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Rocket Man appointed to University

4 September 2019

The University of Auckland has appointed space industry pioneer, Peter Beck, as Adjunct Professor in Aerospace Engineering.
Whale migration pattern written into their songs

4 September 2019

The convergence of humpback whales at the Kermadec Islands is the human equivalent of a singing competition at a favourite gathering place.
Bioengineer jets off to NASA to study drones for planetary exploration

30 August 2019

Bioengineer Finbar Argus has been awarded a scholarship to NASA, where he'll be looking at the aerodynamics of aircraft such as drones for planetary exploration.
A watch-like device that helps people feel the music

28 August 2019

A wearable device which allows people to feel music, developed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute, is "life-changing" according to one deaf user.
Wine science and sulfurs – the good and the bad

27 August 2019

Opinion: From rotten eggs to passionfruit, Dr Rebecca Deed writes about sulfur compounds in wine, why some are bad but others provide aroma, taste and character.
Are we on the cusp of answering the biggest questions of all?

26 August 2019

They are the biggest unknowns, questions we ponder every time we look at the stars: What is life? Are we alone in the universe? How does life happen?
What a difference a decade makes in earthquake engineering

22 August 2019

It’s a brutal way to learn but if there is any good to come out of the earthquakes that devastated parts of New Zealand over the last decade, a lot more is now known about the ground beneath our feet.
India has it right: nations either aim for the Moon or get left behind in the space economy

22 August 2019

Opinion: Doctoral candidate Nicholas Borroz discusses how space is poised to be big business.
University celebrates its community from refugee backgrounds

21 August 2019

PhD student Bilal Nasier, who fled war-torn Afghanistan when he was four-years-old, is one of 750 students with a refugee background at the University of Auckland who will be celebrated during the University's first ever Refugee Week next week.
Not time to worry about robots - yet

21 August 2019

Opinion: Should we worry about robots taking over? Not anytime soon, says Dr Craig Sutherland who talks about the impact of robots for Raising the Bar on 27 August.
Smoking cigarettes worse than smoking marijuana, say teens

19 August 2019

Smoking cigarettes is worse teenage behaviour than smoking marijuana, according to Year 11-13 students from New Zealand schools. Furthermore, they think their parents would agree with them.
Why you should go jump off a table

15 August 2019

“If you want to excite the bones, and get your bones to respond to that, the best thing you can do is jump off a table,” says Associate Professor Thor Besier. “Do that ten times, and your bones will receive more stimulus than if you went for a walk for two hours.”

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