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Young voices sought for pioneering palliative care research

19 August 2026

Research calling on young people with life-limiting health conditions to better understand navigating serious illness during adolescence and early adulthood.
Dementia, stroke and brain bleeds in babies research gains funding

18 August 2026

Neuroscience researchers at the University of Auckland have been awarded funding to explore innovative responses to a broad range of neurological conditions.
Convening teams appointed to guide Signature Research Area investment plans

10 August 2026

The convening panels for each of the University's Signature Research Areas have been appointed.
Science faculty announces six research centres through to 2028

10 August 2026

Faculty of Science research centres will tackle some of the world's big challenges.
Life stories of famous problem-solving chimps revealed

7 August 2026

Dr Javier Virués-Ortega goes beyond the experiments recounted in textbooks.
HRC grants $1m plus to health researchers with innovative ideas

5 August 2026

Seven research projects offering innovative ideas to achieve better outcomes for a range of health issues including breast cancer, HIV transmission and autoimmune disease have been awarded a total of just over $1m in the Health Research Council's Explorer grant round for 2026.
Cather Simpson: entrepreneurial academic

3 August 2026

The professor's new role on the board of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technologies draws on her track record of turning cutting-edge research into commercial ventures.
The ‘forever chemicals’ hiding in your home

3 August 2026

From mascara to sofa fabrics, forever chemicals’ are incredibly difficult to track.
Coastal brownouts suffocating New Zealand’s marine life

31 July 2026

Heavy rain and land development are causing severe coastal brownouts, pushing New Zealand estuaries past ecological tipping points.
Toasting ten years of Raising the Bar in Auckland pubs

31 July 2026

Raising the Bar returns on Tuesday 25 August with 20 talks across 10 Auckland bars. Register now to secure your free spot.
Science reform uproots the tree it needs to bear fruit

31 July 2026

Comment: In the second of a two-part look at science funding, Dr Nicola Gaston argues defunding basic research risks starving NZ’s deep-tech start-ups.
What lives inside a 200 million-year-old reptile?

30 July 2026

It's incredible that the tuatara has outlived the dinosaurs. What’s equally amazing is what’s inside this special creature’s gut, writes Dr Cam Hoffbeck.

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