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Auckland kids become scientists for a day
18 November 2019
A kids lab will be set up at the University this week to allow primary school children to conduct science experiments in real-life labs.
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New professor at Auckland wins major award for cleaning up space junk
18 November 2019
Professor Guglielmo Aglietti has joined the Faculty of Engineering as the inaugural director of Te Pūnaha Ātea | Auckland Space Institute. He has also just won the Arthur C Clarke award for research that showed how we could declutter the space above us.
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Talented young researchers at frontier of medicinal chemistry
14 November 2019
The cancer treatments of tomorrow are being studied today by two young scientists who each receive one of the country’s most prestigious awards, a Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship.
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Understanding waves, sand dunes and robots
11 November 2019
How will the sand dunes on our coastlines be affected by climate change? Can we make robotic devices that have the human-like dexterity of our little finger?
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Pioneering scientist recognised by Zonta
8 November 2019
Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble FRS has been awarded a Zonta New Zealand Women of Achievement Award for 2019 by the Zonta Club of Auckland.
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Unlocking the secrets of the human heart, and making robots move more like us
8 November 2019
Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute have received over $1 million in the latest round of Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden/Marsden funding.
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Faculty of Science projects awarded $9.3m from Marsden Fund
5 November 2019
The ‘memory effect’ of cloud formations and investigating better ways to predict extreme weather are just two of 16 projects to attract funding from Te Pūtea Rangahau a Marsden.
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What we can learn from measuring the internet
31 October 2019
Opinion: Aniket Mahanti explains internet measuring and the massive popularity of video streaming sites where viewing numbers for some content are in the billions.
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Leading computational biologist awarded Fellowship
31 October 2019
Professor Alexei Drummond from the University of Auckland has been awarded a James Cook Research Fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
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‘Super baby’ mussel nursery wins Velocity Challenge
30 October 2019
A business start-up with plans to improve the shellfish industry by cultivating mussel ‘super babies’ has been named the overall winner at the 2019 Velocity $100k Challenge.
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Major funding boost for data science
29 October 2019
The University of Auckland has been awarded $10 million in funding for data science research from the Government’s Strategic Science Investment Fund.
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SkyCity fire: What’s the damage?
24 October 2019
What impact will the SkyCity Convention Centre blaze have on the structure of the building? Charles Clifton, who is familiar with the roof panels and steelwork, explains.
