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Helen Sword devises a new writing tool to sharpen your prose
1 December 2020
A gift has allowed writing expert Professor Helen Sword to improve her popular online tool to tighten people's prose.
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School attacks and white nationalists
1 December 2020
Opinion: A scare about a potential school shooting in Wellington highlights the risks of online radicalisation of young people, writes Lauren Currid and Chris Wilson.
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Mexican mentoring Māori and Pacific students: 'It just feels like family'
1 December 2020
Gove Grefnes Diaz arrived at the University of Auckland from Mexico in 2011 an expert in cacti. Now he’s doing a PhD in linguistics and mentoring Māori and Pacific students.
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Trade in tough times: how to do it better
26 November 2020
Indigenous and social rights, gender equality, climate change mitigation and sharing prosperity are all critical issues for future trade policies.
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Rhodes Scholar puts the mahi in to combat social inequality
26 November 2020
University of Auckland student Rhieve Grey has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to carry out postgraduate study at the University of Oxford.
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Dame Anne honoured with Blake Medal
25 November 2020
In honour of a life’s work improving and enriching Māori-Pākehā relationships, Dame Anne Salmond has been awarded the prestigious Blake Medal for leadership.
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A powerful pairing: Statistics and a sustainability mindset
25 November 2020
For Tuākana Science Scholar Ruby Pankhurst, a trip to Tanzania inspired her to combine Global Studies with her joy of statistics.
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Honour for Ngarino Ellis: carving out new histories
18 November 2020
The importance of Māori art history has been recognised in a Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award in the Humanities for Associate Professor Ngarino Ellis (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou).
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Energy democracy: power to the people
16 November 2020
Opinion: The ‘build back better’ concept should incorporate a close look at community energy initiatives owned and controlled by the people, writes Julie MacArthur.
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Melani Anae: once a Panther, always a Panther
14 November 2020
In an honest, personal story, Dr Melani Anae (Pacific Studies) looks back on 50 years of involvement with activist group the Polynesian Panthers, what led her there and how it changed her life.
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Arts student wins national Japanese speech contest
13 November 2020
Congratulations to Valerie Liang, who has won first prize in the 7th National Tertiary Japanese Language Speech Contest.
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Kamala Harris for VP: power for the future
12 November 2020
Opinion: The election of Kamala Harris as VP is an opportunity to make true progress in addressing the wide gender gap in US politics, writes Katherine Smits.
