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young girl with a bottle of milk

4 March 2025

The University of Auckland has launched Ingenious, a podcast taking a deep dive into the world and minds of researchers. The first episode explores the science behind lactose intolerance and how a 5,000-year-old genetic mutation determines whether milk is friend or foe.

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  • Building marked US Agency for International Development

    3 March 2025

    Opinion: Aid must be freed from the vested interests and racial prejudices that determine who is deserving and who is not, says Ritesh Shah.

  • Two young girls with arms round each other and purple backpacks in backview outside a school or university.

    19 February 2025

    School friendships and social connections are vital to positive student experiences so need to be actively fostered, according to findings from the Our Voices project at the University of Auckland

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    19 February 2025

    Opinion: Destiny Church too often uses the fear of violence to drive queer people out of public life. The Govt ahould adopt lawfare against the organisation and we should all stand up to them, says Emmy Rakete.

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  • young girl with a bottle of milk

    4 March 2025

    The University of Auckland has launched Ingenious, a podcast taking a deep dive into the world and minds of researchers. The first episode explores the science behind lactose intolerance and how a 5,000-year-old genetic mutation determines whether milk is friend or foe.

  • Jess Hutchings and Dr Kelly Garton - head and shoulders collage, facing each other.

    4 March 2025

    Two Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences students will receive around $25,000 each for study-related travel as part of new-look philanthropic funding.

  • Jessie Jacobsen portrait

    3 March 2025

    Insights gained from a genetic diagnosis of autism can be transformative for children and their families, says the scientist helming New Zealand’s first autism research clinic.

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