Breadcrumbs List.
Science and technology
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Growing kidney tissue simpler and faster will help fight disease
20 July 2018
New treatments for kidney diseases and inherited kidney disorders could result from new research that is revolutionising the way human kidney tissue is grown from stem cells.
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Auckland welcomes world renowned 3D Printing researcher
11 July 2018
Multi-award-winning product design developer and engineering researcher Professor Olaf Diegel will join the University of Auckland's Faculty of Engineering in early 2019.
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Auckland launches first Graduate School of Engineering
10 July 2018
The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Engineering launches the country’s first Graduate School of Engineering today with the aim of providing the best-possible postgraduate student experience for the next generation of engineers.
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Here, put these on and feel what I feel
9 July 2018
Opinion: Professor Mark Billinghurst (ABI) talks about technology being developed at the university that lets people share each other's experiences in real time.
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Sir Peter Gluckman to lead new global council
6 July 2018
University of Auckland Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Gluckman has been picked to head a new international body of influential science institutions. Sir Peter was elected President-Elect of the International Science Council at its inaugural General Assembly in Paris on 4 July.
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Skip flying and walk the walk
6 July 2018
Opinion: Recognising the hypocrisy of scientists' carbon footprint, scientist Shaun Hendy is going by bus, train, foot - anything but by air - in 2018.
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Five minutes with: a robot builder
5 July 2018
Interview: Dr Andrew McDaid (Mechanical Engineering) talks to Newsroom about building wearable robotic limbs to help people with strokes and disabilities, and using video games to make physio more fun.
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Data science can tell us which political party is dominating
4 July 2018
Young scientists from the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington have come up with a novel way to figure out which party or parties in New Zealand's Parliament are dominating any particular political debate or discourse.
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Lecture series forecasts our future
2 July 2018
Predictions about the changes that Aotearoa/New Zealand is likely to encounter in the next dozen years is the topic of the 2018 Winter Lecture Series, taking place at the University of Auckland through July and August.
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NZ's 'rocket man' to give public lecture at University of Auckland
27 June 2018
Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck will give a free public lecture at the University of Auckland next week to share the company's story so far and his thoughts on the future of New Zealand's fledgling space industry.
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University of Auckland scoops major research grants
22 June 2018
Genetic risk factors for metabolic disease, dietary interventions and surgery recovery are all set for intense research after academics at the University of Auckland received millions in funding from the HRC.
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Top award for artificial intelligence work
19 June 2018
Artificial intelligence trailblazer Associate Professor Mark Sagar has won a Kea award.