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Role of statistics and computing in public and social policy
27 February 2020
While corporations are collecting and mining huge amounts of data in order to make better consumers of us all, public organisations are also collecting vast quantities of data for administrative and policy purposes.
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Double scholarships will take Kiwi researcher to MIT
26 February 2020
Emily Lam Po Tang, a researcher at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), has been awarded two scholarships, which she will use to fund a short-term placement at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA.
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Evidence giant blue whale making comeback
19 February 2020
The recovery of whale populations over the past four decades, including the world’s largest animal the critically endangered blue whale, is increasingly looking like one of conservation’s biggest success stories and the good news just keeps on coming.
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We are taking our place in science
18 February 2020
Opinion: No matter how you measure it, science remains systematically biased against women – and ethnically diverse women even more so, writes Dr Hinemoa Elder.
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Forest missed for the trees in Huawei controversy
14 February 2020
Opinion: The UK has given Huawei the go-ahead for 5G. If it proves cutting edge, the market will be the arbiter - not shadowy intelligence agencies, writes Gehan Gunasekara.
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Yawning difference between us and dogs
12 February 2020
In a bitter disappointment for dog lovers everywhere, scientists have found dogs don’t yawn at the same time we do because of any special human-canine bond.
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Physicists shine light into Primordial Universe
11 February 2020
Following the Big Bang, the Universe passes through a series of epochs, each one longer than the last.
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Wasps buzz off when there are more trees – study
28 January 2020
Lush forest cover and limited human habitation mean fewer invasive wasps, new research on New Zealand’s offshore islands shows.
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Researchers print 'living', 'self-repairing' plastics
21 January 2020
Researchers invent world-first way to 3D print 'self-repairing' and 'living' plastic, a potential gamechanger for product design and recycling.
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Entrepreneurial University of the Year
16 January 2020
The University of Auckland has been named Entrepreneurial University of the Year at the Asia-Pacific Triple E Entrepreneurship and Engagement Excellence Awards in Higher Education.
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Academic honoured with LEO Award
20 December 2019
Professor Michael Myers from the University of Auckland Business School has received an Association of Information Systems LEO Award in recognition of his global impact in the field.
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Interns immersed in Asian business culture
20 December 2019
Top Asian companies including a Thai space agency and Beca Indonesia are among the destinations for University of Auckland business interns this summer.
