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The Challenge
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The science of music
7 December 2023
Dr Samuel Mehr’s work was acknowledged with a 2023 Early Career Research Excellence medal from the University. De Mehr’s research unites cognitive and data science, anthropology and cross cultural approaches to explore why all cultures have music.
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Unique perspectives about Aotearoa and its peoples
7 December 2023
VIDEO: Film maker Professor Annie Goldson received a 2023 University Research Impact Award for her award winning documentaries from Aotearoa.
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The search for the lost chimpanzees of Tenerife
30 November 2023
Associate Professor Javier Virués-Ortega has turned detective to solve the case of long-forgotten chimpanzees who helped redefine how we view animal and human intelligence.
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Diagnostic tool for pilots enhances airline safety
16 November 2023
Dr Maria Treadaway, Faculty of Arts, was awarded a best thesis award for her work to test the language fluency of trainee pilots.
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Better nutrition to support new Pacific mums
14 November 2023
Dr Karaponi Okesene-Gafa received an award for best thesis at the 2023 Celebrating Research Excellence Awards.
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Peter Hunter: pioneering the digital twin
1 November 2023
The founding director of the Auckland Bioengineering Institute Professor Peter Hunter is stepping down. But the work to create a digital twin continues.
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The story behind New Zealand's mRNA platform
3 October 2023
The University is the co-lead of a project of national significance to build a mRNA plaform to spark the next revolution in medical science and healthcare.
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A brand ecosystem to build social licence for business
25 July 2023
Emeritus Professor Rod Brodie’s research has led to a brand eco-system to enhance social licence for business.
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Debunking the misleading myths about gout
17 July 2023
Gout is not an affliction of wealthy men overdoing food and alcohol. It more commonly affects Māori and Pacific men from a surprisingly young age.
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Can carbon solve the carbon problem?
12 July 2023
Professor Ajit Sarmah has written the book on biochar, a form of carbon that at scale would have a major impact in reducing carbon emissions.
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Can an AI robot help with loneliness?
6 July 2023
Professor Elisabeth Broadbent talks about how AI integrated with companion robots might help with an epidemic of loneliness.
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Eliminating the virus you didn't know you had
5 July 2023
In this video Adjunct Professor Ed Gane on the campaign to rid Aotearoa New Zealand of the virus Hepatitis C.