Breadcrumbs List.
Doctoral
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Digital safety gaps leave vulnerable at risk
1 October 2025
Language barriers and low digital literacy are leaving vulnerable groups exposed to online harms, and without local research, New Zealand is ill-equipped to respond.
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The precarious lives of dance teachers in China
17 September 2025
The life of a dance teacher in China has become ever more tenuous, fraught with risks as well as opportunities, reveals Yue Liu, who has graduated with a PhD in Dance Studies.
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Law and LucÍa: Graduate hits law degree for six
11 September 2025
Veronica Kirisome balanced law with motherhood, graduating just before her daughter’s fifth birthday.
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Graduate’s AI models reshape care for older patients
10 September 2025
Dr Abtin Maghsoodi is at the forefront of using artificial intelligence to solve complex problems in healthcare, and further afield.
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Power and plumage: grad's focus on Pacific headdresses
9 September 2025
The significance of chiefly headdresses in Sāmoa, Tonga and Fiji are the focus of art history graduate Talei Tu’inukuafe’s doctoral thesis.
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Doctoral study reveals refugee students at NZ universities feel excluded
8 September 2025
Universities in New Zealand need to do more to ensure students from refugee backgrounds feel they belong here, according to an education graduate's PhD thesis.
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My Space: Andrew Battley
1 September 2025
It's not surprising what you'll find on the desk of the University's very own Lego Master, Andrew Battley.
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Three Minute Thesis winners explore hot topics
11 August 2025
Noah Bunkley won the University's 2025 Three Minute Thesis final on 8 August, with research on cool roofs.
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Will reflective roofs help beat the heat?
11 August 2025
About 500 roofs across four continents have been painted with a reflective coating, as part of research into tackling the health impacts of climate change.
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TOKTALK new meeting place for Pacific scholars
8 August 2025
TOKTALK creates energising space for Pacific scholars says Fofonga for Pacific Research Excellence director, Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiu Talei.
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Honouring identity: Cook Islands research excellence
7 August 2025
Celebrations continue for the 60th anniversary of Cook Islands self-governance, Pacific research continues to make a strong impact across local and diaspora communities.
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Shining light on the unwritten rules of democracy
5 August 2025
The topic of constitutional conventions doesn't come up every day but doctoral student Kelly Shuttleworth explains how important they are in a democracy.