Feature Article

14 April 2021
The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori officially announces the appointment of the new Ihonuku, Te Kawehau Hoskins.
Coronavirus
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15 April 2021
The nation's Covid-19 response has relied heavily on contagion modelling. Dion O'Neale is leading work to build a unique model that mirrors the myriad connections of the entire population of New Zealand.
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14 April 2021
Countries need to rethink how they prepare for and manage high-impact risks, according to a new report.
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13 April 2021
The 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize has been awarded to Te Pūnaha Matatini for their contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response.
Arts and culture
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16 April 2021
Opinion: Ahead of her Raising the Bar talk on Wednesday, Alys Longley explains why art collaboration across all borders is an essential service during a pandemic.
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15 March 2021
Professor Deidre Brown (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu), head of the School of Architecture, is one of 27 researchers to be elected to the Royal Society Te Apārangi this year, and the only one of 455 Fellows to have a background in architecture and art history.
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10 March 2021
Opinion: Every good race needs an avid audience of dedicated fans to spur the competitors along and the America’s Cup has been no exception, writes Professor Diane Brand.
Business and economy
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14 April 2021
Opinion: Without the eagerness of banks to lend increasing amounts of debt to house buyers, current "obscene" prices would not be possible, writes Michael Rehm.
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9 April 2021
Opinion: Moving Auckland's port to Whangarei would dramatically increase greenhouse gas emissions when compared to existing port operations, writes David Grinlinton.
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11 March 2021
Opinion: It is time to consider options for addressing traffic congestion and air pollution, writes Professor Basil Sharp.
Education and society
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16 April 2021
Despite progress, higher rates of stigma and discrimination, as well as mental health challenges, have been reported by New Zealand LGBTQ+ students, new analysis shows.
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30 March 2021
Celebrating the 17 exceptional students awarded prestigious Kupe Scholarships.
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25 March 2021
The vital role of schools in disaster response and recovery has been the research focus of Professor Carol Mutch, who gave her inaugural professorial lecture at Epsom this week.
Environment and sustainability
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13 April 2021
Educators and data scientists will discuss the best opportunities for building a more equitable education system to improve access for under represented groups at a summit hosted by the University of Auckland in partnership with QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).
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12 April 2021
Opinion: Veronica Rotman provides a guide on decisions we can make when choosing fish at the supermarket to help with sustainability and avoid harming the oceans.
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7 April 2021
A new study shows for the first time at a global scale and across all kinds of species that marine life has been changing its distribution away from the equator in direct response to climate change.
Health and medicine
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16 April 2021
Despite progress, higher rates of stigma and discrimination, as well as mental health challenges, have been reported by New Zealand LGBTQ+ students, new analysis shows.
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15 April 2021
Why are preterm babies less likely to get breast milk if they’re Māori?
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13 April 2021
Opinion: Basic information is missing, screening programmes are limited and people are dying. Peter Saxton lays out the problems with sexual health in this country.
Politics and law
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14 April 2021
Countries need to rethink how they prepare for and manage high-impact risks, according to a new report.
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8 April 2021
Opinion: Any apology for the 1970s dawn raids on Pacific people must be backed by real change on migration and challenging work against racism, writes Dylan Asafo.
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31 March 2021
Calls by the Law Commission for changes to the Criminal Investigation (Bodily Samples) Act, including regulation of DNA databases, is a good start but sidesteps difficult, long unanswered questions in this area of law, says Associate Professor Carrie Leonetti.
Science and technology
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13 April 2021
The 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize has been awarded to Te Pūnaha Matatini for their contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response.
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13 April 2021
A new study provides evidence that dogs exhibit jealous behaviour and have the ability to imagine their owner petting another dog even when they can’t see what’s going on.
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8 April 2021
Three companies spun out of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) are finalists in the 2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards.
University news
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14 April 2021
The Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor Māori officially announces the appointment of the new Ihonuku, Te Kawehau Hoskins.
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13 April 2021
Educators and data scientists will discuss the best opportunities for building a more equitable education system to improve access for under represented groups at a summit hosted by the University of Auckland in partnership with QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).
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25 March 2021
The vital role of schools in disaster response and recovery has been the research focus of Professor Carol Mutch, who gave her inaugural professorial lecture at Epsom this week.
The Challenge
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15 April 2021
The nation's Covid-19 response has relied heavily on contagion modelling. Dion O'Neale is leading work to build a unique model that mirrors the myriad connections of the entire population of New Zealand.
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31 March 2021
Professor Merryn Tawhai's work on the virtual lung has led to a vital new tool for medical staff caring for patients hospitalised with serious Covid-related illness.
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24 February 2021
Researchers have articulated a way to look at and look after our fresh waterways founded on Matauranga Māori.