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13 August 2024
In partnership with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Waipapa Taumata Rau has unveiled a new marae, Ngā Tauira. It marked a milestone in the University’s history, celebrating the re-establishment of the historic Tūtahi Tonu wharenui.
Sustainable impact
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13 August 2024
In partnership with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Waipapa Taumata Rau has unveiled a new marae, Ngā Tauira. It marked a milestone in the University’s history, celebrating the re-establishment of the historic Tūtahi Tonu wharenui.
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12 August 2024
One of the world's conservation success stories needs a boost.
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8 August 2024
On 18 July, a group of Business School staff escaped the offices for a day of fresh air, physical activity and feel-good vibes.
Arts and culture
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7 August 2024
Tūtahi Tonu, tuākana of Waipapa Marae and originally from the Epsom Campus, will re-open in its new home on 10 August.
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1 August 2024
To Hold, the latest ballet from acclaimed choreographer Dr Sarah Foster-Sproull, celebrates the power and beauty of collaboration.
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1 August 2024
First People’s experiences, largely left out of traditional music curricula, are foregrounded in a new book.
Business and economy
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7 August 2024
As countries including Aotearoa New Zealand embrace renewable energy production, a recent study sheds light on some overlooked impacts of this transition.
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5 August 2024
Is sustainable tourism achievable or just a lofty ideal? Doctoral candidate Claire Beach is exploring the complexities of the tourism industry in her research.
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30 July 2024
Aotearoa New Zealand's approach to data sovereignty is examined in a forthcoming paper.
Education and society
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5 August 2024
The University of Auckland pays tribute to Sir Colin Maiden, former vice-chancellor, who passed away on 31 July.
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29 July 2024
Finally a legitimate reason to hit the pub on a school night: Raising the Bar is back, on Tuesday 27 August.
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23 July 2024
Anthropology, the study of human societies and cultures, continues to fascinate students and is always a highly ranked subject at the University of Auckland. What’s its secret?
Environment
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15 August 2024
A snappy presentation on seabird biology won Inka Pleiss the University's Three Minute Thesis contest.
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25 July 2024
Dr Jenny Hillman is one of those leading the way, along with the Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, to move millions of mussels into the Hauraki Gulf to help filter the waters.
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1 July 2024
Opinion: Dr Priyanka Dhopade cautions we'll pay a heavy price unless the space industry is incentivised to develop and maintain environmental standards.
Health and medicine
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9 August 2024
Pacific clinicians to attend workshop on Paediatric Palliative Care at University of Auckland.
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9 August 2024
A study aiming to help rural and regional cancer patients take part in clinical trials is among those successful in getting Health Research Centre project funding.
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8 August 2024
Many low-income families cannot afford to feed their children healthy low-cost foods, new research shows.
Politics and law
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9 August 2024
Public outrage isn't enough; Aotearoa needs legal remedies to address cultural misappropriation, writes Jayden Houghton.
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25 July 2024
Opinion: The final report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is 16 volumes of tragedy and grief, but also hope for a better future, writes Stephen Winter.
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9 July 2024
Auckland Law School to celebrate the contribution of Pacific peoples to the field of Law with its first Pacific Law Week, 15-19 July.
Science and technology
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9 August 2024
Opinion: It’s time to break up the big-tech monopolies in cloud computing, says Angus Dowell
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1 August 2024
My Space: In the first of a regular series exploring some of the special spaces around the University, Professor Jan Eldridge (head of physics) talks to UniNews about her sci-fi themed office.
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24 July 2024
Experts from the University of Auckland and across the Tasman are collaborating to enhance space exploration and address the growing challenges of space traffic.
University news
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14 August 2024
Inaugural awards acknowledge critical role of professional staff in research success.
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13 August 2024
In partnership with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, Waipapa Taumata Rau has unveiled a new marae, Ngā Tauira. It marked a milestone in the University’s history, celebrating the re-establishment of the historic Tūtahi Tonu wharenui.
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1 August 2024
Professor Nuala Gregory will become Dean of a new faculty which, from 2025, will combine the faculties of Arts, Education and Social Work and parts of Creative Arts and Industries.
The Challenge
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7 August 2024
Research reveals how streams and estuaries are the key to slowing the spread of plastics in our oceans.
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22 July 2024
Hundreds of thousands of babies worldwide owe their lives to the modest scientist who gave his name to the Liggins Institute.
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24 June 2024
How a bioengineer and a health advocate are changing the way researchers partner with Māori.