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University launches national space challenge for students

28 July 2026

A new initiative from the Faculty of Engineering and Design will give undergraduate students from universities across Aotearoa the chance to work on real space missions – developing experiments that could one day fly aboard a satellite.
How a professor helped rethink earthquake engineering

23 July 2026

Professor Pierre Quenneville has developed seismic technology now used in landmark buildings from New Zealand to Canada, showing how earthquake engineering research can become real-world impact.
Keeping calm and carrying on: Faith Culas wins 3MT

20 July 2026

From microscopic ocean life to children's eye health, 13 doctoral candidates captivated the audience at the University of Auckland's Three Minute Thesis Final, where Faith Culas kept her cool to claim the top prize.
Forgotten harakeke taonga reveals global Māori trade history

17 July 2026

From Te Tai Tokerau to London, a newly researched collection at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, shows how Māori-led harakeke trade reached the world stage in the nineteenth century.
Could AI bottle a memory? Engineering students take fragrance concept global

17 July 2026

A University of Auckland engineering team has earned a place among the world’s top young innovators, taking its AI fragrance concept Mémoire to the global finals of L’Oréal’s Brandstorm competition in Paris.
Giving retired turbines a second spin

16 July 2026

Engineering students have won a sustainable design challenge with an innovative idea – transforming retired wind turbine nacelles into public e-bike charging stations.
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.
The eye in the sky from Aotearoa New Zealand

13 July 2026

Te Pūnaha Ātea-1, (TPA-1) a satellite home-grown in New Zealand launched in June last year. On its 515km high orbit it has been capturing fresh images of our planet.
Staff excellence celebrated at Vice-Chancellor’s Recognition Dinner

8 July 2026

Staff from across the University have been celebrated for their efforts and achievements at the annual VC’s recognition dinner on Wednesday 1 July.
Why we developed the Signature Research Areas

6 July 2026

OPINION: Interim Vice-Chancellor Professor Frank Bloomfield writes that the newly launched Signature Research Areas are a way to strengthen University research in a rapidly changing world.
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.
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.

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