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The three wars in Ukraine
5 April 2022
OPINION: The war in Ukraine can be seen as one of aggression and self-defence, of national liberation, and as a war of secession. The likely outcomes of all three seem to point to a divided Ukraine, writes Stephen Hoadley.
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A dog's life: the fate of Māori kurī
5 April 2022
The close relationship between humans and dogs in island Polynesia and Aotearoa New Zealand is the focus of new research from the University of Auckland.
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The Marquesas Islands: window into a lost world
31 March 2022
Polynesian explorers discovered a trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to new research.
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Why you should keep your contact tracing app
30 March 2022
Opinion: QR code scanning may have been scrapped by the Government, but that doesn't mean it's not still helpful. Andrew Chen explains.
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The devastating global effects of World War One
24 March 2022
The global devastation wrought by the First World War is the focus of an award-winning book co-authored by University of Auckland historian Maartje Abbenhuis.
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Renaissance beauty recipes recreated in the modern chemistry lab
15 March 2022
Popular beauty recipes from Renaissance Europe are being recreated and analysed by the Beautiful Chemistry Project, a cross-faculty team at the University of Auckland.
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History shows us there will be no winners in Ukraine
3 March 2022
Opinion: Wars in former Yugoslavia showed ethnic nationalism can degrade civil societies and lead to long, dark economic and social decline. writes Robert Greenberg.
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Anne Salmond: IPCC report condemns forestry use planned by NZ
1 March 2022
Opinion: If ever there was doubt NZ was up a blind climate alley with large plantings of pine trees, the IPCC report has laid that to rest, writes Dame Anne Salmond.
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Making sense of Vladimir Putin
23 February 2022
Opinion: Putin could be assessed as misguided, deluded, hyper-patriotic or criminal. But displacing him is unlikely. Stephen Hoadley explains how the West must adapt.
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Mental health disorders warning sign for dementia
17 February 2022
Poor mental health in earlier life is a strong indicator of risk for later dementia, according to the results of a long-term study.
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The usual suspects: why smarter technology won't fix crime
26 January 2022
The ways we define, deter and solve crime are in themselves an exercise in power with poor outcomes for a fair society, according to a new book.
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A giant totara has fallen: Raymond Dynevor Bradley, 1930-2022
18 January 2022
A distinguished former Chair of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland, Professor Raymond Dynevor Bradley has died aged 91.
