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Meet Auckland's 40 highest (and young) achievers

1 November 2019

The University of Auckland’s 40 under 40 list - class of 2019 - celebrates exceptional alumni who are making a significant contribution to their field or community while aged in their 20s and 30s.
Leading computational biologist awarded Fellowship

31 October 2019

Professor Alexei Drummond from the University of Auckland has been awarded a James Cook Research Fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
What we can learn from measuring the internet

31 October 2019

Opinion: Aniket Mahanti explains internet measuring and the massive popularity of video streaming sites where viewing numbers for some content are in the billions.
Become an adult university student for a week

31 October 2019

The University of Auckland is once again hosting the popular Spring Week lecture series which gives the public access to talks by our leading researchers.
Major funding boost for data science

29 October 2019

The University of Auckland has been awarded $10 million in funding for data science research from the Government’s Strategic Science Investment Fund.
Working together is planet’s best hope

24 October 2019

We often feel that individual action on issues such as climate change is a pointless exercise but Professor Niki Harre from the University of Auckland has written two books that show no cause is hopeless if we work together.
Fish snack on microplastics

22 October 2019

Microplastics are being fed to snapper, New Zealand’s most popular recreational fish species, at NIWA’s aquaculture research facility near Whangarei in a bid to establish some baseline data about how fish are being affected.
Social media may not be as bad for us as we thought

21 October 2019

Scrolling through Facebook or arguing on Twitter may not be as bad for our mental health as we feared, according to new research from the University of Auckland.
Science medal for work in stretchable electronics and biosensors

17 October 2019

Professor Jadranka Travas-Sejdic’s internationally leading work on polymer electronics has been recognised by the New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi which has awarded her this year’s Hector Medal.
Biodiversity key to improving food production

17 October 2019

One of the largest international studies ever done has found the more diverse animal, insect and plant life is on food-producing land, the more productive the land is and the less need for fertilisers and pesticides.
Pioneering work in laser science recognised

17 October 2019

A pioneer in ultra-fast laser science, Professor Cather Simpson, has been named winner of this year’s Pickering Medal by the New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Immersed in the Centre for Brain Research

15 October 2019

This year's Brain Bee winners had the opportunity to experience the Centre for Brain Research for a day.

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