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

LOIMATA film wins Grand Prix at FIFO

Documentary LOIMATA, The Sweetest Tears, has won the Grand Prix du Jury at Tahiti’s prestige FIFO, (Festival International du Film Documentaire Océanien).

Greater media literacy is vital

In an age of digital disinformation, dropping level 1 media studies in NZ high schools is a big mistake, says Professor Wayne Hope.

A Heartfelt solution

Two students at AUT have designed a simple yet powerful answer to the distance and isolation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Evolving architecture for future needs

With the increased pace of technological and ecological change, designing for the future is critical. AUT’s architecture programmes address this challenge.

BioDesign Lab delivers new solutions

New facemask technology is one of many innovative technologies and therapies developed by researchers at the AUT BioDesign Lab.

Trump’s Twitter legacy

Trump’s time is up, but his Twitter legacy lives on in the global spread of QAnon conspiracy theories, writes Professor Verica Rupar.

Engineering Awards 2020

The 2020 Engineering Awards, hosted online for the first time, recognised the success and talent of AUT's great engineering graduates.

Future Environments 2020 Awards

The success and achievement of our amazing students was recognised by the School of Future Environments at their annual awards ceremony.

Communication Studies 2020 Awards

Students were recognised for their outstanding accomplishments at this year's Communication Studies Awards.

Art and Design Awards

The 2020 Art and Design Awards recognise students' scholarly excellence as well as their outstanding contribution to the school and wider community.