Breadcrumbs List.
AI
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Micro-dramas and the battle for attention
14 September 2026
What are micro-dramas, and why are they so compelling?
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Liggins Institute launches campaign to fast-track health breakthroughs
5 September 2026
After 25 years of groundbreaking research, the University of Auckland's Liggins Institute is looking to raise funds for future ambitious research aimed at improving health outcomes for all.
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Could AI develop goals of its own?
31 August 2026
What does it mean to have agency? A $650,000 award will let a University of Auckland scientist investigate.
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Who decides which political ads you see online?
31 August 2026
Analysis: Algorithms are increasingly choosing who sees what political ads. New Zealand urgently needs transparency, writes Katherine Jensen.
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Crime-fighting tech CEO gives $30k to future founders
27 August 2026
Retail crime-fighting company Auror got its start at the University of Auckland. Now co-founder Phil Thomson is giving back with a $30k donation to support the next generation.
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Looking beyond tariffs as AI reshapes global trade
26 August 2026
AI has changed the game for global trade, says trade expert Sir Crawford Falconer, a keynote speaker at the 2026 Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School event on 3 September.
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Why having an AI hub is no guarantee of wealth
20 August 2026
Opinion: New Zealand wants to be an AI hub but risks being more of a concierge service, supplying land, water and power to host big data services but receiving little economic benefit, writes PhD student Angus Dowell.
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AI strengthens case for 'T-shaped' graduates – academics
13 August 2026
Analysis: Universities can help students thrive in an AI-shaped workforce by combining deep subject expertise with broader skills, say Hanoku Bathula and Patrick Dodd.
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New approach needed 'to rein in Big Tech'
10 August 2026
Understanding how Big Tech became so powerful starts with understanding corporations themselves, says Professor Susan Watson in a new paper.
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Reaching for the stars: Alumni secure $1.5m for start-up
28 July 2026
Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland alumni have raised $1.5 million to grow their AI tech start-up Hyades.
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Could AI bottle a memory? Engineering students take fragrance concept global
17 July 2026
A University of Auckland engineering team has earned a place among the world’s top young innovators, taking its AI fragrance concept Mémoire to the global finals of L’Oréal’s Brandstorm competition in Paris.
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AI driving experts from online community – study
6 July 2026
The rise of generative AI is causing some expert contributors to leave the online communities they helped build, according to University of Auckland research.