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Getting to the heart and sole of barefoot running

21 July 2020

Dr Justin Fernandez explains why we weren't all born to run barefoot, or even if we were we weren't bought up that way.
Eruption alert system would have given 16 hours’ warning at Whakaari

20 July 2020

An alert system that could have given 16 hours’ warning of last year’s eruption at Whakaari/White Island is ready for deployment, University of Auckland scientists say, with warning systems for Ruapehu and Tongariro the next priority.
Making up is hard to do, new study finds

14 July 2020

The fun of making up is the theme of countless songs, movies but a new study has found that ‘make-up sex’ is less common and a good deal less exciting than popular culture would have us believe.
Scientists argue for single list of the world’s species

8 July 2020

Scientists frustrated at the number of different scientific lists for the world’s organisms say it’s time to agree on a model that would see all the world’s species on a single list.
Taking stock 40 years after marine reserve created

6 July 2020

Total biomass within the Leigh Marine Reserve is five times higher than it was 40 years ago when the Reserve was first established, a new study shows.
Penn State and University of Auckland to partner in research

6 July 2020

The University of Auckland this month entered a strategic partnership with Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to collaborate on teaching and research.
Laser physicist wins Emerging Scientist Award

30 June 2020

Dr Miro Erkintalo from the University of Auckland’s Department of Physics has won the Emerging Scientist Award at this year’s Prime Minister’s Science Prizes.
HRC funding for two Faculty of Science projects

30 June 2020

Two science research projects have been awarded more than $2.5 million from the Health Research Council’s Project and Programmes funding rounds for 2020.
Take care with tech used to fight Covid

26 June 2020

Opinion: Machine learning is being used to research Covid-19, but social implications of the work must be considered and diverse voices heard, writes Daniel Wilson.
Toothpaste created by chemistry student a winner

24 June 2020

There are key aspects of formulating a new toothpaste that are challenging for the novice chemist - the correct amount of foaming and that all-important fresh after-taste are two that are difficult to get just right.
A triumvirate of medals for the Auckland Bioengineering Institute

16 June 2020

The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) has been recognised with three Vice-Chancellor Awards 2020; Distinguished Professors Peter Hunter and Thor Besier have been awarded Commercialisation Medals and Associate Professor Suranga Nanayakkara awarded one of three Research Excellence Medals for individual researchers.
Exercise, work productivity and well-being

16 June 2020

Many fitness programmes and other well-being initiatives associated with the workplace came to a full stop during lockdown but as things get back to normal, researchers are keen to find out whether people did more or less exercise during and after the pandemic.

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