontard.

7 May 2025

Obituary: Ivo Holmqvist came to the University of Auckland in 1972 to run the Scandinavian Studies Department with wife Ingwor.

6 May 2025

As usual, the annual treat for booklovers, the Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki, features plenty of University of Auckland involvement.

5 May 2025

It’s Aotearoa NZ Music Month and with Dr Tiopira McDowell the winner of the 2025 Taite Music Prize, we ask if his music and academia ever meet.

30 April 2025

Analysis: The billions spent on NZ’s accommodation supplement is failing to make rent affordable – so what will?

29 April 2025

Big things are in store for Francesca Long and Daniel Stockton, who are set to make their mark on Aotearoa – and the world.

29 April 2025

Dr Privahini Bradoo, co-founder and first student CEO of the University’s Velocity programme, is one of several alumni who have committed to support the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship as part of a new initiative.

28 April 2025

Ingenious podcast: Citizens' Assemblies – ordinary people coming together to make tough political decisions – are gaining traction in a world where traditional democracy is under fire.

14 April 2025

The perspectives of young people, the largest population engaging in online gaming spaces are often ignored in research. A new report shows an urgent need for more research in this area.

1 April 2025

Analysis: We should probably ban engineered stone, but we also need to raise awareness about the long-term risks of industrial dust exposure more widely, say Kristiann Allen, Anne Bardsley and Jenny Salmond.

2 May 2025

Oceans are heating faster across two latitudinal bands, according to research led by a University of Auckland climate scientist.

1 May 2025

Volcanoes erupting underwater have a distinctive effect on the climate, according to international research led by University of Auckland and Tongan scientists.

9 April 2025

The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.

7 May 2025

Almost half of New Zealand schools are within a short walking distance of a specialist vape retailer, despite a law aimed at preventing vape stores near schools.

7 May 2025

University of Auckland researchers are working to develop a new test that could help women access a revolutionary treatment for ovarian cancer.

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.

9 April 2025

Opinion: Grant Duncan looks back, as the populist’s populist clocks up 50 years of political comebacks, at a career remarkable for its many ups and downs and sheer longevity.

4 April 2025

The impacts of US politics on New Zealand will be examined by former UK High Commissioner Phil Goff and University of Auckland experts on 10 April.

17 March 2025

A tax revolution is underway as countries put domestic laws ahead of global treaties, says Professor Craig Elliffe, whose research on the topic is up for a prestigious award.

2 May 2025

Oceans are heating faster across two latitudinal bands, according to research led by a University of Auckland climate scientist.

2 May 2025

The US-based corporation backed a project using its large language models to help students learn programming.

1 May 2025

A passion to document every known passionfruit species has taken the University of Auckland scientist to some of the world’s most remote – and dangerous – places.

7 May 2025

Two leading University academics have been appointed to the newly formed Prime Minister's Science and Technology Advisory Council.

30 April 2025

Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater hosts Trade Minister and Saudi delegation at the University of Auckland.

15 April 2025

With a clear and recognisable design, the refreshed University of Auckland logo brings a modern look while preserving its rich history.

11 April 2025

Dr Tom Shand details the extraordinary forces at work behind giant waves that cross the Pacific and wreak havoc on distant shorelines.

10 April 2025

The University celebrated the work and impact of leading researchers at Hīkina kia Tutuki, Rise to the Challenge: Researchers with Global Impact 2025.

25 March 2025

Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute blend art with science to explore and understand the mysteries of human and animal physiology.