Breadcrumbs List.
Science and technology
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Tracking the spread of early hunter-gatherers through language
13 March 2018
Scientists have further evidence that an ancient family of languages spread across most of the Australian continent over the last 6000 years, rapidly replacing pre-existing languages.
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University of Auckland opens new innovation and entrepreneurship hub
21 February 2018
The University of Auckland has launched the Unleash Space, a new innovation and entrepreneurship hub to grow ideas into ventures.
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Ground breaking study shows gestational diabetes link to heart disease
17 January 2018
A Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences academic is behind a large study that has shown that women who get gestational diabetes are at a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes, hypertension and ischaemic heart disease.
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The sweet sound of fermentation
5 December 2017
Professor Andrew Jeffs is researching the role of underwater sound in fermentation, using beer yeast as a model organism.
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A good grounding
5 December 2017
BSc alumna Alanna Simpson is Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist at the World Bank Group.
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Life as it could be
5 December 2017
Dr Matthew Egbert’s research into Artificial Life lies at the interface between philosophy and science.
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Exploring new frontiers in e-therapy
5 December 2017
Associate Professor Kerry Gibson's research explores how young people give and receive support for psychological stress through social media.
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Engineered skin offers new hope
5 December 2017
Professor Rod Dunbar is the Chief Scientific Officer and shareholder in Upside Biotechnologies, the start-up company he co-founded to develop a skin replacement treatment for burn victims.
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Foundations for all our futures: An evening of Science celebration
5 December 2017
July 2017 was the official opening of Building 302, the newest addition to the Faculty of Science's state-of-the-art Science Centre.
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Unlocking the secrets of the Universe
5 December 2017
Associate Professor Renate Meyer from the Department of Statistics has been a key part of a collaborative effort to detect gravitational waves.
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Science's resident shape-shifter
5 December 2017
Dr Laura Domigan from the School of Biological Sciences uses proteins from fish eye lenses to make useful materials for eye surgery.
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How do dogs think? Clever canines and comparative psychology
5 December 2017
Dr Alex Taylor from the School of Psychology is exploring how dogs think, in the recently established Clever Canine Lab.