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No such thing as a ‘non-maths person’

13 February 2024

Opinion: Anxiety about maths is a contagious and heritable condition and can severely limit career options, says Melissa Tacy, but what can we do about it?
Getting ahead of the problem gamers game

8 February 2024

Opinion: Gaming addiction plays havoc with the lives of millions of gamers around the world, and we need to get ahead with treatment options in New Zealand, says Jennifer Jiyun Park
NZ’s legal obligations to the world court ruling on Israel

31 January 2024

Opinion: New Zealand's commitment to the rule of international means it is legall obliged to support and also go beyond the UN court’s findings on Gaza, writes Treasa Dunworth.
Emotional ‘see you later’ to 40-year-old marae

30 January 2024

Tūtahi Tonu, the University’s first established marae has begun dismantling as the Faculty of Education and Social Work starts a new chapter at the City Campus.
How to split a society

17 January 2024

Opinion: In our small society, we would be wise to hold fast to mutual goodwill, recognise genuine grievances and address them rather than let ourselves become dangerously divided, writes Anne Salmond.
Creative support for young children after trauma

14 December 2023

A new set of creative resources designed to support children’s wellbeing after distressing experiences will be available to early childhood educators from July 2024.
Navigating a pathway through a changing land

5 December 2023

A trip back through 40 years of thinking and writing about Māori, Pākehā and Pacific worlds, and the places they meet, is the wide-ranging scope of Dame Anne Salmond’s latest book.
Indigenous language expert wins Mason Durie Medal

8 November 2023

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Professor Stephen May (FRSNZ) has been awarded Te Apārangi, Royal Society of New Zealand’s prestigious Mason Durie Medal.
Tackling disadvantage and bias in our schools

2 November 2023

Two Waipapa Taumatau Rau, Univeristy of Auckland projects that hope to level the playing field for student poorly served in the education system have won Marsden funding from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
How and why we should work with ChatGPT in our schools

30 October 2023

Teachers should use ChatGPT and generative AI to develop critical literacy, and to understand that algorithmic decision making isn’t necessarily objective, says Jack Webster
Don't bin that brochure!

27 September 2023

The University library has a 112-year-old collection of election advertising and is gearing up for the 14 October election by launching a campaign for donations of political ephemera.
'We need you:' City Missioner's plea

27 September 2023

Auckland City Missioner Helen Robinson laid down a stirring challenge to social work students in her recent lecture to "keep going" as the need has never been greater.

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