Breadcrumbs List.
The Challenge
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Solving the mystery of Aotearoa's colourful fungi
9 September 2024
A 30-year-old theory explaining why some New Zealand fungi are so colourful has been confirmed.
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Coastlines the frontline against plastic pollution
7 August 2024
Research reveals how streams and estuaries are the key to slowing the spread of plastics in our oceans.
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The Liggins legacy
22 July 2024
Hundreds of thousands of babies worldwide owe their lives to the modest scientist who gave his name to the Liggins Institute.
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Have a kōrero and take the time to sit and listen
24 June 2024
How a bioengineer and a health advocate are changing the way researchers partner with Māori.
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Our tiniest bird sparks rethink in avian evolution
20 June 2024
University of Auckland research leads to a rethink of how vocal learning has evolved in birds.
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Multinationals: what about their local employees?
15 May 2024
When it comes to research on multinational corporations, for every 50 papers about the expatriate employees, there is one paper on the local employees.
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Dislocation in an age of ever more connection
14 May 2024
In an increasingly unstable world, 30,000 people become refugees each day. Their experience will likely be traumatic. But should trauma alone define how refugees are treated?
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50 years on: The babies are doing just fine
13 May 2024
Half a century on the landmark Auckland Steroid Study continues to deliver good news, say researchers at the Liggins Institute.
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A crop to feed us in a time of climate emergency
10 May 2024
Three thirsty crops, rice, wheat and maize comprise more than half of humanity's diet. In a world running out of fresh water, we need to look for a more sustainable staple food crop.
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How to solve healthcare's toxic secret
9 May 2024
The anaesthetic gases released from one hospital in one year add as much greenhouse gases to the atmosphere as 500 return flights between Auckland and London.
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Taking the journey to the realm of light
16 April 2024
Mātātaki |The Challenge: Psychologist Jade Le Grice brings a mātauranga Māori lens to complex issues, from attitudes to abortion to ending sexual violence.
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Can a circular economy approach stem the streams of plastic waste?
12 March 2024
A team of researchers are bringing innovative engineering, business nous and design thinking together to stem the endless streams of plastic waste.