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In 2026, feed your microbiome what it deserves

7 January 2026

Professor Justin O'Sullivan knows all about the microbiome. But do you? Joelle Ireland gets some experts tip about its purpose.
Triple graduate’s lifelong commitment to children’s well-being

19 December 2025

Grace Wei earned a doctorate, a masters and a diploma in the recent graduation ceremony. She is dedicated to helping children and teenagers navigate difficult situations into happier lives.
Pursuing answers for the youngest patients

9 December 2025

Toyin Oladimeji’s path from Nigeria to the Liggins Institute saw her study how glucose levels in the womb shape child health, with Distinguished Professor Dame Jane Harding.
Research awards support wide array of projects to improve healthcare

2 December 2025

Nine University researchers have been successful in gaining 2026 Research Career Development awards from the Health Research Council.
A pacemaker that could help the heart heal

1 December 2025

Researchers are testing a pacemaker that syncs the heartbeat to breathing in a way that may help damaged hearts repair.
Awards celebrate research excellence and innovation

24 October 2025

Celebrating Research Excellence Awards 2025 recognise University's top researchers, research support staff and best theses.
Inside the new science of obesity

20 October 2025

Genetics, gut bugs, new drugs and surgery – how groundbreaking research is changing how we understand and treat one of our most intractable health problems.
University of Auckland holds firm in world rankings

9 October 2025

The University remains No 1 in Aotearoa New Zealand and is ranked 156th globally in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026.
The (mostly) well-meaning war on pregnancy

1 October 2025

Opinion: Our tendency to simplify the complex factors that influence pregnancy often results in a myopic focus on individual behaviour says Jillian Hildreth.
Preterm birth initiative at risk as funding ends

21 September 2025

The Carosika Community of Practice is helping clinicians across the country provide specialist services to prevent babies being born too early. Now its future hangs in the balance.
Using AI to reshape lung disease diagnosis

15 September 2025

What if we could predict chronic lung disease years before symptoms appear? Liggins Institute researcher Dr Roan Zaied is using machine learning to do just that.
Long Covid and immune dysfunction: is there a link?

4 September 2025

Dr Anna Brooks and alumnus Rohan Botica are working to understand complex chronic conditions involving immune dysfunction, including Long Covid, with the aim of improving diagnosis and clinical care.

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