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Investment in MedTech to translate science to real life

26 October 2021

The Government is investing $8.1 million over three years in Te Tītoki Mataora, the MedTech Research Translator, co-led by the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) to develop new technologies that could transform healthcare.
Sir Peter Gluckman president of International Science Council

20 October 2021

Sir Peter Gluckman has become President of the International Science Council, taking up the position as head of the council's governing board for a three-year mandate.
Young researchers get funding for work on pests

7 October 2021

Two young researchers in the School of Biological Sciences have been awarded $640,000 each to carry out leading-edge research into pest and predator control.
Space debris imperils future exploration

7 October 2021

Opinion: It’s World Space Week and Laura Pirovano from the Space Institute writes about space junk and the importance of keeping spacecraft and satellites safe.
Targeting the right atrium, to fix our irregularly beating hearts

1 October 2021

A team of researchers at the University of Auckland is advancing the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) by using computational modelling and artificial intelligence to target the right atrium, the chamber of the heart which has been neglected in heart research.
Radical change needed in youth mental health

1 October 2021

Mental health services for youth are outdated, inhospitable and inaccessible to most young people and need a radical overhaul, a leading youth mental health researcher says.
Kea behave as if the virtual and real worlds are continuous

29 September 2021

Kea parrots treat virtual and real-world environments as continuous and equivalent, a new study by the University of Auckland published in Biology Letters shows.
Creating a Digital 'Mini Me'

28 September 2021

Bioengineer Dr Julie Choisne has been awarded an Aotearoa Fellowship for research aimed at developing what she calls a “Digi Mini Me” – a computational model of the physiology of a child.
Dementia's looming toll exposed in research report

28 September 2021

Dementia is set to cost $6 billion a year by 2050, posing a major risk to New Zealand’s health system, according to a University of Auckland report.
Regulating emotions key to getting through lockdown

27 September 2021

Learning to live with uncertainty and accepting negative emotions is key to being resilient in the face of lockdown, a new study shows.
Using technologies of the future to piece together the past

20 September 2021

A world-leading project to analyse thousands of Māori stone artefacts has been funded at the University of Auckland.
Carbon fibre for seismic strengthening of floors

20 September 2021

Dr Enrique del Rey Castillo and his team have been awarded funding from the Endeavour Fund to research seismic strengthening of floor diaphragms with carbon fibre materials.

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