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Where could a virus-free New Zealand be in five years?

15 May 2020

Opinion: Mike Lee wonders if a Covid-19 free country would be an attractive option for the world's technology giants?
$1.35m to University researchers tackling health issues

14 May 2020

Researchers will investigate superbugs, safer ventilators and better stroke rehabilitation.
Making ventilators safer

14 May 2020

Dr Haribalan Kumar, Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), wants to reduce the risk to patients being treated with a ventilator, and has been awarded $150,000 research funding to do so.
Young mathematician’s work described as ‘clever’ and ‘beautiful’

14 May 2020

Dr Jeroen Schillewaert has been awarded the prestigious Hall Medal for the quality of his research and its international impact, the first New Zealand-based researcher to win the award.
'Plandemic' – effective fact-free marketing

12 May 2020

Opinion: A trending YouTube video presents Covid-19 conspiracy theories - how can you tell if a source is trustworthy? Associate Professor Helen Petousis-Harris breaks down why 'Plandemic' is not a trustworthy video.
Cutting-edge research on Whirokino Bridge has global impact

11 May 2020

Cutting-edge research on the decommissioned Whirokino Bridge will give scientists and engineers around the world invaluable new insights into the strength of key infrastructure during seismic events.
Student venture aims to bring automation to home builders

8 May 2020

A group of students who met during a free University venture development programme, are preparing to take their building automation ideas to the world.
Remote temperature device for rest homes a world first

7 May 2020

A matchbox-sized body sensor worn under the arm to monitor whether someone has a fever and then sends that data over long distances has won funding to conduct clinical trials.
Emergency research grants for Covid-19 projects

30 April 2020

The impact of lockdown restrictions on mental health and development of anti-viral agents to fight Covid-19 are two University projects being funded by the Auckland Medical Research Foundation (AMRF).
How are people interpreting the rules of lockdown?

28 April 2020

Researchers launching a new study want to learn about people’s understandings of lockdown restrictions and are asking ordinary kiwis to participate.
What do we mean when we talk about the ‘elimination’ of Covid-19?

24 April 2020

Opinion: New Zealand is pursuing an ‘elimination’ strategy to counter the coronavirus pandemic. But that word, as with many terms in science, is not necessarily the same as its common usage, explains Associate Professor Siouxsie Wiles.
Thousands of face shields designed by ABI researchers produced for healthcare workers around New Zealand

22 April 2020

Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and MedTech CoRE researchers have designed a re-usable face shield to help keep medical staff safe when they’re treating patients infected with Covid-19.

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