Feature Article

15 September 2023
The University of Auckland hosted the politicians responsible for research, science and innovation to share how they see the future of the research landscape.
Sustainable impact
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21 September 2023
A University of Auckland collaboration to help bring solar energy to more homes in Aotearoa New Zealand has been recognised at the Energy Excellence Awards.
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1 September 2023
AI is being used in everything from energy and agriculture to transportation and urban planning. Professor Ilan Oshri says it can be used better.
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30 August 2023
Researchers are working to address the environmental impact of medicinal cannabis waste. The results could have a big impact on the industry.
Arts and culture
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20 September 2023
Music graduate Tayla Alexander is ready to take the world by storm after signing a multi-million dollar production deal.
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15 September 2023
Tayla Faddy is a second year Huarahi Māori student who says te reo Māori opens many career pathways, and learning the language is fun
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13 September 2023
Many struggle to understand that Napier is going to be inundated, and that implementing a solution will never be cheaper than it is today, says Amanda Bulman.
Business and economy
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21 September 2023
In the US, the Congressional Budget Office scores each party’s economic policies and points out whether they stack up or not. Ananish Chaudhuri asks why we don’t have something similar here.
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20 September 2023
Self-confessed data nerd Kaeleigh Karrol wasn't entirely sure which direction she wanted to head in, a new University of Auckland offering, however, helped pave the way.
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19 September 2023
Rachel Cara's MBA experience was an act of masterful juggling, from keeping up with her full-time role, to having a baby and excelling in her studies.
Education and society
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20 September 2023
Graduate Imogene Woodmass has followed in her father’s footsteps by continuing her education and pursuing what she loves; looking at how Pacific countries can work together for mutual benefit.
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19 September 2023
A trailblazer for women in higher education, Kate Milligan Edger has been given a posthumous honorary doctorate from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland as part of its 140th anniversary commemorations.
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19 September 2023
Four years ago, Viloshini Baskaran left Malaysia with her husband and two young sons to start a PhD at the University of Auckland, determined to chase her dream of adventure and study in a new country.
Environment
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23 August 2023
Covid has fundamentally changed how people view the environment, their relationship to it and their vision for the future, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
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14 August 2023
A project to understand the benefits of 'living' roofs is sprouting up at the Faculty of Engineering.
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13 August 2023
Opinion: Research showing increased stress in seabirds as they struggle to find food is also an indicator of oceanic changes across hemispheres, writes Brendon Dunphy
Health and medicine
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20 September 2023
The number of medical students spending a full year working in a rural or regional community is set to swell, thanks to new funding from Te Whatu Ora.
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18 September 2023
The University hosted Global Data Vaccine Network has completed an initial study of global background rates to asess Covid 19 Vaccine safety.
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16 September 2023
Opinion: If the National Party interprets health outcomes to mean shorter waiting times and increased rates of immunisation they will succeed, but it's a circular argument, argues Tim Tenbensel
Politics and law
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21 September 2023
In the US, the Congressional Budget Office scores each party’s economic policies and points out whether they stack up or not. Ananish Chaudhuri asks why we don’t have something similar here.
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21 September 2023
The University of Auckland clinched second place at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition.
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20 September 2023
PhD graduate Auxentius Andry Yudhianto went from exposing classroom corruption in Jakarta to advising the government on legal reforms.
Science and technology
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21 September 2023
A University of Auckland collaboration to help bring solar energy to more homes in Aotearoa New Zealand has been recognised at the Energy Excellence Awards.
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20 September 2023
For Sundra Tatiparthi, graduation was more than a milestone; it was a family celebration over a year in the making.
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20 September 2023
Dr Olivia Yates is advocating for the people of the low-lying atoll countries of Tuavalu and Kiribati.
University news
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19 September 2023
A trailblazer for women in higher education, Kate Milligan Edger has been given a posthumous honorary doctorate from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland as part of its 140th anniversary commemorations.
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19 September 2023
On the occasion of the opening of Building 201, Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh has written and dedicated a poem.
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19 September 2023
An elegantly transformed and sustainable home for the University of Auckland’s faculties of EDSW, Arts, and CAI was opened by Prime Minister today.
The Challenge
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25 July 2023
Emeritus Professor Rod Brodie’s research has led to a brand eco-system to enhance social licence for business.
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17 July 2023
Gout is not an affliction of wealthy men overdoing food and alcohol. It more commonly affects Māori and Pacific men from a surprisingly young age. Professor Nicola Dalbeth says equitable treatment means dispelling the myths.
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12 July 2023
Professor Ajit Sarmah has written the book on biochar, a form of carbon that at scale would have a major impact in reducing carbon emissions.