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Erin Griffey: power, portraits and beauty

1 September 2026

When it comes to beauty standards and products, not as much has changed over centuries as we might think, says Professor Erin Griffey.
Celebrating the art of Terry Stringer

1 September 2026

One of our most celebrated sculptors, alumnus Terry Stringer is the subject of a new book edited by art historian Associate Professor Linda Tyler.
My Space: feeling the force at the University's wind tunnel

1 September 2026

Well, blow me away - the University is home to New Zealand's largest wind tunnel.
Samantha Holdsworth: science serving communities

1 September 2026

Associate Professor Samantha Holdsworth is determined to turn insights from leading imaging technology research into better health outcomes in Tairāwhiti, and other communities.
Why an ancient Greek world still resonates today

4 August 2026

Raising the Bar speaker Alex McAuley says Hellenistic times can seem eerily familiar.
Cather Simpson: entrepreneurial academic

3 August 2026

The professor's new role on the board of the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Technologies draws on her track record of turning cutting-edge research into commercial ventures.
Alexis Pritchard: high performer

3 August 2026

Olympian and alumna Alexis Pritchard is drawing on her own experiences as a student athlete in her role as the University’s performance sport team lead.
Gehan Gunasekara: why privacy matters now more than ever

1 July 2026

Privacy was a nascent area of the law when the commercial law professor first began his research in the field; now it’s central to how we negotiate our digital world.
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.
Ayla Hoeta: connecting Matariki and maramataka

1 July 2026

As we mark Matariki this month, maramataka practitioner and researcher Ayla Hoeta advocates for using the holiday to look at the wider system in which the celebration sits.
Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer: inner vision

2 June 2026

Professor Dame Helen Danesh-Meyer's damehood recognises her significant contributions to ophthalmology.

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