University of Auckland

Southern right whales adjusted their foraging grounds over the past 30 years as climate change altered where prey could be found, according to a University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau scientist.Dr Emma Carroll, of the School of…

This Pride month, equity group Rainbow Law won something akin to a pot of gold when they took out the inaugural Te Whainga i te Tika award for their outstanding contribution to social justice.The award, in honour of academic activist…

Pacific eye health leaders recognise that strengthening eye health systems requires evidenced-based research informed by the Pacific context. The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ, in collaboration with the University of Auckland, aims to…

Professional teaching fellow Eileen Joy’s completed PhD thesis on child protection in New Zealand is a strong critique of current child protection policies and practice which are heavily influenced by reforms during the 2010s.“I chose to…

Birds sold in the pet trade are often colourful and charismatic creatures. Some can even be taught to talk, and they often provide owners with much-needed companionship. But there are negative aspects of the pet trade that warrant a…

The age-old quest for immortality has taken a step forward with the results of an Aotearoa New Zealand study just published in leading international journal Nature Ageing.The Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland trial demonstrates…

Summer Lab, a four-week University of Auckland experience highlighting innovation and entrepreneurship education, is enjoying its day in the sun after winning a United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship award…

Sixty years after Bruce McLaren made the journey from New Zealand to England to establish the company that still bears his name, two University of Auckland engineering students are following in his footsteps.Waipapa Taumata Rau,…

A world-first Australian and New Zealand study is set to change how clinicians treat children with acute respiratory problems, improving best care and potentially saving millions of healthcare dollars, particularly in remote, rural and…

Aotearoa New Zealand scientists are proving the health effects of kawakawa, a plant revered as taonga and long-used in Māori medicine or rongoā.In the latest paper, researchers from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, in…