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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1 April 2025
Driven by a passion for sustainability, Professor Saeid Baroutian is developing clean technologies to tackle pressing environmental challenges.
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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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1 April 2025
The University's grounds and precinct manager talks about one of his favourite spaces on campus: a secret, subtropical garden.
Arts and culture
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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.
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24 March 2025
What would happen if a contemporary composer trained AI in their back catalogue and then prompted it to produce something new?
Business and economy
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26 March 2025
University of Auckland researchers are exploring how startup and innovation networks can become more inclusive.
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26 March 2025
Analysis: Businesses that embrace diversity perform better, attract top talent and enhance their reputations, writes Ramona Zharfpeykan.
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25 March 2025
Analysis: Stop waiting for a foreign hero: the supermarket sector needs competition from within, writes Drew Franklin.
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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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.
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13 March 2025
Comment: The expansion of satellite activity has, in part, led to the increased push by certain communities to seek DarkSky certification. Salene Schloffel-Armstrong and Robin Kearns report.
Health and medicine
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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.
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31 March 2025
Up to half of people with dementia in some New Zealand communities receive no help for the condition, early research results show.
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
Alongside staff and students, hundreds of different plants and creatures find their place on the City Campus.
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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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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.
