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

AUT grad selected for wool internship

AUT Master of Design graduate Ella Cook will head to Italy this year as part of a global wool industry partnership between Zentera and Reda.

Can gen AI be a privacy expert?

AUT researchers find AI tools like Chat GPT, Claude AI and Gemini can interpret websites’ privacy policies with up to 85% accuracy.

World-leading asbestos research at AUT

Research to determine if asbestos fibres found in kids’ play sand can be inhaled is underway, led by AUT Associate Professor Terri-Ann Berry

Young people expert in own digital lives

New AUT research says young people should be involved in developing campaigns to educate and protect them from online harms.

Eke Tangaroa welcomes 2026 kaihoe

AUT welcomes three new Kaihoe to Eke Tangaroa, strengthening Māori and Pacific academic leadership and supporting future focused research at AUT.

AUT architecture student wins $5k award

AUT Master of Architecture (Professional) student Nathan Moore has landed the 2026 UXBRIDGE Malcolm Smith Architecture Fellowship.

ANTM docuseries offers no apologies 

Reality Check, on Netflix, doesn’t apologise for abusing contestants, and seeks to blame others instead, says Senior Lecturer Rebecca Trelease.  

Computer science research in Tonga 

Auckland University of Technology and Tonga National University launch a national centre for excellence for computer science in Tonga. 

5 artists keeping te reo Māori alive

Music reflects societal views on politics, identity and power, revealing tensions and hopes that often stay hidden in formal settings.

PR Major gains international recognition

AUT’s undergraduate Public Relations major has received significant international recognition from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).