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AUT is the second largest university in New Zealand. We have been a university since 2000, but a place of learning for 120 years and operate in accordance with the Education Act (1989).

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AUT’s vision and leadership

Strategic plan (AUT Directions)

AUT Directions describes the University’s strategic objectives.

Work at AUT

Browse current job vacancies and find out what it’s like to work at AUT.

CAREERS AT AUT

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AUT City Campus

55 Wellesley Street East

Auckland Central

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AUT North Campus

90 Akoranga Drive

Northcote, Auckland

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AUT South Campus

640 Great South Rd

Manukau, Auckland

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News

AUT Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack and restaurateur Tony Astle standing next to each other with a certificate.

Is any job better than no job – really?

22 Jun, 2021

New research from AUT’s NZ Work Research Institute suggests past studies may have overstated the “stepping stone” effect of moving from low to higher pay.

Five questions: Professor Verica Rupar

21 Jun, 2021

We asked Professor Verica Rupar five questions about her research ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address.

Youth voices at APEC

18 Jun, 2021

New Zealand will host the international Voices of the Future youth conference as part of APEC this year.

AUT Drone Lab Antarctic Conservation

17 Jun, 2021

AUT’s Drone Lab is part of the Australian Research Council $A36m project Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) project.

Renowned restaurateur honoured by AUT

17 Jun, 2021

Veteran chef and restaurateur Tony Astle has received one of AUT’s highest honours, a Seddon Honorary Fellowship.

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Events

Unlocking the Blue Economy: are seaweeds the key? - a public lecture by Professor Lindsey White

Thursday 24 Jun, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

Journalism and Resilience: a public lecture by Professor Verica Rupar

Thursday 1 Jul, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

The Materiality of What?: Master of Creative Technologies student exhibition 2021

Friday 9 Jul, 10am - Sunday 11 Jul, 4pm

Art and Design Information Day 2021 for prospective students

Friday 16 Jul, 10:30am - 2:30pm

Future leaders, women in business, and what we can learn from the USA: Sarah Wood, AUT graduate and CEO at realestate.co.nz

Thursday 22 Jul, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

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Rankings

We’re proud to be one of the world’s best modern universities – Times Higher Education has ranked us as the top millennial university in Australasia and we’re in the top 1% of universities in the world.

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