Feature Article
21 November 2024
A number of University of Auckland academics have been recognised for excellence in scholarship or innovation, making a significant contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand through their research careers.
Sustainable impact
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20 November 2024
A new study emphasises the value of a carbon tax to effectively decarbonise the economy.
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20 November 2024
Launch of Pacific Islands Report 'Sustainability and Resilience in Pacific Island Health Systems' will see world experts converge in Auckland next week.
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20 November 2024
Professor Andy Allan's award-winning research looks ahead to the crops humans will need in a hotter world.
Arts and culture
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21 November 2024
Thousands of elderly Sāmoans now have right to New Zealand citizenship with the passing of the Restoring Citizenship Removed by Citizenship (Western Sāmoa) Act 1982.
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14 November 2024
A cohort of Indigenous and Pacific changemakers have been selected as the 2025 Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity, a partnership between Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, and the University of Melbourne.
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12 November 2024
Over 12 years in the making, new book Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Māori Art explores the vibrant legacy of toi Māori.
Education and society
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17 May 2026
Opinion: There is an ongoing struggle to address Te Āo Māori in how we see, understand and protect our past and land-based heritage. Nicola Short explains.
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11 June 2025
Some graduate social workers feel 'thrown in the deep end' and more support is crucial, according to a new framework for the profession launched last week in Auckland.
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11 June 2025
Opinion: Public broadcasters such as Māori TV have an important role in changing negative ideas held by some new migrants about Māori, writes Susan Nemec.
Environment
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21 November 2024
Associate Professor Dan Hikuroa has won a prestigious award in recognition of his research which blends mātauranga Māori and Western science.
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7 November 2024
Feature: Now, more than ever, we need to develop new, ‘clean’ technologies that help create a more environmentally sustainable future. Owen Poland meets academic and alumni innovators in New Zealand’s fast-growing cleantech sector.
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1 November 2024
Opinion: Aotearoa New Zealand is a biodiversity hotspot, defined as a global centre of high biodiversity with a high proportion of species under threat. So where was New Zealand at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Colombia?
Health and medicine
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21 November 2024
A team creating virtual models of the heart and placenta to study links between low birth weight babies and heart disease has secured $1 million in funding.
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20 November 2024
Launch of Pacific Islands Report 'Sustainability and Resilience in Pacific Island Health Systems' will see world experts converge in Auckland next week.
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20 November 2024
Professor Cindy Farquhar and her research team have been honoured for influencing global fertility and gynaecology practices with a HRC Beaven Medal.
Politics and law
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22 November 2024
Opinion: A tax-free Super Fund sounds appealing, but retirees won't magically benefit without budget trade-offs.
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21 November 2024
Analysis: Trump’s tariffs are nothing new – New Zealand’s real problem is the failing free trade system itself, says Emeritus Professor Jane Kelsey.
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20 November 2024
The Companies Act faces its biggest overhaul in decades, with a University of Auckland conference set to explore the proposed reforms and omissions.
Science and technology
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21 November 2024
Tim Angeli-Gordon's groundbreaking work on diagnosis and treatment of chronic stomach complaints using a sensor measuring electrical activity in the gut has won him the Royal Society's coveted Cooper Award for 2024
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21 November 2024
A team creating virtual models of the heart and placenta to study links between low birth weight babies and heart disease has secured $1 million in funding.
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14 November 2024
A new project will address critical gaps in satellite technology to support the agriculture industry across New Zealand and Australia.
University news
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21 November 2024
A number of University of Auckland academics have been recognised for excellence in scholarship or innovation, making a significant contribution to Aotearoa New Zealand through their research careers.
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19 November 2024
Six University of Auckland academics feature in the 2024 Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list.
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15 November 2024
University of Auckland researchers recognised as future leaders with a total of $6.56m in Royal Society fellowships.
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.