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Mathematician honoured with research medal

18 November 2020

Professor Eamonn O’Brien of the University of Auckland has been awarded this year’s Hector Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi for his contributions in the field of group theory.
Top award for research on exercise and the brain

18 November 2020

Research on the link between exercise and a healthy brain has earned Dr David Moreau one of the year’s top science prizes, the Early Career Research Excellence Award for Social Sciences from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Tracking humpback whales through song

18 November 2020

Scientists are tracking humpback whales by listening in on the songs they sing as they migrate past New Zealand each year on their way to breeding grounds nearer the tropics.
What makes us who we are?

17 November 2020

How do children with dyslexia turn out years later? How common is pregnancy depression? Is there a migraine personality? Does learning a second language change the brain?
Early-career researchers encouraged by Rutherford Foundation awards

14 November 2020

University of Auckland early-career researchers awarded Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships/ Cambridge-Rutherford Memorial PhD Scholarships in the 2020 funding round.
Faculty of Science funding success a boon in tough year

10 November 2020

This year’s Marsden grants show a significant increase in both funding and number of successful projects for the Faculty of Science compared to last year.
Ten years on, uni ‘drop out’ becomes doctor

3 November 2020

Alicia Didsbury gave up university study when she got pregnant in her late teens but more than 20 years and a lot of hard work later, she graduates with a doctorate in biological sciences.
New Zealand’s first student-built satellite ready for lift off

3 November 2020

New Zealand’s first satellite designed and built by university students is about to be launched into space via Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle.
Stunning shearwaters photo wins People’s Choice

3 November 2020

A stunning night-time photo of Buller’s shearwaters/rako captured in the flash of the camera with the Milky Way as a backdrop high above, has been named People’s Choice at this year’s NZ Geographic Photographer of the Year awards.
Succeeding when pain won’t leave you alone

3 November 2020

There were times for student Lin Kee, when the idea of finishing her studies and graduating seemed unlikely, if not impossible.
Growing skin in the lab to treat a rare disease

2 November 2020

Scientists have successfully gene-engineered skin cells in the laboratory which could be used to treat a rare but sometimes debilitating genetic skin condition.
Funding for device that measures blood supply during surgery

29 October 2020

Research scientist Dr Michel Nieuwoudt from the University of Auckland has been awarded a Health Research Council fellowship to develop a non-invasive device to identify ischaemia tissue during pancreatic surgery.

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