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Climate change makes it high time to grow GMOs

15 June 2023

Opinion: National’s policy suggests the long-term use and apparent safety of these plants overseas would mean they’d be considered safe to grow here, and the party has a good point, says Andy Allan.
El Niño is here. Get ready for disruption

14 June 2023

El Niño can make New Zealand drier in the east, wetter in the west, and cooler overall, with disruption always on the cards, writes climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth.
When downsizing means destroying our universities

8 June 2023

Opinion: University job cuts highlight a funding hole threatening education and the government's stated science goals, writes Professor Nicola Gaston.
Three professors from Faculty of Science feature in Honours List

6 June 2023

Three science professors were recognised for their contributions over decades in the King’s Birthday and Coronation Honours List.
Insights into Hector's dolphins at top of South Island

26 May 2023

Chemical analysis reveals more about the little-studied Hector's dolphins at the top of the South Island.
Climate change believers more likely to cooperate with strangers - study

25 May 2023

Behavioural economic games were used in a recent University of Auckland study to present social dilemma problems to almost 900 New Zealanders.
Sound pollution from small boats interferes with fish hearing

24 May 2023

Sound pollution from small boats can add to stressors on fish, Hauraki Gulf research shows.
Transformative treatments gain $2M HRC funding

24 May 2023

Inventive approaches to persistent health problems gain almost $2 million in HRC funding.
Samuel Mehr's Music Lab probes the influence of music

22 May 2023

Dr Samuel Mehr is a psychologist who uses the fun and games of a citizen science research platform to probe the influence of music.
Andrew Allan: new genetic technologies needed to climate-proof our crops

19 May 2023

Can our crops keep up with climate change? Professor Andrew Allan says this question should be high on New Zealand’s list of priorities.
Auckland University Press has great night at Ockhams

19 May 2023

It was a successful night for our book publisher Auckland University Press at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards on 17 May, with two AUP books taking out top awards, as well as two University alumni winning major prizes.
How our researchers are helping to save sea life

18 May 2023

Feature: Preserving the delicate balance of life in under-threat marine ecosystems takes effort. Owen Poland talks to University of Auckland scientists about their work to protect this precious environment.

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