Breadcrumbs List.
Alumni
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Ngaire Kerse's seven tips to combat loneliness
24 May 2024
Loneliness is isolating, but it’s something that many of us experience at some point. Professor Ngaire Kerse has seven practical tips to help us all feel better connected.
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Where could AI lead us?
24 May 2024
Feature: Artificial intelligence offers powerful new opportunities, but also unprecedented challenges. University of Auckland AI experts talk about where the technology may lead us.
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The advancing retreat of democracy
24 May 2024
Democracy is on the back foot around the globe. What forces lie behind the shift – and what does this mean for the international rule of law?
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Bryan Caldwell: taking up space with NASA
24 May 2024
Former theatre lighting designer Bryan Caldwell now manages research projects for NASA. He tells Janet McAllister how he shifted from the stage to the stars.
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Up in smoke: standing up for smokefree legislation
24 May 2024
Earlier this year, the new government dismantled changes to New Zealand’s groundbreaking smokefree legislation. Donna Chisholm meets University of Auckland experts determined to see it reinstated.
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Dianne Taylor’s TV triumph: After the Party
24 May 2024
University of Auckland English alumna Dianne Taylor talks about her hit TV drama, After the Party, starring Robyn Malcolm.
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James Ardern's sweet deal with Whittaker's
24 May 2024
James Ardern shifted from the US Midwest and the car industry to take up the job of Whittaker’s CEO. Janet McAllister finds out it wasn’t as big a shift as it might seem.
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Taking Issue: should we be worried about the Doomsday Clock?
24 May 2024
Opinion: The Doomsday Clock has become a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-destruction. Academics from the University of Auckland share their views on whether this ticking timepiece is anything to worry about.
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Allan Martin, aged 97 and training for gold again
24 May 2024
Golden Graduate: Allan Martin has enjoyed a hugely varied and successful career. He tells Megan Fowlie what continues to drive him, well into his 90s.
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Children’s Commissioner Claire Achmad wants young voices heard
24 May 2024
Claire Achmad tells Janet McAllister that we must create space for children’s voices - and listen to them.
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A lifelong focus on women’s health
24 May 2024
A chance meeting at Middlemore Hospital drew Professor Janice Rymer into her specialist fields in women’s health. Now at King's College in London, she talks about her journey since.
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Engineering alum Alex Kendall’s AI start-up Wayve raises $1.7b
9 May 2024
Wayve's funding will be used to develop and launch the first “embodied AI” technology for self-driving vehicles.