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Short bursts of exercise good for the brain

14 August 2019

Short intensive bouts of exercise have similar beneficial effects on the brain as longer workouts, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
University welcomes students to marine science short courses

12 August 2019

Twenty-two undergraduate students from Ocean College, Zhejiang University will be welcomed to the University of Auckland this week.
Great minds, great wine

8 August 2019

Why do some wines taste like rotten eggs, and others like passionfruit?
Pioneering scientist wins Kiwinet awards

8 August 2019

Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble of the University of Auckland wins two Kiwinet awards.
Gearing up for the next Formula-like race

8 August 2019

The Formula SAE team is building its newly designed vehicle and gearing up for this year's race, thanks partly to the kindness of philanthropic car enthusiasts.
Healthcare’s massive carbon footprint

6 August 2019

Opinion: Anaesthetic gas released each year by just one NZ hospital has the same carbon footprint as 500 Auckland and London return flights. Dr Saeid Baroutian explains.
Study reveals unique genetic insight into how NZ children could age

5 August 2019

The country’s largest longitudinal study has found that girls, Pacific children and children born to older mothers have a unique genetic advantage that could potentially help them live longer.
Artificial intelligence: should we fear it or love it?

24 July 2019

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently generating high expectations and intense debate over issues such as the future of work, inherent bias and military application.
From chicken feathers to fire retardant

23 July 2019

Researchers at the Faculty of Engineering have developed a way to turn chicken feathers into a high performing fire retardant.
Extinction of a native freshwater fish – will history repeat?

23 July 2019

It is the only known New Zealand freshwater fish to have gone extinct but the speed at which upokororo disappeared forever has remained something of a puzzle.
Who really won the US-Soviet space race?

19 July 2019

Opinion: Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon, but if we define ‘space race’ by spaceflight capability, the Soviets won hands down, writes Jennifer Frost.
Auckland student takes lawn bowls to millions

15 July 2019

No one would have anticipated a lawn bowls tournament to be the next success story to emerge from the University of Auckland’s entrepreneurship hub. Except, that is, for PhD student Rebecca Jelley.

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