Feature Article
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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9 January 2025
Analysis: Ocean temperatures are the most reliable indicator of a warming planet. Kevin Trenberth explains how 2024 was a year with a stark warning.
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7 January 2025
Thanks to Allbirds founder Tim Brown, the University of Auckland and seven businesses will host Stanford student interns keen to support sustainability projects.
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17 December 2024
Dr Justin Sobion brought the voices of small island nations to the world’s highest court, demanding urgent action on climate justice.
Arts and culture
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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.
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9 December 2024
Selina Tusitala Marsh was MC at this year's Royal Society Te Apārangi Research Honours Awards, where she wove the awardees scientific achievements into verse.
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2 December 2024
A reading room and exhibition area has opened in the University Library. Its first exhibition highlights pioneering creatives who helped revolutionise Māori modernism.
Business and economy
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13 January 2025
Analysis: Even in a tough economic climate, there are ways small and medium-sized businesses can improve their prospects in 2025.
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11 December 2024
The hidden struggles of expatriates inside Kabul’s fortified compounds are explored by doctoral candidate Sam Mackay.
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2 December 2024
Professor Andhov delves into the gap between the rapid evolution of AI and the legal systems that might regulate it.
Education and society
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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.
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10 December 2024
The University of Auckland has been ranked in the top one percent of universities worldwide for sustainability in the latest QS rankings for sustainability.
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6 December 2024
Opinion: Cutting social sciences and humanities from NZ’s ‘blue skies’ research funding means dark times for independent thought, says Tom Baker.
Environment
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9 January 2025
Analysis: Ocean temperatures are the most reliable indicator of a warming planet. Kevin Trenberth explains how 2024 was a year with a stark warning.
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17 December 2024
As the climate crisis intensifies, a new report reveals how extreme heat, rising seas, and disease threaten millions across Small Island Nations.
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16 December 2024
Older gardeners will pass on secrets of the soil in a project run by the University of Auckland Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research.
Health and medicine
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14 January 2025
Children with traumatic experiences have a higher risk of obesity – but this can be turned around.
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14 January 2025
The Neurological Foundation has awarded more than $1.5 million to University of Auckland researchers.
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9 January 2025
More than $4.3 million from the Health Research Council will allow University of Auckland researchers to delve into a fascinating range of issues.
Politics and law
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13 January 2025
Opinion: Scrutinising even the smallest changes on either side of the political spectrum is crucial in protecting democracy, writes doctoral candidate Joshua Greenwood.
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19 December 2024
Is the Companies Act ready for modern challenges? Experts debate its future at a landmark conference.
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17 December 2024
Dr Justin Sobion brought the voices of small island nations to the world’s highest court, demanding urgent action on climate justice.
Science and technology
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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.
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University news
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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.
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31 December 2024
Dr Makarena Dudley and Dr Rachel Simon-Kumar have been made Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit among other University people in the 2025 New Year Honours.
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17 December 2024
The University of Auckland's men's football team will represent Oceania at the 2025 FISU Football World Cup. Captain Connor Turton explains how they got this far.
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.
