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Fewer vehicles, less air pollution

30 September 2020

As Auckland traffic volumes plummeted during New Zealand’s strictest lockdown, so did air pollution levels but a detailed analysis shows a more complex picture than might be expected.
What lies beneath: is this the new asbestos?

24 September 2020

Opinion: Jennifer Salmond and Martin Brook write about their research into risks posed by the toxic mineral erionite and the safe management of disturbed deposits.
Environmental doom and 'eco-anxiety'

24 September 2020

News reports regularly remind us that the environment is under threat from a raft of climate change effects including loss of biodiversity, melting ice sheets and devastating ‘climate fires’.
AI evokes both excitement and fear

23 September 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises to make improvements to our lives in many ways, including enhancing efficiencies in the workplace, generating productivity gains and having a positive impact on our wellbeing.
Whale-watching by satellite

22 September 2020

Scientists have successfully attached satellite tracking tags to six New Zealand southern right whales, or tohorā, and are inviting the public to follow the whales’ travels online.
Endeavour Funding for University of Auckland research

14 September 2020

University of Auckland research projects led by the Faculty of Science have been awarded more than $16 million from the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation (MBIE) Endeavour Fund for 2020.
NZ’s most celebrated mathematician dies

9 September 2020

New Zealand’s most celebrated mathematician, Sir Vaughan Jones, the only New Zealander to be awarded the maths equivalent of the Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal, has died aged 67.
Aucklanders less invested in lockdown #2

2 September 2020

Opinion: Fewer Aucklanders complied with lockdown #2 and Government faced increased criticism. But medical advice cannot be a partisan issue, writes Joel Rindelaub.
University researchers answering the call for innovation acceleration in Covid response

26 August 2020

Seven projects from the University of Auckland have been awarded funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Covid-19 Innovation Acceleration Fund.
Major international cosmology conference in cyberspace

25 August 2020

A major international cosmology conference will take place entirely in cyberspace across multiple time zones because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Vote Compass: find out how your views align with party policies

20 August 2020

Vote Compass, an interactive tool that gives voters a clear idea of how their views line up with our political parties, is back ahead of the 2020 election.
Tracking re-invasion of mice on offshore havens

19 August 2020

Scientists are highlighting the importance of biosecurity after a study shows how easily pests can re-invade islands.

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