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Generous legacy to support legal study
31 May 2020
The late Emeritus Professor Brian Coote CBE has left a $5 million legacy to advance legal study.
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Victims must be central in response to male violence
29 May 2020
Opinion: Those working to stop family violence must consider both victims and the violent - but those at greatest risk of harm must be paramount, writes Julia Tolmie.
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University of Auckland launches Learning Centres in China
28 May 2020
The University of Auckland has launched two Learning Centres in collaboration with Southwest University (SWU) in Chongqing and Northeast Forestry University (NEFU) in Harbin.
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Mana at heart of Pacific Rainbow health project
28 May 2020
A project which aims to redress the impact of stigma on the health and wellbeing of the Pacific Rainbow community in Aotearoa New Zealand has received Health Research Council funding.
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First in-depth study of mental health issues in Cook Islands
27 May 2020
A study investigating mental health in the Cook Islands is the first of its kind and will provide better understanding of how the Islands are being impacted by mental health issues.
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Language, identity and 'real' Samoans
27 May 2020
Opinion: The issue of language and identity haunts all Sāmoans who were raised in New Zealand, writes Patrick Thomsen.
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Teaching East African dance on Zoom, from a West Auckland living room
26 May 2020
Dr Alfdaniels Mivule Basibye Mabingo is widely recognised as Uganda’s foremost dance educator, critic and choreographer, but has been teaching dance East African-style from his living room in West Auckland.
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Planting seeds in fertile soil
25 May 2020
Making the natural world the foundation of all school education systems has long been the ambition of the University of Auckland’s Dr Sally Birdsall, who recently had the chance to influence a global audience.
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Lovable bear a social media star during lockdown
25 May 2020
A cheeky but lovable bear has attracted an international following since his adventures during lockdown have been shared daily on social media.
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Anchoring the future – the role of universities
21 May 2020
Opinion: Vice-Chancellor Dawn Freshwater discusses the benefits universities contribute to society.
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Fijian coup 20 years on: how ordinary people coped with chaos
19 May 2020
A vivid personal account of the 2000 Fijian coup from the viewpoint of the Indo-Fijian community is being republished this month to mark the coup’s 20th anniversary.
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Why we need real life teachers
18 May 2020
Opinion: What is lost when teaching goes online, when the screen is everything? Alison Jones wonders about the risks to students of disembodied education.
