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14 January 2025
Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around.
Sustainable impact
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10 February 2025
Two prominent US-based New Zealanders are behind an innovative programme where local businesses will host interns from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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3 February 2025
New aquariums at the University of Auckland's Leigh research centre are a big upgrade to research capabilities.
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30 January 2025
Opinion: Masters student Abigail Cunninghame and Professor Margaret Stanley argue for better green spaces after their study of 64 Auckland primary schools.
Arts and culture
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26 January 2025
Opinion: Public buildings offer a unique opportunity to create architectural experiences that belong to the whole community, which is what makes investing in quality civic design so vital, says Sarosh Mulla.
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22 January 2025
Opinion: Neal Curtis reflect on the forces behind the veil of pomp at the Trump inauguration.
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11 December 2024
Some people can’t imagine a dog barking or a police siren. Songs can’t get stuck in their heads. They have no inner voices.
Business and economy
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4 February 2025
Opinion: As AI competition heats up, New Zealand has a chance to lead in responsible and innovative adoption, writes Dulani Jayasuriya.
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31 January 2025
Opinion: Not long ago, meme coins as a long-term investment would have been dismissed as fanciful. The Trumps may have changed that – but not in a good way, says Alex Sims and Dulani Jayasuriya.
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28 January 2025
Opinion: Without structural and cultural shifts in how research is funded and supported, the reforms risk being little more than a reshuffling of existing institutions.
Education and society
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28 January 2025
While most children will soon be back at school, some will struggle to attend regularly, and a new report looks at why and what can be done about it.
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23 December 2024
Opinion: Latest international test results don't support the Government’s narrative about maths teaching. Lisa Darragh, Raewyn Eden and David Pomeroy ask what's really behind the apparent 'crisis'.
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18 December 2024
What educational success might look like for Māori is the focus of a new book by Dr Maia Hetaraka from Waipapa Taumata Rau University of Auckland.
Environment
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4 February 2025
Opinion: Taking Shane Jones’ provocations seriously distracts from the fact his minerals strategy sets the playing field to transform the sector through responsible and sustainable practices, says Professor JR Rowland.
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15 January 2025
Analysis: Thomas Dowling and Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting provided New Zealand perspectives to a global initative calling for sustainable development in space.
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8 January 2025
Analysis: Now is a good time to build resilience to weather extremes as new research shows prospects for even more ocean warming, says Kevin Trenberth.
Health and medicine
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12 February 2025
An HRC grant of $1.4m will support research into a promising new oral medicine for childhood wheeze.
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11 February 2025
Research on the impacts of Covid-19 notes high death rates among Pacific people in Aotearoa and the need to provide better support in the future.
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10 February 2025
A survey aiming to uncover what shapes the well-being of today’s teenagers starts this month.
Politics and law
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12 February 2025
Conflict expert Dr Thomas Gregory has written the first book to show how civilian protection can be weaponised to enable and excuse the harm inflicted on civilians in wars.
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7 February 2025
Opinion: Our connections to the Pacific and traditionally independent approach to international politics puts us in a prime position to play an important leadership role, says Guy Fiti Sinclair.
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5 February 2025
Taylor Swift’s re-recordings rocked the music industry - can other artists reclaim their music too? A journal article explores the options.
Science and technology
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12 February 2025
Dr Bryan Ruddy’s first foray into robots came through fight-to-the-death BattleBot combat. Now he builds robots designed to help humans live better lives
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7 February 2025
A remarkable similarity in how humans and whales communicate emerged in new research, says Dr Emma Carroll.
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4 February 2025
Opinion: Taking Shane Jones’ provocations seriously distracts from the fact his minerals strategy sets the playing field to transform the sector through responsible and sustainable practices, says Professor JR Rowland.
University news
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10 February 2025
Two prominent US-based New Zealanders are behind an innovative programme where local businesses will host interns from the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
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20 January 2025
As chair for the Sustainable Development Goal 8 Hub, the University leads global and national initiatives to support inclusive economic development and fair work.
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13 January 2025
Two new leadership roles have been made in the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation.
The Challenge
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29 October 2024
University researchers have joined the global challenge to understand what gravitational waves can tell us about the universe and how everything began.
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22 October 2024
Netball is celebrating its centenery in New Zealand. Auckland University researcher Dr Margaret Henley has been digging deep in the archives.
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10 October 2024
Discussion about the use of genetic modification technology outside the lab can easily become polarised. Research suggests a way to avoid this.