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

67 AUT finalists at 2026 Best Awards

This year’s Best Awards finalists include 67 projects from AUT's School of Art and Design and School of Future Environments students.

Teaching Ai to recognise possum calls

Teaching Ai models to recognise owl calls helps those models more accurately detect possums, AUT researchers find. 

Dear Auckland supports AUT designers

AUT is proud to announce a unique collaboration supporting and celebrating a cohort of the University’s Art & Design students.

AI hackathons spark innovation at AUT

More than 220 participants took part in two sold-out AI hackathons hosted at AUT's South and City campuses as part of the Aotearoa AI Hackathon Festival.

E-scooter design makes crashing easy

The unstable design of e-scooters makes them easier to crash, and with a higher chance of serious injury, says an AUT mechanical engineering researcher.

Mechanical engineers shift gears with AI

Research commercialisation from AUT is set to revolutionise the process of gear system design.

NZ has a $2.5b building defect problem

AUT PhD graduate Dr Mark Kirby asks whether self‑certification will make Aotearoa's $2.5b building defect problem better or worse.

IBTec work showcased on radio NZ

The ground-breaking work of AUT’s Institute of Biomedical Technologies (IBTec) has recently been in the headlines.

The origin of universal media symbols

Across languages, writing systems, and cultures, a right-pointing triangle is understood to mean “start”. AUT’s Dr Jason Kennedy explains why.

Q&A: Journalism Matters

Why does journalism matter in a democracy? Dr Greg Treadwell tackles trust, public funding, media criticism and the changing news landscape.