August 2019

My Story: Eva Hakansson
The electric motorcycle-racing, eco-activist engineering lecturer talks about her new project, building a green machine that’s bigger and faster than before.

Thing of beauty: Stanley Jones
Stanley Jones is head gardener for the University grounds – a balancing act between preserving history and renewal. He reckons we should stop and smell the roses.

Robert Greenberg
Dean of Arts Professor Robert Greenberg talks about the growth of Arts at the University and why an arts degree is as relevant as ever.

Obituary: Matthew Trundle
Tribute to Professor of Classics and History Matthew Trundle by colleague, Associate Professor Marcus Wilson.

What's New

• Dylan Asafo off to Harvard
• Engineering building almost complete

Research

• Samantha Holdsworth and Mātai centre in Gisborne
• Billie Lythberg, Natalie Robertson and Dame Anne Salmond: research project on old film and photo fragments from 1919-1923
• Megan Tuck and the impact of sea level rises on a tiny atoll

Art & Culture

• Professor Andrew Barrie’s exhibition In Context: RTA Studio
• Patricia Pillay: Landscapes as time capsules

Māramatanga

Professor Michael Witbrock on Artificial Intelligence

Snapshots

Tūrama Festival; The Check Up; Raising the Bar; Virtual Bauhaus