News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Award-winning student journalism

International success for AUT journalism student recognises the real-world impact of revitalising language.

Cassette tapes are making a comeback

For a supposedly obsolete music format, audio cassette sales seem to be set on fast forward at the moment.

AUT’s big, bright career conversations

Which careers will disappear because of AI? How will young people’s future careers evolve and help us to sort fact from fiction?

AUT winners of 2025 Lexus Design Award

Rat control and greywater management systems created by AUT students won top awards at the 2025 Lexus Design Award.

AI in Action

Industry leaders and academics gathered earlier in November for a dynamic panel discussion ‘AI in Action – Turning Innovation into Impact’.

Asbestos in kids’ play sand

Auckland University of Technology's Dr Terri-Ann Berry on asbestos contamination of children’s coloured sand products.

AUT robots attend first symposium

AUT’s humanoid robots took part in the Ministry for Ethnic Communities’ annual business symposium, Ethnic Xchange 2025.

AUT’s Priscila Besen at COP30

The senior lecturer in sustainable architecture spoke to the Science Media Centre ahead of attending the 30th UN climate conference in Belém, Brazil.

AUT Marsden and Mana Tūāpapa Success

AUT academics have been recognised in 2025’s Marsden Fund and Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowships.

$820k fellowship for Dr Hazel Abraham 

AUT’s Dr Hazel Abraham is “humbled” to be the recipient of a Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowship from the Royal Society Te Apārangi.