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History and mystery of Auckland lava caves probed by student

24 January 2024

Masters student Jaxon Ingold is on a mission to record all of Auckland's lava caves.
Our hidden forests: kelp and the carbon problem

23 January 2024

Do answers to the challenge of rising carbon emissions lie beneath the surface of our oceans?
Rutherford support for promising scientists

4 January 2024

Investigations into prevention of brain cancer and the origins of our solar system have seen two University of Auckland scientists win Rutherford scholarships.
Staff and alumni achievements recognised in 2024 New Year Honours

3 January 2024

Congratulations to Waipapa Taumata Rau staff and alumni whose work has been acknowledged in the New Year Honours.
Skills bottleneck threatens NZ shift to renewables

21 December 2023

We need skilled migration, more learning on the job, to retrain fossil fuel workers, and increase the number of qualified graduates in relevant fields to make the transition to renewable energy technologies, says Ralph Cooney
Coral atoll islands may outpace sea-level rise

19 December 2023

Coral atoll islands aren't doomed. A University of Auckland-led team is calling for action to restore their growth.
He Vaka Moana project builds inclusive education

19 December 2023

VIDEO: Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki and Sonia Fonua received a research impact award for their work to embed indenous knowledge, values and culture into teaching.
Creative bureaucracy is not an oxymoron for smart cities

14 December 2023

Local government innovation can improve everyday life.
Climate action at COP28 held up by debate about the words

13 December 2023

Much of the discussion at Cop28 involved negotiation over the words we would use, but from a scientists point of view it's not that complicated.
The silent invasion of the sleeper weeds

12 December 2023

Aotearoa has a massive weed problem. While we have a little over 2,300 native plant species, we have introduced over 25,000 species from other countries.
The science of music

7 December 2023

Dr Samuel Mehr’s work was acknowledged with a 2023 Early Career Research Excellence medal from the University. De Mehr’s research unites cognitive and data science, anthropology and cross cultural approaches to explore why all cultures have music.
The Cook Strait laboratory exploring rising sea temperatures

1 December 2023

Cook Strait, one of the world’s most energetic stretches of water, has become a natural laboratory for Professor Craig Stevens and a window into the world of climate change.

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