Feature Article
3 November 2025
Ingenio feature: From creating corneas from stem cells to investigating eye drops to replace reading glasses, Owen Poland explores University of Auckland research that's changing how we see the world.
Sustainable impact
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31 October 2025
International cleantech expert Lucy Chatburn will offer cutting-edge insights at the Blue and Green Technology Conference in Auckland in December.
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29 October 2025
The University of Auckland’s Hiwa Recreation Centre has received a global architecture award, placing it firmly on the world stage for excellence in sustainable recreation facilities.
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29 October 2025
New research shows many mainstream health campaigns push unrealistic messages for Pacific communities.
Arts and culture
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3 November 2025
A jazz quintet with a difference entertained at this year’s Golden Graduates lunch.
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28 October 2025
A poetry collection about being a half-Aotearoa, half-Italian girl growing up in New Zealand has won the 2025 Phoenix prize for best Master of Creative Writing thesis.
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28 October 2025
Portable huts, hidden performance boxes, and other playful student-designed installations are on display at Urban Art Village in October.
Business and economy
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3 November 2025
Messaging, video calls and email puncture the once-solid line between the office and home. Peter Griffin talks to experts about how we might gain the benefits of flexible communication but avoid the perils of burnout.
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30 October 2025
Two researchers have won national recognition for showing how fresh thinking can make work and law more people centred.
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30 October 2025
As sponsors of the inaugural Auckland Startup Week, the University and UniServices celebrated the ventures and partnerships shaping the city’s innovation future.
Education and society
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30 October 2025
Literacy expert Professor Rebecca Jesson looks back on some of the many useful things she's learned in a career devoted to changing education for the better.
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28 October 2025
Rā Maumahara, the National Day of Commemoration for the New Zealand Wars, is marked every year on 28 October. Historian Dr Rowan Light believes it's an important chance to acknowledge and learn these histories.
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23 October 2025
A new study examines the risks of using AI in planning and policymaking, including how it could unintentionally favour some communities while overlooking others.
Te ao Māori
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28 October 2025
Rā Maumahara, the National Day of Commemoration for the New Zealand Wars, is marked every year on 28 October. Historian Dr Rowan Light believes it's an important chance to acknowledge and learn these histories.
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24 October 2025
Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens research journey has been shaped by exploring her cultural connections including her Tokelau ancestry.
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24 October 2025
A shadow report for the UN warns racial discrimination is worsening.
Health and medicine
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3 November 2025
Ingenio feature: From creating corneas from stem cells to investigating eye drops to replace reading glasses, Owen Poland explores University of Auckland research that's changing how we see the world.
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3 November 2025
A new programme is giving trainee doctors a taste of life and work in rural locations.
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3 November 2025
Exercise is the best medicine for osteoarthritis, but what if you don’t know where to start?
Politics and law
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3 November 2025
A new $820,000 study could help rewrite how justice is delivered in New Zealand.
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29 October 2025
With class actions making headlines, researchers are asking whether they deliver fair compensation and deter repeat offending.
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25 October 2025
Emma Fisi’ilose Guillain is challenging the silence around family violence in Vanuatu; seeking to create pathways for justice and healing within affected communities.
Science and technology
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3 November 2025
Messaging, video calls and email puncture the once-solid line between the office and home. Peter Griffin talks to experts about how we might gain the benefits of flexible communication but avoid the perils of burnout.
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3 November 2025
The CEO of the Auckland FSAE Team talks about life in the workshop, and how this year's racecar will fare in competition.
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3 November 2025
Animal behaviour academic Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi has a tradition of honouring her research subjects in a distinctive way.
University news
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30 October 2025
As sponsors of the inaugural Auckland Startup Week, the University and UniServices celebrated the ventures and partnerships shaping the city’s innovation future.
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30 October 2025
Congratulations to our new professors. Each promotion acknowledges the expertise, leadership and sustained contribution of these staff to the University’s success.
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29 October 2025
The University of Auckland’s Hiwa Recreation Centre has received a global architecture award, placing it firmly on the world stage for excellence in sustainable recreation facilities.
The Challenge
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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.
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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?
