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How Te Pūnaha Matatini became part of our Covid-19 response

28 October 2020

Shaun Hendy and Siouxsie Wiles are just two of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers at Te Pūnaha Matatini, who have contributed to New Zealand's Covid-19 response. Jonathan Burgess meets some of the group.
Beaches won't go extinct but tough decisions ahead

28 October 2020

A claim half the world’s beaches could be extinct by the turn of the century is being disputed by an international team of coastal scientists including Associate Professor Giovanni Coco.
Climate change challenge: all eyes on the blue marble

28 October 2020

Aotearoa has committed to net-zero emissions of all greenhouse gases, other than biogenic methane, by 2050. Is that enough? Finlay Macdonald talks to University scientists, including those involved with the Climate Science Initiative.
How do kea see 1080 bait?

15 October 2020

Research shows kea have the ability to distinguish between two different-coloured 1080 baits but cannot detect the presence of bird repellent in baits of the same colour, findings which might have implications for future 1080 operations.
A world without tax, a world without sharing

15 October 2020

Opinion: It’s time for us to re-learn what children do naturally – sharing what we have – and abandon our aversion to tax, write Dr Niki Harré and Philip McKibbin.
Environment can’t be held hostage to politics

14 October 2020

Opinion: When it comes to the environment, we need to look away from the relay race of politics and think about how to give more people a seat at the decision table.
New Centre of Research Excellence based at Auckland following funding announcement

9 October 2020

The Tertiary Education Commission has announced today that the University of Auckland will be hosting four of the 10 Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs), including one of two new Centres.
When spacetime trembles – forensic statistics and black hole mergers

7 October 2020

Our knowledge of black holes has progressed rapidly in recent decades due to the development of highly sophisticated observatory technology called LIGO or the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory.
Study identifies behaviours that support children to develop self-control

7 October 2020

New research using this country’s largest longitudinal study of child development has identified key behaviours to support pre-school children to develop self-control, a key indicator of adult wellbeing.
Kiwi researchers crack quantum physics puzzle

2 October 2020

Scientists have re-investigated a sixty-year-old idea by the American physicist P.W. Anderson and provided new insights into the quantum world.
Discovery in University library tells fuller story of noted maths professor

1 October 2020

The discovery of a mathematics professor’s prizes in the University of Auckland library has shone light on an early chapter in his life.
Comparing pornography to mainstream content - study

30 September 2020

YouTube and Netflix are giants of the video streaming sphere in both scale and popularity but what about their x-rated counterparts?

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