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Terry O'Neill: a career of two halves
4 November 2021
Terry O’Neill says a late-in-life decision to enrol in tertiary study led to a fulfilling and somewhat unexpected career.
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Eileen Merriman: clinical approach to writing
4 November 2021
Author Eileen Merriman says working full-time as a doctor is just the tonic for cranking out novels.
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Dame Charmian O'Connor: a force in women's education
4 November 2021
Dame Charmian O'Connor, a stalwart of women’s education is retiring from leading a successful charitable business funded by academic dress hire.
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Charging into the future: infrastructure vital to electric vehicles taking off
3 November 2021
Feature: Is New Zealand’s infrastructure ready for an increased uptake in electric vehicles? Experts at the University are helping devise the technology needed.
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Critic and conscience: where did the idea even come from?
3 November 2021
The role of a University and its academics is to be the critic and conscience of society. But what does that mean in the 21st century?
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University engineers help rally driver Hayden Paddon's EV car roar
3 November 2021
One challenge faced by EV cars in motor racing is that they are so quiet they can be a risk to spectators, plus they just don't sound right.
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Engineering students ahead of the game with racing EVs
3 November 2021
A cross-faculty team of students has been racing EVs since 2015, designing and building cars.
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Auckland Bioengineering Institute: a few milestones from its 20 years
3 November 2021
The Auckland Bioengineering Institute turned 20 this year and was meant to put on a public showcase. That's now down for 2022 but there's still plenty to write home about.
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Deborah Hill Cone: on having an 'academic do-over' in your fifties
3 November 2021
Opinion: Deborah Hill Cone is well known as a journalist. She then took a spiritual journey into the valley of academia ... and survived.
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Waving goodbye to wood smoke and car fumes
29 October 2021
Our researchers investigate what’s really in the air we breathe and how we can make it cleaner and fresher in our urban areas.
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Helping our oceans to flourish again
29 October 2021
Marine science research is breaking new ground in the bountiful benefits mussel reefs can provide and the impact of quieter times for animals under the sea.
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Unlocking wearable tech for healthy living
29 October 2021
Data from wearable devices could be put to good use, not only in preventative healthcare but also for managing chronic conditions.
