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A more personalised approach to breast cancer diagnosis and treatment
11 December 2019
Researchers at the University are combining machine learning and state-of-the-art imaging to develop an automated analysis technique that will radically improve the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
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Three engineering researchers selected for EQC funding
9 December 2019
Three researchers from the Faculty of Engineering have been awarded grants under EQC’s Biannual Grants programme.
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The Pulse of the Gulf
9 December 2019
Space research is playing an influential role in a very down-to-earth project that aims to unlock the biological secrets of the Hauraki Gulf.
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Some liked it hot
9 December 2019
The relentless quest to prove whether there once was life on Mars is a key driver behind two trans-Tasman research initiatives that are simultaneously looking into the evolution of microbes in hot pools near Rotorua and beneath the parched red earth of Western Australia.
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Stars on film
9 December 2019
The science of star gazing will be taken to an entirely new level in 2022 when a next-generation telescope fitted with the world’s largest digital camera starts to capture what’s been described as the first motion picture of the Universe.
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The curiosity and wonder of it all
9 December 2019
Applied Mathematics and Physics student Anastasiya Kiddle says she’s never personally experienced any gender bias, but she’s heard a lot of stories from friends who have.
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Fun facts about space
9 December 2019
Matariki, best apps and websites, and why the Milky Way smells like rum...
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Perspectives on Life in the Universe
9 December 2019
Are we alone? Is there life elsewhere? How did life begin? There is something vaguely ‘Trekkie’ about searching for the answers to questions about life in the Universe.
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Astronomy, astrophysics and asteroids
9 December 2019
For Amelia Cordwell, the symbiosis between a curious mind, a thirst for learning, and exposure to research has created an enduring love and respect for physics and the scientific study of space.
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Space is for everybody
9 December 2019
While some may raise an amused, sceptical eyebrow at the thought of Kiwis being among those with an interest in space, Aotearoa New Zealand has, in fact, a long history in space science and technology.
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Freedom to develop ideas on the southern space frontier
9 December 2019
New Zealand’s fledgling space sector has appointed the internationally leading Professor Guglielmo Aglietti as inaugural Director* of Te Pūnaha Ātea – Auckland Space Institute.
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Exploding binary stars
9 December 2019
One of New Zealand’s most valuable export fish species is about to take on a new persona in the world of astronomy as the chosen name for a software package that could help unlock some of the secrets of the Universe.
