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Prime Minister recognises transformative science
15 April 2021
The 2020 Prime Minister's Science Prize has been awarded to Te Pūnaha Matatini for their contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand’s Covid-19 response.
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Yes, dogs do get jealous – new study
13 April 2021
A new study provides evidence that dogs exhibit jealous behaviour and have the ability to imagine their owner petting another dog even when they can’t see what’s going on.
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Bioengineers cutting to the high-tech chase
8 April 2021
Three companies spun out of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) are finalists in the 2021 NZ Hi-Tech Awards.
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Dementia app for Māori launches
30 March 2021
An app to help Māori affected by mate wareware (dementia) and to raise awareness of the disease has been launched.
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Joel Rindelaub: comical chemical scientist hot on air quality
29 March 2021
'New Zealand's newest science celebrity' has a formula for getting his scientific messages across.
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Data surveillance: university and museum tackle facial recognition debate
24 March 2021
Who is collecting our personal data, what are they doing with it and should we be concerned?
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How our brains can talk to each other
24 March 2021
Opinion: Science reveals the secrets of our brains when we communicate face-to-face. Ihshan Gumilar says that might help us all become more empathetic.
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Scientists awarded medals for research
23 March 2021
Two University of Auckland scientists have been awarded top medals from the New Zealand Association of Scientists (NZAS).
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Bioengineers show that fidgeting might help us concentrate
22 March 2021
A collaboration between researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and Mātai Medical Research Institute have demonstrated that fidgeting might improve activation of the decision-making region of the brain.
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Reducing organ failure in acute critical illness including Covid-19
16 March 2021
Acute critical illness can result from many different initiating causes such as severe infection, trauma or inflammation states like acute pancreatitis.
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Bioengineers develop potential game-changer in gut treatment
16 March 2021
Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) have demonstrated that a technique widely used to correct an abnormally beating heart could be applied to correct disorders of the stomach.
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Mathematician wins international prize
11 March 2021
Professor Marston Conder has been awarded the prestigious Euler Medal for a distinguished lifetime career in an area of mathematics known as combinatorics.
