About

AUT is the second largest university in Aotearoa 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

Kiwi kids who read for pleasure do well

03 Dec, 2021

Encouraging children to read for pleasure – which is different from it being a school task – has all kinds of benefits.

Centre for Design Research launches

02 Dec, 2021

The Centre for Design Research (CDR), a hub for excellence in design and creative industries research, has launched today.

Can summer tame the flames of burnout?

02 Dec, 2021

One in nine. One in five. Now, one in three. It's not a tally of growing COVID cases. Instead, new AUT research shows the risk of burnout is soaring.

Surf Safe wins local Lexus Design Award

02 Dec, 2021

Creative Technologies student Lachie Douglas has won for his entry ‘Surf Safe’, a GPS life-saving wrist band.

AUT Sportsperson of the Year

02 Dec, 2021

36 AUT students from disciplines ranging from athletics to waka ama have been awarded an AUT Blue Award.

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Events

AUT Law School and New Zealand Women’s Law Journal Symposium – Law and Gender: Beyond Patriarchy

Tuesday 1 Feb, 9am - 5pm

CO.STARTERS entrepreneurship programme: take the next steps in building a sustainable business

Monday 14 Mar, 5:30pm - 8:30pm

Connection & Collaboration: Aotearoa Business Schools Early Career Conference

Monday 4 Jul - Tuesday 5 Jul

New Zealand Business Research Translation Competition 2022

Tuesday 5 Jul

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Rankings

We’re proud to be one of the world’s best modern universities – Times Higher Education has ranked us in the top 40 universities under 50 years of age and among the top 1% of universities in the world.

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