26 January 2021

Opinion: The new Northland case has been linked to the South African strain of Covid-19, one of a number of new, more contagious Covid variants. Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles explains how they emerge and why.

12 January 2021

In the Infection and Immunity Laboratory at the University of Auckland, a team led by Nikki Moreland has built a Covid-19 time machine.

23 December 2020

Opinion: With vaccines on the way, next year may see the pandemic beaten back. But what do these vaccines entail? And who gets them first? Helen Petousis-Harris explains.

25 January 2021

With New Zealand architecture at a turning point, the Jasmax Scholarship for Māori and Pacific students could contribute real cultural rewards for the country.

8 December 2020

A love of theatre and enormous respect for their teachers at the University inspired a recent gift to Drama from Sydney-based alumni Ian Narev and Frances Allan.

2 December 2020

A writer of flash fiction, extremely short stories, has won the University of Auckland’s $5000 Sir James Wallace Creative Writing Prize for the first time.

26 January 2021

Business School postgraduate students Benjamin Robb and Zach Withers are among the 15 successful recipients of the highly competitive Kupe Leadership Scholarships for 2020.

26 January 2021

From social media rules to modern slavery to the future of Asia-Pacific trade to the harshness of justice systems, this year’s cohort of Summer Research Scholars from the Business School are delving deep into real-life issues and expanding their career horizons.

25 January 2021

Global experts discussed and debated the transformative power of digital technology recently, at an online research symposium hosted by the Centre for Digital Enterprise.

14 January 2021

Changes in income and movement in and out of poverty over time are only weakly associated with higher rates of child hospitalisation in New Zealand, according to a new University of Auckland study.

14 December 2020

Confident Pacific children who grow up to be resilient adults is the goal of a University of Auckland project that has received $442,000 in Health Research Council funding.

10 December 2020

The Atlantic Fellowship for Social Equity (AFSE) programme has announced its 2021 cohort of 18 social change leaders, with six of these from Aotearoa New Zealand.

25 January 2021

A student-led group initiated a composting trial from August to October 2020 at the Carlaw Park student village.

20 January 2021

Opinion: New Zealand needs to be bold in making developers enhance the environment - not just limit its degradation, writes Stephen Knight-Lenihan.

16 December 2020

A new study has found that even a change in eating habits may not be enough for southern right whales to keep up their population recovery from whaling.

26 January 2021

Opinion: Helen Petousis-Harris looks at what needs to be done ahead of vaccinating older New Zealanders against Covid to avoid the scare experienced in Norway.

22 January 2021

Opinion: Our approach so far to end a 'racist' disease – acute rheumatic fever - has not worked for all. It's time to try something new, writes Collin Tukuitonga.

15 January 2021

Women who go to sleep on their back in late pregnancy are more likely to have stillbirths. A cutting-edge MRI study points to why.

26 January 2021

On Friday 22 January 2021, Associate Professor Treasa Dunworth and Dr Anna Hood from Auckland Law School, together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, hosted an event to celebrate the entry into force of the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

21 January 2021

Opinion: Nuclear weapons states and their allies risk reputational ruin if they flout the new UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, writes Carolina Panico.

21 January 2021

Opinion: There are grounds for optimism after the guardrails of American democracy held firm through to Joe Biden's inauguration as President, writes Stephen Hoadley.

28 January 2021

Playing with a fireworks sparkler for just eight minutes is the equivalent of breathing a day’s air pollution and breaches safe levels, new research shows.

27 January 2021

A New Zealand mollusc has beaten off more than a hundred competitors in a global competition to be named as ‘Mollusc of the Year” and is now up against just four rivals for the top title.

25 January 2021

Global experts discussed and debated the transformative power of digital technology recently, at an online research symposium hosted by the Centre for Digital Enterprise.

25 January 2021

The University of Auckland is saddened by the loss of Dr Mānuka Hēnare (Ngāti Hauā, Te Aupouri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu) who passed away 23 January 2021.

12 January 2021

Opinion: To build a more prosperous society we must invest in our top talent, including advanced level tertiary education, writes Professor Dawn Freshwater.

1 January 2021

Professors Anne Salmond, Juliet Gerrard and Cindy Kiro among staff recognised in New Year honours.

12 January 2021

In the Infection and Immunity Laboratory at the University of Auckland, a team led by Nikki Moreland has built a Covid-19 time machine.

25 November 2020

The Waipā River system is on the pathway to restoration, and making sure iwi involvement is embedded in every aspect of the process is critical to its success.

25 November 2020

The team at the Centre for Green Chemical Science is finding new ways to make the food we eat more sustainable.