Coronavirus
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19 September 2022
Opinion: Rapid antigen tests on arrival for international visitors and a prevalence survey are among measures needed, says Covid modeller Dr David Welch.
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16 August 2022
Opinion: There is growing evidence that shingles is occurring at a greater rate in people shortly after being infected with Covid says Dr Helen Petousis-Harris.
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1 August 2022
Wastewater can reveal a lot about a community – from its health to its drug use. PhD student Mackay Price's research is having an impact.
Arts and culture
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6 October 2022
POP is one of six pop up gallery spaces to feature in Arcadia as part of Art in the City, showcasing the work of Professors Nuala Gregory and Diane Brand from the Faculty of Arts and Industries, 7-16 October.
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6 October 2022
The politics behind collecting and exhibiting contemporary art are being explored in a new exhibition, opening at Old Government House on 12 October.
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5 October 2022
Opinion: Auckland is not Copenhagen, but it could be a lot more like Copenhagen should our new mayor choose to make it so, says Dr Timothy Welch
Business and economy
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30 September 2022
A holistic new model to support the reuse of hard plastics, like those found in vehicles and computers, is being developed.
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29 September 2022
Opinion: We should give the new King a chance to see how the Commonwealth can evolve in order to facilitate openness, fairness, and to ensure there's opportunity to discuss injustices, writes Dr Sneha Gray.
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29 September 2022
September graduate Jim Floerchinger stretched himself during his studies, setting a strong example for his son and opening avenues in the international business arena.
Education and society
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1 October 2022
Professor Melinda Webber says negative stories about Māori tūpuna have had a serious impact. She is helping counteract that by showcasing their inspiring lives in a book.
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29 September 2022
From living in a rural village in Indonesia to walking across the stage at Spark Arena to get his PhD in Education; it’s been a remarkable journey for Arif Abdul.
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29 September 2022
Guest speaker Dr Hana O’Regan has laid down a challenge to educators to actively refute negative stereotypes that are still holding Māori back.
Environment and sustainability
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5 October 2022
Opinion: Auckland is not Copenhagen, but it could be a lot more like Copenhagen should our new mayor choose to make it so, says Dr Timothy Welch
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3 October 2022
Clues from the microbiome may help a critically endangered bird to survive.
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30 September 2022
Opinion: Watercare has used a ‘deliberative democracy’ process to get input from Aucklanders on future water sources for the region. Tatjana Buklijas explains.
Health and medicine
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7 October 2022
AI will be used to train medical and other health students to be more empathetic and patient-focussed, as a result of a University of Auckland research project.
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30 September 2022
Māori and ethnic minority youth who are not perceived as European/Pākehā or ‘white’ are more likely to experience racial discrimination Lancet study shows.
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29 September 2022
When researchers talk about the cognitive benefits of dance, what type of dance and what aspect of dance are they talking about? This was the question Carlene Newall de Jesus posed in her PhD.
Politics and law
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1 October 2022
Opinion: With a rise in risk that nuclear weapons might be deployed, Dr Anna Hood says it is frustrating to see mere lip service paid to disarmament.
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1 October 2022
After practising as a lawyer, it took a return to study to rekindle Nikki Chamberlain’s love of the law.
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29 September 2022
A new Pacific endowment is a tribute to the late Olive Malienafau Nelson, the first Samoan woman to graduate from the University of Auckland Law School.
Science and technology
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7 October 2022
AI will be used to train medical and other health students to be more empathetic and patient-focussed, as a result of a University of Auckland research project.
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3 October 2022
Clues from the microbiome may help a critically endangered bird to survive.
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29 September 2022
This scientist couple have been on the same educational journey since intermediate.
University news
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5 October 2022
Emmaline Pickering-Martin (Nauluvatu, Nakelo, Sawaieke, Gau) is embarking on a PhD journey exploring skin markings across the Pacific, with a core focus on Fijian women.
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29 September 2022
September graduate Jim Floerchinger stretched himself during his studies, setting a strong example for his son and opening avenues in the international business arena.
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29 September 2022
A commitment to work together underpins the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of Auckland and Watercare Services.
The Challenge
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28 September 2022
At present progress, a century would pass before academics reflected the diversity of our people. Sereana Naepi puts the spotlight on universities and who they serve.
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6 September 2022
Some estimates find Aotearoa New Zealand needs 4000 nurses to fill the healthcare gaps. Fresh thinking is needed to tackle the nursing and health workforce shortfall.
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9 June 2022
The world faces ‘democratic recession’. Today more people live in autocratic regimes than in liberal democracies. Matheson Russell says democracy needs re-shaping to meet the challenges of climate change and rising inequity.
