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Tracking humpback whales through song
18 November 2020
Scientists are tracking humpback whales by listening in on the songs they sing as they migrate past New Zealand each year on their way to breeding grounds nearer the tropics.
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Top award for research on exercise and the brain
18 November 2020
Research on the link between exercise and a healthy brain has earned Dr David Moreau one of the year’s top science prizes, the Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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Mathematician honoured with research medal
18 November 2020
Professor Eamonn O’Brien of the University of Auckland has been awarded this year’s Hector Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi for his contributions in the field of group theory.
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What makes us who we are?
17 November 2020
How do children with dyslexia turn out years later? How common is pregnancy depression? Is there a migraine personality? Does learning a second language change the brain?
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Getting to the guts of the matter, both vaping and the gastrointestinal system
11 November 2020
Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) investigating the vaping puzzle, and the finer points of our gut, have been awarded over two million in research funding by Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden, the Marsden Fund.
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Microsoft selects Māori engineering student for graduate internship
7 November 2020
Arran Davis (Ngāti Hine, Te Uriroroi) has been selected by Microsoft for a graduate internship based in Seattle, Washington State. He was due to leave for America in October, but the effects of Covid mean he was still able to attend his graduate ceremony at the University of Auckland.
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New Zealand’s first student-built satellite ready for lift off
3 November 2020
New Zealand’s first satellite designed and built by university students is about to be launched into space via Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle.
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Succeeding when pain won’t leave you alone
3 November 2020
There were times for student Lin Kee, when the idea of finishing her studies and graduating seemed unlikely, if not impossible.
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Alumna making waves at MIT
3 November 2020
Being selected for one of the most prestigious management training programmes in the world has been a unique experience for engineering alumna Priyanka Shekar.
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Life-changing device helps women manage their pelvic floor health
30 October 2020
A spin-out company that came out of a device developed by a team at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), which teaches women how to do their pelvic floor exercises, has won third place in the She Loves Tech competition.
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Funding for device that measures blood supply during surgery
29 October 2020
Research scientist Dr Michel Nieuwoudt from the University of Auckland has been awarded a Health Research Council fellowship to develop a non-invasive device to identify ischaemia tissue during pancreatic surgery.
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How do kea see 1080 bait?
15 October 2020
Research shows kea have the ability to distinguish between two different-coloured 1080 baits but cannot detect the presence of bird repellent in baits of the same colour, findings which might have implications for future 1080 operations.
