Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Science
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Singing to babies boosts their moods: Music Lab
30 May 2025
Researchers investigated what happens when parents sing more to their babies at home.
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Podcast picks: Rebecca Sharp
30 May 2025
In the first of a regular series, Ingenio asks an academic to share their favourite podcasts. Here, Nikki Addison asks Rebecca Sharp, from the School of Psychology, about her listening list.
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Unlocking animal senses
30 May 2025
Megan Fowlie meets University of Auckland researchers tuning into how animals see and hear the world and offering new insights into the often-hidden lives of our fellow creatures.
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We should tread carefully in herbicide review
30 May 2025
Analysis: Melanie Kah recommends taking a precautionary approach where our reliance on chemicals is minimal and limited to situations where their benefits clearly exceed the potential associated risk.
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The 183-million-year-old climate catastrophe
27 May 2025
Rocks collected by an expedition to Antarctica hold clues to an extinction event 183 million years ago.
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Whakapapa at the heart of academic excellence
27 May 2025
Psychology graduate Danya Pavlović shares how waiata, te reo Māori, and a journey of reconnection led to first-class honours – and now a PhD.
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Plastic levels in indoor Auckland air much higher than at outdoor site
26 May 2025
How much plastic are we inhaling where we work and live?
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Listen to the first season of Ingenious: a podcast about research for a better world
26 May 2025
In its first season new podcast Ingenious showcases research taking on society's most persistent challenges.
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Is a water crisis on the horizon?
23 May 2025
Water infrastructure in Aotearoa is in a 'dire state', requiring not only major investment but a mindset shift, says University of Auckland's Dr Dan Hikuroa.
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Feeling hard done by? New study looks at the effects
23 May 2025
Feeling financially hard done by may have flow-on health effects, a School of Psychology study suggests.
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Underfunding science messes with NZ's growth prospects
22 May 2025
Opinion: Professor Nicola Gaston analyses the government's approach to funding scientific research.
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Science graduate takes youngest brother on academic journey
20 May 2025
One of six brothers, Saula Lasaganibau’s interest to study the science behind medicine, stemmed from the loss of his youngest sibling. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree on 15 May.