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First Māori Professor of Architecture, changing the world through teaching
5 November 2019
If you want to change the world, then you might want to become an academic, suggests Professor Deidre Brown (Ngapuhi, Ngati Kahu), who will be giving her inaugural professorial lecture this month.
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Morag Atchison: big voice, big year
1 November 2019
Dr Morag Atchison is a leading soprano who lectures in voice at the University of Auckland School of Music.
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Meet Auckland's 40 highest (and young) achievers
1 November 2019
The University of Auckland’s 40 under 40 list - class of 2019 - celebrates exceptional alumni who are making a significant contribution to their field or community while aged in their 20s and 30s.
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Become an adult university student for a week
31 October 2019
The University of Auckland is once again hosting the popular Spring Week lecture series which gives the public access to talks by our leading researchers.
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Commitment to play gets PhD student elected to the Board
30 October 2019
Alex Bonham, a PhD student with the School of Dance was recently elected to the Waitematā Local Board, winning more votes than anyone else, after campaigning on the need for more space to play.
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Connecting through dance, close to home and far away
29 October 2019
Two students at the School of Dance have been awarded a Prime Ministers Scholarship, and both will be appearing at the School’s End of Year Performance in November before they go.
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Immersed in the Centre for Brain Research
15 October 2019
This year's Brain Bee winners had the opportunity to experience the Centre for Brain Research for a day.
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Starship doctor becomes Doctor of Music
25 September 2019
Nearly 40 years after graduating as a medical doctor from the University of Auckland, Dr Louise Webster has become a doctor again, this time in music.
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Teaching architectural students to listen to the people who often aren’t heard
25 September 2019
Dr Karamia Müller is believed to be the first Sāmoan woman in the world to graduate with a PhD in Architecture and Planning. She was also recently shortlisted for the Education Prize for Early Career Academics by the Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia (AASA).
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Solving our housing crisis will require a change of tack
17 September 2019
Opinion: To truly address the housing crisis in our major cities, we must create liveable and resilient communities for new developments. Lee Beattie explains.
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What sustainable architecture actually looks like
17 September 2019
An exhibition featuring the winning entries from the world-renowned Aga Khan Award showcases architecture that really does make the world a better place.
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Dancing in the streets, under bridges, in a refugee camp
16 September 2019
A feature-length documentary film produced by Associate Professor Nicholas Rowe of the Dance Studies programme, "Dancing7Cities", reclaims our right to dance, wherever we want.
