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University hosts expert symposium on `forever chemicals'

23 July 2026

Experts shared knowledge on `forever chemicals' pollution, its treatment, and the search for alternatives.
We have the sunshine, so why are we so slow to harness it for solar energy?

23 July 2026

Commentary: Ralph Cooney looks at why New Zealand lags far behind Australia in residential solar energy, and identifies 10 policy shifts needed to change that.
Gene tech law rewrite has a gaping ethics gap

22 July 2026

Commentary: As Parliament prepares to rewrite NZ’s outdated gene laws, the missing bioethics oversight leaves critical questions unaddressed argues Lauren Baal.
Satellite ‘duck’ will help to track crowded skies

16 July 2026

A tiny New Zealand satellite will help the world keep track of objects in orbit.
Matariki exhibition brings Māori pūrākau and bioluminescent science to life

15 July 2026

Hīnātore, an immersive exhibition combining Māori pūrākau (oral histories), mahi toi (arts) and Western science, will illuminate the story of Tāne bringing light into the universe.
AI researcher picked for Women in Science mentoring

12 July 2026

PhD student Sandra Gómez-Gálvez is working on AI for predator control.
University innovation is centre stage in 100 Days of Start-ups

3 July 2026

The University's commercialisation prowess will be on show during Auckland Council's 100 Days of Start-ups.
TPA-2 prepares six payloads for orbit

2 July 2026

Building on the success of the ongoing TPA-1 mission, the project to launch the Space Institute’s TPA-2 satellite has now kicked off, preparing a suite of curated New Zealand-developed technologies for a ride to space in early 2028.
Leigh Campus restoration project revives native bush

1 July 2026

Staff, students and community are digging in to return the native bush that once covered the area surrounding the Leigh Marine Laboratory.
Machines learning: inside the University's centre where robots learn

1 July 2026

The lab at the Centre for Automation and Robotic Engineering Science is a little like a preschool, except it’s robots, not children, who are there to learn.
AI in Health: scholar brings clarity and caution to Pacific symposium

28 June 2026

Professor Robyn Whittaker, Co-Director of TRANSFORM Research Centre highlighted the potential of AI to reshape healthcare delivery within Pacific communities, while stressing the importance of addressing bias, data limitations and governance to ensure equitable outcomes.
Engineering duo's lift-off with space scholarship

26 June 2026

Two engineering students have been awarded a prestigious New Zealand Space Scholarship that will see them interning at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for three months.

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