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News and views from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland

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17 October 2024

Video: Learn more about the work of Celebrating Research Excellence Award winners in the Research Excellence Medal and Research Impact Award categories.

Sustainable impact

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Arts and culture

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Business and economy

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Education and society

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Environment

  • Tui on kowhai tree in flower

    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?

  • Image of orange mushrooms growing, found in New Zealand

    26 October 2024

    Opinion: Even though we have known about fungi for hundreds of years, they've only been officially recognised since 1969. But where would be without them, wonders Maj Padamsee.

  • Side of house designed by Sarosh Mulla and team at Pac studio, featuring steel, wood and glass

    25 October 2024

    Opinion: Sarosh Muller describes how new innovations are enabling architects to provide transparent data on a project’s environmental footprint.

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Health and medicine

  • Overhead image of woman on head, in posture that resembles shape of stomach

    2 November 2024

    Opinion: Combining physical and mental health assessments is crucial to the long-term management of gut-brain disorders, writes Dr Mikaela Law.

  • Brittney Black pictured at MSLC

    1 November 2024

    As part of the My Space series, which explores the University of Auckland's fascinating spaces and the people who work in them, Brittney Black talks about her work at the AMRF Medical Sciences Learning Centre – Whakaaro Pai.

  • Vili Nosa portrait

    1 November 2024

    Associate Professor Vili Nosa is leading an innovative project exploring if barbershops can help deliver better health outcomes for Pacific men.

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Science and technology

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The Challenge

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