Breadcrumbs List.
Doctoral
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Five of the best: Vice-Chancellor awards prizes for best doctoral theses
12 June 2025
The annual Vice-Chancellor's award to the five best doctoral theses of 2024 has been announced.
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Tongan ‘leitī’ experience captured by doctoral graduate
18 May 2025
Clinical psychologist Dr Penni Wolfgramm researched the experiences of Tongan leitī in Aotearoa and has become a Doctor of Clinical Psychology.
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Bringing touch to the virtual world
14 May 2025
Imagine if you could touch things in a virtual world – really experience the feel of them? PhD graduate Moritz Messerschmidt is collaborating internationally to make that happen.
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Ashlea Gillon: how are we talking about fat bodies?
14 May 2025
In her confronting research thesis, Dr Ash Gillon prompted people to think and talk about fat bodies differently.
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Wave-powered tech turns the tide on seafood farming
14 May 2025
What if ocean waves could power our seafood farms? One engineering graduate is working on the answer.
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Graduate identifies barriers faced by migrant entrepreneurs
13 May 2025
Farzana Adeel’s PhD research uncovered the challenges that skilled migrant entrepreneurs face in New Zealand, and looks at what needs to improve to keep them here.
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Turbulent experience in Afghanistan inspires PhD study
13 May 2025
Dr Sam Mackay's surreal experience in Afghanistan inspired research that uncovers the hidden toll of expat life in conflict zones.
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Scholar shares her Pacific world with prestigious US university
10 April 2025
Doctoral candidate Sainimere Boladuadua is undertaking a Fulbright fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, she recently delivered a lecture focusing on the Pacific.
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Click, click, click... first shark sounds recorded
27 March 2025
Researchers at University of Auckland's Leigh Marine Laboratory have up-ended the notion sharks are silent.
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Soaring high: seabird researcher wins global contest
23 January 2025
Explain your PhD research in three minutes? No problem for Inka Pleiss.
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Researcher shines light on neurological disorder with a dark history
16 December 2024
A potential breakthrough treatment for functional neurological disorder could offer hope for those suffering from the condition.
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Does opioid use for people living with dementia meet best practice?
11 December 2024
Health Research Council award enables novel study of opioid use of people with dementia living in aged residential care.