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Family celebrates special Graduation Day

10 May 2018

Roimata Manaia Haynes (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Maniapoto) says her precious daughter helped carry her through the hard work and years of study required for the masters degree she graduates with from the University of Auckland today.
Collaboration key to sustainability awards success

10 May 2018

Collaboration across sectors was the common theme for two of the environmental sustainability winners at the recent Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards.
No sex means longer life

7 May 2018

Promiscuity is a bad idea for female stick insects, in fact their smartest option is to have no sex at all.
Coasts in crisis

1 May 2018

Coastal populations around the world have exploded in recent decades but our enthusiasm for living by the sea coincides with a projected rise in risk to the coastal environment including extreme weather events, sea level rise, and the impact of human activities.
Robots everywhere: Robotics in industry and at home

23 April 2018

The University of Auckland is a key centre of robotics research in New Zealand and is holding a free public lecture series where researchers from within the University and outside will explain and discuss their work.
Calls for better cat controls

12 April 2018

Opinion: Cats are a continual cause of controversy in New Zealand, they are either loved, or their feral counterparts threaten native wildlife. Should they be considered pests? Professor Margaret Stanley argues the importance of making the distinction.
Students among medal hopefuls at Commonwealth Games

5 April 2018

University of Auckland students feature strongly in New Zealand's gold medal hopes as the 2018 Commonwealth Games begin on the Gold Coast.
People aren't as selfish as you think they are

5 April 2018

Opinion: Western obsession with money and status is a ‘tale of terror’ – we are not as selfish as we think says Dr Niki Harré in a book published this week. She speaks about it in this article for Newsroom.
Infants as young as 17 months expect fairness and equity

27 March 2018

Children as young as 17 months recognise whether resources are being shared fairly, the first time researchers have found evidence that infants so young are sensitive to principles of "distributive justice".
Take action on land to save the seas

20 March 2018

Opinion: Wanting cleaner, plastic-free neighbourhoods and beaches does not make you a crazy person, it makes you a 'Tidy Kiwi', writes the University of Auckland's Mary A. Sewell.
Bigger waves needed to turn the tide on plastics

15 March 2018

Opinion: There is such a wide scope for reducing our plastic footprint, so where is it? asks the University of Auckland's Emily Joy Frost.
A deeper look at our crayfish crisis

13 March 2018

Opinion: Dr Diana LaScala-Gruenewald (Marine Science) talks about the drop in crayfish numbers and how tagging to track their movements and learn their habits may help.

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