Feature Article
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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4 November 2024
A summary of the sixth annual report on sustainability from the University of Auckland shows good progress.
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4 November 2024
The University's new sustainability web pages showcase its work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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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?
Arts and culture
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1 November 2024
From mermaids to nursemaids to 'hags', how have archetypal images of women changed since medieval times?
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1 November 2024
It’s the tenth anniversary of a student prize championing excellence in musical theatre, established by long-time University of Auckland staffer Margaret Crannigan Allen.
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29 October 2024
Kim Meredith, a proud descendant from the atoll of Fakaofo in Tokelau, is a passionate advocate for Pacific language revitalisation.
Business and economy
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30 October 2024
Analysis: Despite the growing sophistication of AI, investors prefer human expertise when it comes to stock market predictions, writes Gertjan Verdickt.
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25 October 2024
The 2024 Aotearoa Māori Business Leaders Awards celebrated business excellence on 23 October.
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23 October 2024
Analysis: Can NZ’s supply chain build enough resilience and sustainability to survive the next global crisis?
Education and society
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4 November 2024
Pacific feminist scholar, Professor Yvonne Underhill-Sem MNZM, has been a trailblazer in the field of development and Pacific studies at the University of Auckland.
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22 October 2024
How housing in New Zealand can better meet the needs of people with disabilities was the focus of University of Auckland BA (Hons) student Airam Magpantay’s recent internship.
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1 October 2024
OPINION: Dr Karamia Müller says examples of housing that meet the needs and aspirations for Māori and Pacific people need to be considered on a larger scale.
Environment
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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?
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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.
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25 October 2024
Opinion: Sarosh Muller describes how new innovations are enabling architects to provide transparent data on a project’s environmental footprint.
Health and medicine
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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.
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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.
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1 November 2024
Associate Professor Vili Nosa is leading an innovative project exploring if barbershops can help deliver better health outcomes for Pacific men.
Politics and law
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4 November 2024
Opinion: Former PM Sir John Key said Donald Trump would be good for US economy, but Neal Curtis wonders if we can separate the US presidential candidate’s economic policies from fascist characteristics.
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1 November 2024
New Zealand’s unregulated crossbreeding industry raises animal welfare and health concerns, says Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere.
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30 October 2024
Opinion: Family Court proceedings in New Zealand enjoy a level of secrecy that's extreme by global standards, writes Carrie Leonetti.
Science and technology
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1 November 2024
Hummingbirds, butterflies, beetles, dragonflies, bees and even salamanders provide inspiration for an exploration of fairy physiology.
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16 October 2024
For the second year running the University has come out on top in Australasia in the independent Survey of Commercialisation Outcomes from Public Research.
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14 October 2024
The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is celebrating 21 years of giving students and staff an expert hand to get their innovative ideas out into the world.
University news
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4 November 2024
A summary of the sixth annual report on sustainability from the University of Auckland shows good progress.
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4 November 2024
The University's new sustainability web pages showcase its work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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20 October 2024
2024 Celebrating Research Excellence Awards evening recognises impact and innovation in research across the University of Auckland.
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.