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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

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Research, Science and Innovation Minister, Dr Shane Reti welcomed to the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. (From left) Professor Martyn Nash, Minister Reti, VC Professor Dawn Freshwater, Dr Greg Murison, PVC, Innovation and Enterprise.

18 September 2025

Auckland Bioengineering Institute researchers will work with Oden Institute, University of Texas, to develop physics-informed AI computational modelling.

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  • Preterm baby hand touches adult hand in incubator

    21 September 2025

    The Carosika Community of Practice is helping clinicians across the country provide specialist services to prevent babies being born too early. Now its future hangs in the balance.

  • Image of Prof Vili Nosa speaking at his Inaugural Lecture on Sept 11

    21 September 2025

    Dr Vili Nosa devoted much of his Inaugural Lecture on 11 September, introducing family, friends, colleagues and mentors who all contributed to his rise to Professor.

  • the damage of the neuron myelin sheath seen in demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis

    16 September 2025

    Opinion: "Once I’ve got the skin cells then I can make the brain cells. The aim is to turn those skin cells into oligos, and neurons; to grow the brain cells of the New Zealand MS community in a dish," says Amy Caughey-Chapman.

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