Breadcrumbs List.
Faculty of Science
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No, catching Omicron is not inevitable
9 March 2022
Computer scientist Dr David Welch says you don't need to catch Omicron. Here's the evidence.
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When trust in government slumps: lessons from pandemic survey
4 March 2022
When people lose trust in the government, effects may ripple across workplaces and individuals' wellbeing.
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Karen Waldie: neurodiversity is more than a buzzword
1 March 2022
Professor Karen Waldie wants educators to be able to access more knowledge to improve outcomes for neurodiverse learners and prevent them ending up with mental health issues in later life.
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Glub, glub, glub… a sound library of the underwater world
21 February 2022
Most people don’t know that the underwater world has dawn and dusk choruses, similar to those of the birds on land.
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Science does not sit in splendid isolation
15 February 2022
Opinion: Braiding mātauranga Māori and science poses no threat to learning and research, writes Julie Rowland. Instead it enriches both practices in many way
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NZ and German researchers partner up in space
15 February 2022
University of Auckland and German space experts are partnering up for research into using carbon fibre for spacecraft and laser light technology to transmit data to Earth.
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Paracetamol during pregnancy: a link with childhood depression?
14 February 2022
Could there be a link between mothers taking paracetamol during pregnancy and later signs of depression in some of their children?
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Denying science with opinions and fairy tales
1 February 2022
Opinion: Why have so many climate change deniers emerged as Covid anti-vaxxers, and why are so many people listening to their false fairytales, asks Kevin Trenberth.
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Telescope a million miles away brings Space closer to home
1 February 2022
Opinion: Remarkable technology a million miles from Earth could help answer some of humanity's biggest questions about the Universe, writes Heloise Stevance.
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Climate: NZ’s role on spaceship Earth
26 January 2022
Opinion: Climate change is a global problem requiring a global solution, but individual nations like New Zealand can play a role and must do so, writes Kevin Trenberth.
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Students' sustainability projects shared at United Nations workshop
26 January 2022
Educators around the world get a glimpse of how the University of Auckland teaches sustainable development.
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World's oceans are hotter than ever
19 January 2022
Temperatures are rising in all oceans, reports Dr Kevin Trenberth, a climate-change expert affiliated with the Faculty of Science.