Feature Article
10 December 2024
Completing her PhD, while juggling her many commitments – and Covid-19 – took Dr Jin Russell ten years.
Sustainable impact
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17 December 2024
Dr Justin Sobion brought the voices of small island nations to the world’s highest court, demanding urgent action on climate justice.
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16 December 2024
Older gardeners will pass on secrets of the soil in a project run by the University of Auckland Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research.
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10 December 2024
The University of Auckland has been ranked in the top one percent of universities worldwide for sustainability in the latest QS rankings for sustainability.
Arts and culture
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18 December 2024
The Fine Arts Supply Bank is giving Audrey Goggin the freedom to follow her passion.
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11 December 2024
Some people can’t imagine a dog barking or a police siren. Songs can’t get stuck in their heads. They have no inner voices.
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9 December 2024
There are higher-than-normal odds of bumping into a mathematician in Auckland this week.
Business and economy
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14 September 2026
A new report has found that in the seven years from 2010 to 2016, power generators pocketed an extra $5.4 billion in profits over and above what they would have if the wholesale electricity market was truly competitive.
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18 December 2024
The next generation of HR leaders is being supported by an alumna’s new scholarship.
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11 December 2024
The hidden struggles of expatriates inside Kabul’s fortified compounds are explored by doctoral candidate Sam Mackay.
Education and society
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19 April 57362
No one should leave prison without stable housing if we want to reduce rates of recidivism, according to a major new report on housing after prison from the University of Auckland.
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16 August 2025
Opinion: Confusion, xenophobia and claims made in fake news stories about coronavirus have parallels with another epidemic disease a century ago: polio, writes Heather Battles.
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13 July 2025
Opinion: Frances Hancock, who has worked alongside the SOUL group to preserve Ihumātao, pays tribute to those still protecting the land as they wait for settlement.
Environment
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17 December 2024
As the climate crisis intensifies, a new report reveals how extreme heat, rising seas, and disease threaten millions across Small Island Nations.
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16 December 2024
Older gardeners will pass on secrets of the soil in a project run by the University of Auckland Centre for Co-Created Ageing Research.
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9 December 2024
Earth Observation Laboratory Aotearoa has opened the doors to a treasure trove of data for the public good.
Health and medicine
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20 December 2024
New treatments are urgently needed for dementia, says University of Auckland pharmacology researcher Amy Smith.
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19 December 2024
How best to support people with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and their whānau is the focus of a new study at the University of Auckland.
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19 December 2024
Wearing hospital gowns increases patients' feelings of vulnerability and powerlessness, a new study confirms.
Politics and law
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19 December 2024
Is the Companies Act ready for modern challenges? Experts debate its future at a landmark conference.
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17 December 2024
Dr Justin Sobion brought the voices of small island nations to the world’s highest court, demanding urgent action on climate justice.
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16 December 2024
Analysis: The fall of the French government could have dire consequences for New Caledonia, says Sarah Bradley, which is teetering on the brink of economic collapse, despite the appointment of François Bayrou as the new French Prime Minister.
Science and technology
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11 December 2024
Some people can’t imagine a dog barking or a police siren. Songs can’t get stuck in their heads. They have no inner voices.
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University news
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17 December 2024
The University of Auckland's men's football team will represent Oceania at the 2025 FISU Football World Cup. Captain Connor Turton explains how they got this far.
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16 December 2024
Congratulations to the University of Auckland's 44 new professors and 53 new associate professors who have been promoted
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13 December 2024
What makes for a healthy life at each stage of our journey? The Liggins Institute's focus on this big question has driven a year of leading research and achievement.
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.
