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Refugee research centre focused on impact in Pacific and Asia
9 July 2020
The issues facing people forced out of their homes due to conflict or climate change in Asia and the Pacific will be the focus of a new research centre at the University of Auckland.
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Scientists argue for single list of the world’s species
8 July 2020
Scientists frustrated at the number of different scientific lists for the world’s organisms say it’s time to agree on a model that would see all the world’s species on a single list.
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Taking stock 40 years after marine reserve created
6 July 2020
Total biomass within the Leigh Marine Reserve is five times higher than it was 40 years ago when the Reserve was first established, a new study shows.
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Laser physicist wins Emerging Scientist Award
30 June 2020
Dr Miro Erkintalo from the University of Auckland’s Department of Physics has won the Emerging Scientist Award at this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes.
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A crisis of public spaces
17 June 2020
Opinion: Diane Brand asks what the post-pandemic city will look like and how do we adjust our concept of urbanism to accommodate it?
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Anne Salmond: Life after the Pandemic
17 June 2020
Opinion: “There’s a sense that the ground beneath us is lurching,” writes Dame Anne Salmond. New Zealand’s team of five million must play the game of their lives.
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Food for thought: long-term food strategy needed
17 June 2020
New Zealand’s food and primary industries need to capitalise on our rising international reputation with a long-term food strategy that supports sustainability and can adapt to new technologies and consumer demands, say experts.
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Time for urgency on Auckland's water supply
10 June 2020
Opinion: In the face of water restrictions, Aucklanders might justifiably argue that Watercare and the council should have done more to avert what is a foreseeable water crisis, says David Grinlinton.
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Ancient CO2 mystery solved at East Africa
4 June 2020
Around 90 percent of the Earth’s carbon is locked deep beneath the surface but a team of scientists has provided new understanding of how carbon accumulated under ancient continents can find its way to the surface as CO2.
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On the sounds of ice cracking, and designing for a better future
4 June 2020
To mark World Environment Day we talk to Marco de Kretser, who is studying for a conjoint degree in Environmental Science and Design, about the sounds of Antarctica and designing for a greener future.
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Environment must be centre of all future plans
29 May 2020
Environmental sustainability is no longer a ‘nice to have’, it is now a ‘must have’ that needs to be embedded into decisions about New Zealand’s future, say experts in a new report.
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University community rises to the challenge of creating solutions for New Zealand’s problems
28 May 2020
Covid-19 disruption, microplastics disposal, and marine health are just some of the many problems tackled in this year’s Velocity Innovation Challenge competition.
