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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

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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

Associate Professor Tracy Berno with the book Hiakai.

Dr Radilaite Cammock and Daysha Tonumaipe’a

Dr Nimbus Staniland, Dr Lydia Cheung and Dr Jessica Vredenburg

Five questions: Professor Sharon Mazer

17 May, 2021

We asked Professor Sharon Mazer five questions about her research ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address.

Celebrating Pink Shirt Day 2021 at AUT

14 May, 2021

Join us on Friday 21 May 2021 as we Kōrero Mai, Kōrero Atu, Mauri Tū, Mauri Ora – Speak Up, Stand Together, Stop Bullying!

Hiakai wins Ockham NZ Book Award

13 May, 2021

An "astounding" book on modern Māori cuisine has won best illustrated non-fiction at the 2021 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards.

Using ‘food havens’ to reduce obesity

13 May, 2021

A new concept in food environments, the food haven, aims to reduce high obesity rates among Māori and Pacific peoples.

Business School wins translation awards

13 May, 2021

AUT Business School has won the NZ Business Research Translation Competition, highlighting the impact of sharing research with non-academic audiences.

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Events

From NZ to the world: an entrepreneurial success story (with AUT Investment Club and Sharesies)

Wednesday 19 May, 5pm - 8pm

Techweek 2021 - connecting for a better future

Saturday 22 May, 9am - Sunday 30 May, 4pm

Old ways and new means: Indigenous accountings during and beyond COVID-19

Wednesday 26 May, 11am - 12pm

Meaningful work - Business School Career Advantage series

Tuesday 1 Jun, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

When the Pandemic is Past, What Then? A public lecture by Professor Sharon Mazer

Tuesday 1 Jun, 4:30pm - 5:30pm

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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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