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Not time to worry about robots - yet
21 August 2019
Opinion: Should we worry about robots taking over? Not anytime soon, says Dr Craig Sutherland who talks about the impact of robots for Raising the Bar on 27 August.
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University celebrates its community from refugee backgrounds
21 August 2019
PhD student Bilal Nasier, who fled war-torn Afghanistan when he was four-years-old, is one of 750 students with a refugee background at the University of Auckland who will be celebrated during the University's first ever Refugee Week next week.
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Smoking cigarettes worse than smoking marijuana, say teens
19 August 2019
Smoking cigarettes is worse teenage behaviour than smoking marijuana, according to Year 11-13 students from New Zealand schools. Furthermore, they think their parents would agree with them.
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Why you should go jump off a table
15 August 2019
“If you want to excite the bones, and get your bones to respond to that, the best thing you can do is jump off a table,” says Associate Professor Thor Besier. “Do that ten times, and your bones will receive more stimulus than if you went for a walk for two hours.”
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Short bursts of exercise good for the brain
14 August 2019
Short intensive bouts of exercise have similar beneficial effects on the brain as longer workouts, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
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University welcomes students to marine science short courses
12 August 2019
Twenty-two undergraduate students from Ocean College, Zhejiang University will be welcomed to the University of Auckland this week.
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Pioneering scientist wins Kiwinet awards
8 August 2019
Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble of the University of Auckland wins two Kiwinet awards.
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Gearing up for the next Formula-like race
8 August 2019
The Formula SAE team is building its newly designed vehicle and gearing up for this year's race, thanks partly to the kindness of philanthropic car enthusiasts.
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Great minds, great wine
8 August 2019
Why do some wines taste like rotten eggs, and others like passionfruit?
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Healthcare’s massive carbon footprint
6 August 2019
Opinion: Anaesthetic gas released each year by just one NZ hospital has the same carbon footprint as 500 Auckland and London return flights. Dr Saeid Baroutian explains.
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Study reveals unique genetic insight into how NZ children could age
5 August 2019
The country’s largest longitudinal study has found that girls, Pacific children and children born to older mothers have a unique genetic advantage that could potentially help them live longer.
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Artificial intelligence: should we fear it or love it?
24 July 2019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently generating high expectations and intense debate over issues such as the future of work, inherent bias and military application.
