Upcoming Arts and Education events

Looking for events to expand your social circle or get career advice? Find out what's happening for Arts and Education students.

May

PPC Election Stalls

Date and time: Monday, 19 May, 12-3pm
Location: General Library

Anthropology & Pacific Studies Seminar: Dr Farhana Afrin Rahman - After the Exodus

Date and time: Monday, 19 May, 5-6.30pm
Location: 201-440

For more information and to register, click here.

PhotoSoc Opening Night

Date and time: Monday, 19 May, 6.30-8.30pm
Location: B201 Learning Lounge

University of Auckland Symphony Orchestra Autumn Celebration Concert

Date and time: Monday 19 May, 7.30-8.30pm
Location: St Matthew in the City, 132 Hobson Street, Auckland

For more information and to register, click here.  

Early Childhood Seminar Series:
Retired Professor Linda Mitchell - Early Childhood policy and advocacy in a world of "converging crises"

Date and Time: Tuesday, 20 May, 4.30-5.30pm
Location: Via Zoom

For more information and to register, click here.

Tuākana Hāpai Sessions x2

Date and time: Wednesday, 21 May, 12-2pm
Date and time: Thursday, 22 May, 11am-1pm
Location: B201 Learning Lounge

AESA Hide 'n Seek!

Date and time: Wednesday, 21 May, 6-8pm
Location: Meet at B201 floor 4, will be throughout all of B201

History Seminar Series:
Professor Jonathan Scott - Ocean Road: How London Became the First World City

Date and time: Thursday, 22 May, 4-5pm
Location: Humanities Common Room (206-523)

Inaugural Lecture: Professor Marama Muru-Lanning

Sowing the Seeds of Rongo: A time for relationships, reciprocity and peace-making

Date and time: Thursday, 22 May, 5.30-8pm
Location: Old Government House Lecture Theatre (102-G36)

For more information and to register, click here.

Making Space Lecture Series: Ana Iti - I am a salt lake I am a wharf

Date and time: Thursday, 22 May, 6-8pm
Location: Elam School of Fine Arts, 20 Whitaker Place, Auckland

For more information and to register, click here.

June

History Seminar Series:
Dr Daniel Beaumont - Imagination and Fancy in mid-eighteenth-century English women’s writing

Date and time: Thursday, 5 June, 4-5pm
Location: Humanities Common Room (206-523)

2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) 

Enter the Arts and Education Heat!

Date and time: Wednesday, 25 June, 10am
Location: Room 201-440 

For more information and to register, click here.

Exhibition: Hands-on: The Faculty of Education art collection and teaching the visual arts

Date and time: 24 March - 16 July, Mon-Fri 11am-4.30pm
Location: He Māra Mahara, Cultural Collections, Level M, General Library City Campus

Visit Hands-on, a vibrant exhibition that explores the Faculty of Education Collection as a distinct branch of the University of Auckland Art Collection, its connection to those who trained and worked at the Epsom campus, and their role in nurturing creativity and teaching visual arts in Aotearoa schools.

More details soon about talks and events.

A taste of yearly events

Celebration days and cultural events

From Pride Week and Te Wiki o te reo Māori to Sustainability Week and Politics Week, our students love to get involved and celebrate themed days and weeks throughout the year with a range of fun events. 

Student associations

Both the Arts and Education Student Association (AESA) and Auckland University Student Association (AUSA) put on a range of events from orientation week onwards. 

Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts a whole lot of fun training sessions at Kura Matahuna Unleash Space, from how to use a 3D printer to vinyl cutting.

Plus more

  • Carnivals
  • Movie nights
  • 'Stress less' Week
  • Arts and cultural events
  • Debates

Interfaculty Sports

Join our team and take on the other faculties at interfaculty sports competitions. It's a great chance to get active, meet new people and show off your skills in the sporting arena.

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Ccompetition

Could you present your 80,000-word PhD thesis in less than 180 seconds? The 3MT competition is an unmissable opportunity to refine your research elevator pitch, enhance your presentation skills and drive the impact of your research.

3MT is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. It is an exciting, fast-paced event that is held annually in more than 900 universities in 85 countries.

You can find more information about the 3MT competition, including rules, eligibility, competition structure and tips here.