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University of Auckland regains place in elite global top 200
12 September 2019
The University of Auckland has regained its place in the world’s top 200 Universities, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) International rankings released today.
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Behind the scenes of the Opera Scenes
6 September 2019
Opera Scenes, the annual production put on by the School of Music, will this year present scenes from two popular operatic hits with a 1960s Fellini-esque twist.
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About architecture, but not rich people’s architecture
5 September 2019
Making Ways, an exhibition curated by Dr Kathy Waghorn, a senior lecturer in architecture, showcases an unusually inclusive approach to architectural practice.
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Like sport, competition is a blight on dance
5 September 2019
Opinion: Making sport more fun and less competitive will encourage teens to keep playing and not drop out. Nicholas Rowe explains why dance needs the same approach.
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A choral performance that asks the hard questions
21 August 2019
“This was probably the most confrontational work in my 34-year career,” says Associate Professor Karen Grylls, on conducting the recent New Zealand premier of David Lang’s The Little Match Girl Passion.
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How technology is changing the music
16 August 2019
Understanding how technology applies to music is an emerging area of both research and teaching at the School of Music, and being developed by lecturer and coordinator of Music Technology, Dr Fabio Morreale, who joined the school this year.
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Exhibition to celebrate RTA Studio in miniature
5 August 2019
Professor Andrew Barrie is using an ancient Japanese modelling technique to create miniature models of RTA Studio's famed architecture.
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Is the clarinet the most expressive of woodwinds?
1 August 2019
The School of Music is gearing up for Clarinet Weekend, initiated by Dr Marie Ross soon after she joined the University of Auckland in 2016.
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The rehabilitation of the Red Aunt
31 July 2019
The banners of social activism provide a rich tapestry of our political past and present and we need to remember them, suggests conceptual artist, Fiona Jack.
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It’s the final countdown
31 July 2019
After three years, New Zealand’s largest-ever fundraising campaign is coming to an end.
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The big picture, only tiny
25 July 2019
An exhibition curated by Professor Andrew Barrie presents a miniature paper-model version of New Zealand as if it was all architecturally designed.
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The place that doesn't want your soul or wallet
27 June 2019
“Sixteen speculations on the possibilities for a new central library for Auckland” designed by architecture students draw attention to the expanding role of the modern library.
