Sustainable impact
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24 April 2024
New research shows low levels of PFAS in New Zealand’s drinking water – but caution is urged.
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22 April 2024
Dr Rebecca Gladstone-Gallagher and colleagues have looked at ways to live within the planet's ecological boundaries.
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10 April 2024
The impact of Aotearoa’s main tool in the fight against climate change could be heightened if five sectors were better regulated, according to a new study.
Arts and culture
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3 April 2024
Opinion: Exploring Pacific women's faith and mental well-being reveals the profound impact of their relationship with God.
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22 March 2024
ASB Polyfest festival now one of the world’s largest cultural festivals, enjoys strong support from University of Auckland.
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21 March 2024
Research journey to help Pacific young people is path to Harvard University for Dr Therese Lautua.
Business and economy
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24 April 2024
Female employees with access to family leave policies bear the brunt of economic downturns, according to a new study.
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23 April 2024
In this excerpt from her inaugural lecture, Professor Alex Sims discusses her educational journey and research interests, highlighting the influences that have shaped her academic career.
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17 April 2024
Opinion: Emeritus Professor Tim Hazledine says the key to whether the next few years turn out to be good or bad, depends on what people think is going to happen.
Education and society
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13 April 2024
Opinion: Brendon Dunphy, a Pākehā in the School of Biological Sciences, reflects on the importance and inclusivity of Māori/Pasifika spaces at the University
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11 April 2024
The University of Auckland has launched a new initiative to improve Māori and Pacific University Entrance pass rates and increase success at tertiary level.
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10 April 2024
Opinion: Cognitive science has shown us that information stored in our long-term memory is instrumental in facilitating thinking and learning, and we should apply that knowledge to the way we teach maths, says Tanya Evans
Environment
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24 April 2024
New research shows low levels of PFAS in New Zealand’s drinking water – but caution is urged.
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9 April 2024
Professor Craig Stevens writes on the freeze-thaw cycle of Antarctic sea ice, a defining property of our planet.
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3 April 2024
Waka ama racing has provided a pathway for engineer Nona Taute to deepen his connection with family, culture and the natural world.
Health and medicine
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23 April 2024
50-year follow up finds no adverse heart health risk from landmark steroid study to reduce illness and death for pre-term babies
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21 April 2024
Opinion: Drs Kathryn Bradbury and Helen Eyles provide a guide to cheaper and healthy alternatives to the increasingly costly olive oil, for drizzling, baking and frying.
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15 April 2024
Kiwi kids spend the most time on the internet in class in the world, with a new study finding multiple health harms.
Politics and law
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23 April 2024
Opinion: Tom Baker sees potential risks from ex-politicians running universities.
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23 April 2024
In this excerpt from her inaugural lecture, Professor Alex Sims discusses her educational journey and research interests, highlighting the influences that have shaped her academic career.
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18 April 2024
Pacific law academic and lecturer Fuimaono Dylan Asafo says restrengthening connections between Māori and Pacific important first step for Tiriti-based constitution.
Science and technology
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17 April 2024
The Department of Mathematics is celebrating prestigious Alexander von Humboldt Foundation awards.
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9 April 2024
Professor Craig Stevens writes on the freeze-thaw cycle of Antarctic sea ice, a defining property of our planet.
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9 April 2024
You probably don’t give a second thought to what you flush down the toilet. But wastewater and all that it contains provides valuable knowledge to researchers.
University news
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11 April 2024
The University of Auckland has launched a new initiative to improve Māori and Pacific University Entrance pass rates and increase success at tertiary level.
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10 April 2024
Comprehensive range of University researchers feature in two international surveys of the top researchers in the world.
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10 April 2024
The University 's research, reputation and teaching is having a global impact, with ten subjects it teaches ranked in the top 50 subjects of universities worldwide.
The Challenge
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16 April 2024
Mātātaki |The Challenge: Psychologist Jade Le Grice brings a mātauranga Māori lens to complex issues, from attitudes to abortion to ending sexual violence.
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12 March 2024
A team of researchers are bringing innovative engineering, business nous and design thinking together to stem the endless streams of plastic waste.
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25 February 2024
Researcher Geoffrey Waterhouse is developing the next generation of catalysts for cheaper and better hydrogen fuel cells.