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Sustainability at AUT

AUT is committed to achieving sustainability and taking action in light of local and global challenges. We continue to nurture a culture of sustainability through learning, teaching, research, partnerships and how we operate our facilities.

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The new Engineering, Design and Technology building includes sustainability features like ‘solar fins’ on the building’s exterior.

News

SfTI funds bio-inspired underwater robot

24 Sep, 2021

Dr Lorenzo Garcia has secured $200,000 of funding in the latest round of the Science for Technological Innovation National Science Challenge.

Refuse to use: Plastic Free July at AUT

06 Jul, 2021

AUT staff and students have come together to go plastic-free this July. Get their top tips for reducing plastic all year round.

AUT Drone Lab Antarctic Conservation

17 Jun, 2021

AUT’s Drone Lab is part of the Australian Research Council $A36m project Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF) project.

AUT: How we managed to kill the ‘bill’

13 May, 2021

Despite 2020 being peppered with COVID lockdowns, they were not the only contributor to impressive savings for AUT’s energy bill.

Five questions with Professor Ricky Chan

10 May, 2021

We asked Professor Ricky Chan five questions about his research following his appointment to Professor.

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Committed to social and economic impact

The Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2021 rank AUT 76th overall, and 6th in the world for our commitment to decent work and economic growth.

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