Feature Article
14 May 2025
Liggins Institute PhD graduate Peg Lockyer hated skirts, loved sport and thrived in leadership roles. Her research focused on how school-aged children can get active and be leaders too.
Sustainable impact
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20 May 2025
Dr Gabriela Baron from the Faculty of Engineering and Design has been recognised for her efforts to support climate action.
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19 May 2025
Pacific masters graduate Roselie Leota noticed a gap in the school curriculum, and is now a speech and language therapist.
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18 May 2025
Clinical psychologist Dr Penni Wolfgramm researched the experiences of Tongan leitī in Aotearoa and has become a Doctor of Clinical Psychology.
Arts and culture
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19 May 2025
Law and Arts graduate Siobhan Sharkey has followed in the footsteps of her pioneering mother Judge Tania Sharkey, awarded a conjoint degree in Law and Arts on 15 May.
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14 May 2025
Leah Kampkes (Ngāti Manu, Ngāpuhi) has created an accessible game that helps inform Tangata Tiriti on Māori culture, the Treaty of Waitangi, and pressing issues – in an informed way.
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13 May 2025
Well-known New Zealand food writer Julie Biuso has added a dash of extra creativity to her repertoire. She will graduate with a Master of Creative Writing in the May ceremony.
Business and economy
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19 May 2025
Fintech is booming, but can New Zealand build trusted, inclusive systems that also protect privacy?
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13 May 2025
Farzana Adeel’s PhD research uncovered the challenges that skilled migrant entrepreneurs face in New Zealand, and looks at what needs to improve to keep them here.
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13 May 2025
Dr Sam Mackay's surreal experience in Afghanistan inspired research that uncovers the hidden toll of expat life in conflict zones.
Education and society
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19 May 2025
Designed to be used after distressing experiences and to support young children generally, a new set of arts-based teaching resources aimed at early childhood is now available.
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19 May 2025
Pacific masters graduate Roselie Leota noticed a gap in the school curriculum, and is now a speech and language therapist.
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15 May 2025
Helping Pacific women and children escape domestic violence and supporting them to be safe is a strong motivator for University of Auckland graduate Mary Lale.
Environment
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2 May 2025
Oceans are heating faster across two latitudinal bands, according to research led by a University of Auckland climate scientist.
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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.
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9 April 2025
The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.
Health and medicine
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19 May 2025
When a child receives a cancer diagnosis, information about treatment can be confusing and overwhelming – that’s where Dr Annie Jones steps in.
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15 May 2025
Science graduate and New Zealand cricketer Bree Illing caps off a great period of achievement in sport and academia.
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14 May 2025
A senior New Zealand midwife is waiting for news on funding the next stage of her groundbreaking research into treating new mothers with anaemia.
Politics and law
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19 May 2025
Law and Arts graduate Siobhan Sharkey has followed in the footsteps of her pioneering mother Judge Tania Sharkey, awarded a conjoint degree in Law and Arts on 15 May.
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16 May 2025
A love of rugby brought a ten-year-old Nathan Pinder to refereeing, a passion that keeps the law and engineering graduate grounded.
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16 May 2025
From music gigs to overseas travel, Sione Roberts made the most of university life, but it was his focus on Māori and Pacific legal perspectives that gave him a deeper purpose.
Science and technology
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20 May 2025
One of six brothers, Saula Lasaganibau’s interest to study the science behind medicine, stemmed from the loss of his youngest sibling. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree on 15 May.
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19 May 2025
Opinion: Australian, UK and other governments consider advanced and quantum technologies a priority – and fund them accordingly. Nicola Baston and Frederique Vanholsbeeck ask what's stopping NZ doing the same?
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18 May 2025
Clinical psychologist Dr Penni Wolfgramm researched the experiences of Tongan leitī in Aotearoa and has become a Doctor of Clinical Psychology.
University news
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13 May 2025
The University and the Cawthron Institute signed an agreement for a Joint Graduate School, making formal an existing successful partnership.
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9 May 2025
Hiwa's basketball courts received New Zealand's most decorated Olympian recently, when Dame Lisa Carrington came to deliver an announcement.
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7 May 2025
Two leading University academics have been appointed to the newly formed Prime Minister's Science and Technology Advisory Council.
The Challenge
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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.
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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.
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25 March 2025
Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute blend art with science to explore and understand the mysteries of human and animal physiology.
