University of Auckland

Their call comes after the Australian government this year allocated $288.5 million ($300 million) for the treatment, and coincides with New Zealand’s Mental Health Awareness Week.“This non-invasive treatment has been shown to work as…

The two-part study from the University of Auckland was based on questionnaires asking a wide range of people how they manage their emotions and wellbeing and which was already underway when lockdown happened.That meant the researchers…

Anxiety is a natural reaction to events in our lives and a signal we need to slow down and listen to ourselves, an experienced counsellor says.Dr Brian Rodgers, senior lecturer in Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, says his…

The survey of 668 New Zealanders, from the University of Auckland, showed that 60 per cent would be willing to eat an insect and almost the same number – 59 per cent – have eaten insects in the past. Of those, 34 per cent eat insects…

That leaves policy makers potentially unaware of pressing issues, a University of Auckland study suggests.Research is largely focused on cardiovascular disease and vitamin deficiencies, ignoring the broader health issues and experiences…

The project, which will include researchers from across the University, as well as from the University of Otago and Otago Museum, will use instrumentation, computational modelling, and machine learning to record and analyse large…

The ground-breaking study, published in the prestigious journal Nature Metabolism, identified a profoundly damaging cycle in which a high fat diet promotes dysfunction of the mesenteric lymphatics, that in turn leads to accumulation of…

Well-to-wheel analysis of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption for electric vehicles: A comparative study in Oceania by Mingyue Selena Sheng, Ajith Viswanath Sreenivasan, and Basil Sharp, from the University of Auckland, and Bo…

Dr Wiles and her colleagues delved into a treasure trove of more than 10,000 fungal cultures collected from plants and soil in New Zealand and the South Pacific.They’re hunting for antibiotics to kill mycobacteria, which can cause deadly…

A study led by researchers from the University of Auckland sought to better understand the impact of last year’s lockdown on household food waste as part of the Covid Kai Survey, an online questionnaire assessing Kiwis’ cooking and food…