Breadcrumbs List.
Education and society
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Lost in translation? Language teachers studying abroad in a Covid world
25 July 2022
Studying abroad during a time of major global disruption is the focus of a new book edited by University of Auckland Professor of Applied Linguistics Gary Barkhuizen.
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Refugee advisory panel members announced
18 July 2022
A new national panel representing a broad range of expertise and experience from refugee groups around Aotearoa has now been selected.
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Youth at risk to benefit from creative partnership
12 July 2022
Young people at risk of disengaging from education will directly benefit from a new partnership between the University of Auckland and Youthtown Inc.
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Aotearoa must be vigilant after Roe v Wade
3 July 2022
Opinion: Liz Beddoe and Eileen Joy look at the potential ramifications for New Zealand of the US Supreme Court's decision on abortion, finding numerous ways that even so-called 'settled law' could be undermined by funding and access barriers.
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Proud day of celebration at Tai Tokerau
30 June 2022
A group of 25 education students recently graduated in front of proud whānau in the Tai Tokerau June ceremony.
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Politicians have sucked the life out of young Kiwis
30 June 2022
Opinion: Aotearoa New Zealand has become a country for oldies to enjoy while the young silently drown, says Robert MacCulloch.
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Keeping radical hope alive: Professor Liz Beddoe
29 June 2022
In her long-awaited inaugural lecture, Professor Liz Beddoe laid down a fiery challenge to social work educators to keep “radical hope” alive and educate students to resist neoliberal and populist agendas.
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Can the US look back to find a future?
27 June 2022
OPINION: Jennifer Frost asks whether the American Constitution needs retrofitting for the 21st century in the light of recent Supreme Court rulings on abortion and guns.
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Formal welcome for new Ihonuku te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Jemaima Tiatia
27 June 2022
Formal welcome for new Ihonuku te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Associate Professor Jemaima Tiatia
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Universities must support more students with refugee backgrounds
20 June 2022
Offering students with refugee backgrounds targeted support to enter higher education is now a bottom line for universities hoping to top a prestigious global performance table.
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Strong University presence in Fulbright Awards
13 June 2022
University of Auckland staff, students and alumni feature prominently in the line-up of Fulbright New Zealand 2022 awardees.
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Navigating a new course for Pacific learners
2 June 2022
To help schools better support Pacific learners, training on a multi-faceted resource called 'Tapasā' is now available.