University of Auckland

There is growing evidence, both anecdotal and now in several studies, that shingles seems to be occurring at a greater rate in people shortly after Covid-19 infection than might otherwise be expected.A large recent study in the US looked…

A University of Auckland archaeology team, led by postdoctoral fellow Dr Joshua Emmitt, trained a computer algorithm to distinguish stone artefacts from natural rocks with 100 percent accuracy.The model outperformed two human experts who…

Differences in the growth, weight, and body fat levels of children conceived through fertility treatment are small, and no longer apparent by late adolescence, finds new research.The University of Bristol-led study, published in the…

A research paper questioning the evidence for a link between the neurotransmitter serotonin and depression has made headlines worldwide. What the researchers did not assess, among other important questions, was the benefits or…

Persistent and urgent challenges faced by Aotearoa New Zealand have led to the establishment of seven flagship University Research Centres at the University of Auckland.The University’s strategy Taumata Teitei focuses researchers and…

Researchers at the University of Auckland are reviving a sophisticated Māori construction technique, mīmiro, to rebuild a historic Bay of Plenty wharenui, Tānewhirinaki, that hasn’t stood since the Napier earthquake. The project led by…

The New Zealand Refugee Advisory Panel will be a collaborative place for refugee communities and organisations to represent themselves and advocate collectively on strategies and policies that affect them.It is a joint initiative between…

The Centre for Arts and Social Transformation (CAST) at the University of Auckland will be able to continue its research into building resilience in young people through the arts, recreation, sports and music, thanks to a three-year…

If there’s an example of a law that has singularly failed to meet the needs of a changing society, it is the Adoption Act 1955. The Act was passed to overcome the fact that children born outside marriage were illegitimate and described as…

The US Supreme Court decision limiting the power of environmental regulators to curb carbon dioxide emissions from power plants is strange at best and, to me, absurd.As an expert on the science of climate change, I’ve seen these types of…