University of Auckland

Researchers from the University of Auckland calculated that 74 metric tonnes of microplastics are dropping out of the atmosphere onto the city annually, the equivalent of more than 3 million plastic bottles falling from the sky.The study,…

A professor of philosophy in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland, Dr Mulgan is the 2022 recipient of the Humanities Aronui Medal from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.He says thinking about how we can extend current ethical…

University of Auckland Business School researcher Dr William Cheung is analysing micro-level data about people and households to examine the effects of moving house on mental well-being and stress.His study, co-authored with business…

Researchers are accelerating the drive towards more sustainable travel, investigating the feasibility of wireless in-lane charging for electric vehicles.The impact of wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging pads on a section of Auckland…

Associate Professor Geoff Waterhouse was this month awarded the Shorland Medal from the New Zealand Association of Scientists.The medal, awarded annually by the association, recognises a major and continuing contribution to research that…

The University of Auckland's Business School has a reputation for experiential learning and non-traditional content delivery and that’s put it in good health to be part of a new course.The University will take part in the QS Future 17…

The Covid pandemic has brought personal tragedy on a global scale with more than 6.5 million deaths, along with deep damage to economies. A third and less obvious threat is the rise of misinformation.Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn…

It took scientists 13 years and $US300 million to sequence the human genome. Twenty years on, the process, which now takes mere hours and costs just $1,000, is about to be used here in research benefiting the lives of dozens of babies…

The prevailing wisdom that boosting protein would safely help the growth of very preterm babies is questionable, say University of Auckland researchers who have just run the largest study to date on this theory.The Liggins Institute-led…

Professors Lawrence Zhang and Stephen May, from the Faculty of Education and Social Work, and Professors Helen Basturkmen and Gary Barkhuizen in the Faculty of Arts, have all been named in the top two percent of scientists globally on…