Feature Article

27 March 2025
University of Auckland researchers have been honoured as Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research excellence.
Sustainable impact
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9 April 2025
The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.
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4 April 2025
Global experts are coming together to address the challenge of creating energy solutions that are both sustainable and achievable by 2050.
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1 April 2025
Driven by a passion for sustainability, Professor Saeid Baroutian is developing clean technologies to tackle pressing environmental challenges.
Arts and culture
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8 April 2025
Eight original works by masters graduates from the University of Auckland’s School of Music have been professionally performed and feature in an 80-minute virtual concert.
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31 March 2025
A leading educator and notable dance scholar from the University's Faculty of Arts and Education have been honoured by the Royal Society Te Apārangi as Fellows.
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30 March 2025
Researchers and artists are discovering how the power of dance promotes social inclusion and how the simple act of moving together lights up multiple parts of our brain.
Business and economy
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9 April 2025
The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.
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7 April 2025
Opinion: Improving rental affordability for seniors must be a priority, writes Claire Dale.
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4 April 2025
Global experts are coming together to address the challenge of creating energy solutions that are both sustainable and achievable by 2050.
Education and society
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1 April 2025
Analysis: We probably should ban engineered stone, but we also need to invest in education campaigns to raise awareness about the long-term risks of industrial dust exposure more widely says Kristiann Allen, Anne Bardsley and Jenny Salmond.
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31 March 2025
A leading educator and notable dance scholar from the University's Faculty of Arts and Education have been honoured by the Royal Society Te Apārangi as Fellows.
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27 March 2025
Coming back to study with a clear goal at a small campus in her local area has been the secret to success for mature student Logan Petersen, a Bachelor of Education graduate.
Environment
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9 April 2025
The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids.
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1 April 2025
Learning to garden changed University of Auckland professional teaching fellow Daniel Kelly – and he wants to spread the seeds of that change.
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27 March 2025
If you’re battling a plague of wasps right now, you’re not alone, says University of Auckland Professor Jacqueline Beggs.
Health and medicine
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8 April 2025
Auckland researchers are looking for funding to investigate a brain pressure marker which could potentially signpost cognitive decline risk 20-30 years before symptoms appear.
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4 April 2025
His clinical work has helped the hearts of Olympic gold-medal winners; now cardiologist Professor Martin Stiles has been acknowledged by the University of Auckland for the impact of his research.
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1 April 2025
Analysis: We probably should ban engineered stone, but we also need to invest in education campaigns to raise awareness about the long-term risks of industrial dust exposure more widely says Kristiann Allen, Anne Bardsley and Jenny Salmond.
Politics and law
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4 April 2025
The impacts of US politics on New Zealand will be examined by former UK High Commissioner Phil Goff and University of Auckland experts on 10 April.
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17 March 2025
A tax revolution is underway as countries put domestic laws ahead of global treaties, says Professor Craig Elliffe, whose research on the topic is up for a prestigious award.
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10 March 2025
Analysis: We can’t keep relying on the beneficence of the SPCA to correct the under-enforcement of animal welfare problems, says Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere.
Science and technology
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1 April 2025
Celebrating Mātauranga Māori and Science - Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland will host its second Pūtaiao Research Symposium in Te Tai Tokerau in September.
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1 April 2025
Alongside staff and students, hundreds of different plants and creatures find their place on the City Campus.
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31 March 2025
Research on the threat of rapidly escalating heat waves in New Zealand estuaries has just been launched by University of Auckland Professor Karin Bryan.
University news
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27 March 2025
University of Auckland researchers have been honoured as Ngā Ahurei a Te Apārangi Fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research excellence.
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20 March 2025
Philanthropist John McCall MacBain has donated $4 million to endow the Kupe Leadership Scholarship programme, ensuring its long-term future.
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20 March 2025
The University hosted the Minister of Finance and Economic Growth, the Hon Nicola Willis, for a tour of innovative research and start-ups at the University's Newmarket precinct.
The Challenge
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25 March 2025
Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute blend art with science to explore and understand the mysteries of human and animal physiology.
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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.