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Student hackathon works to reduce waste
How recycling is actually sorted, and why Australia is quite bad at it
Recycling in Australia used to be fairly simple. Our older readers may remember bottle drives, paper and cardboard collections, and the trip to the scrap metal merchant to sell metals.
Leave your phone at home this holiday and you’ll feel better (after you feel worse)
What did we do before smartphones? Our devices have become an essential tool for modern life, even when we’re on holiday. In fact, technology is revolutionising tourism. We navigate with Google Maps, we use TripAdvisor to find good restaurants, we share our travel experiences on Instagram, and we instantly message people back home.
Climate explained: why plants don’t simply grow faster with more carbon dioxide in air
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) is warming our climate, but it also affects plants directly.
New Zealanders’ ignorance on the Holocaust should spur us to action
A new poll reveals startling gaps in our knowledge about the Holocaust. Countering this is urgent and important, writes AUT lecturer Dr Melissa Derby.
Melanoma - What's hair got to do with it?
Athlete development must better support Indigenous and Pasifika players
Athlete development must better support Pacific and indigenous players, argues Sierra Keung from AUT’s School of Sport and Recreation.
Industry sponsors applaud AUT Edge Award
Mobile medical clinics a world first
New lab focuses on future environments
The business of prison and fashion
Ethnic disparities in child protection
Climate emergency? Try revolution
New Zealand's climate emergencies don't look, sound or quack much like an emergency, writes Dr David Hall of The Policy Observatory at AUT.
Grace makes global Badass Women list
Student success: From the NHL to AUT
The reputation of AUT’s Sports Performance Research Institute led Paul Goodman to travel to NZ to undertake his PhD in post-concussion brain function.
How should we tackle the climate crisis?
The changing face of what it means to be Kiwi
The items that represent Kiwi identity are changing - towards wine, oysters, the silver fern and Māori culture, research at AUT suggests.
Government’s decision to walk away from the world’s biggest ICT project is curious
One person, one vote: Abolish the ratepayer roll
The principle of one person, one vote doesn’t apply for local elections, writes Dr Julienne Molineaux, director of The Policy Observatory.
Pacific youth gambling begins at home
New report funded by the Ministry of Health reveals that gambling among Pacific youth is a Social activity that mostly takes place with family and friends.
Free speech is pointless for its own sake
The right to free speech was initially about pursuing the truth, Professor Paul Moon writes.
Te reo Māori is good for business
AUT 51 in THE Young University Rankings
AUT awards five Professors Emeriti
Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack, on behalf of AUT Council, has awarded the honorary title of Professor Emeritus to five senior professors.
PM visits refugee education centre
The latest students at AUT's Centre for Refugee Education had a special guest for their farewell ceremony – Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
Receiving the Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust (KEECT) Tressa Thomas Retraining Award was life-changing for AUT midwifery student Maran Greenwood.
AUT artist in residence part of Tūrama
Joseph Michael, AUT's Artist in Residence, is part of the line-up for Auckland's new inner-city light festival, Tūrama Festival, which opens next month.
Children have fun playing sports and don’t need to satisfy adults’ ambitions
Sport science shows that youth sports in Western societies have become increasingly controlled by adults, which takes the fun out for many children.
The AUT Profile 2018 is now available
What Kiwi employers like about global interns
AUT Internz is a recruitment service with a difference. Along with finding great paid roles for students and graduates, it offers overseas internships to graduating students each year and provides scholarships to successful applicants.
NZ has dethroned GDP as a measure of success, but will Ardern's government be transformational?
Is the Government's well-being budget transformational? Dr David Hall from The Policy Observatory weighs in.
DCT confirms two new Heads of School
NZTA plans for Auckland Harbour bridge cycle and walking path
Getting people active is almost a losing battle. Who remembers the ‘Push Play - 30 minutes a day’ campaign from a decade ago?
Why are accused rapists acquitted?
AUT Law School's Professor Kris Gledhill explains how an accused rapist can be acquitted even after compelling evidence is presented by a victim.
Unequal access to fertility treatment
The disadvantaged are being forced to the DIY fertility scene because of the high-cost of New Zealand's regulated industry, writes Dr Sharyn Graham Davies, Associate Professor in AUT's School of Social Sciences and Public Policy.
5 common pitfalls to hiring students and graduates
With New Zealand’s unemployment rate consistently under 5%, there is competition to attract quality talent. Hiring more graduates is one way to bridge the talent gap – but employers can be reluctant. Why is that?
To build social cohesion, our screens need to show the same diversity of faces we see on the street
Migration plays an important role in shaping Aotearoa New Zealand society. New Zealand’s biggest city, Auckland, is now “more diverse than London”.
Driven to discover new treatments
Breast cancer research is close to her heart, says Khine Thida was awarded a $96,000 scholarship by the Cancer Research Trust New Zealand to pursue a PhD.
Architecture the key to creating a more humanistic approach to technology
As a kind of “specialised generalist”, an architect needs to have a broad understanding of new technologies – whether they relate to smart cities, intelligent building systems, digital fabrication techniques, complex design and business management tools, or the internet of everything.
Explainer: how a royal commission will investigate Christchurch shootings
The trial of the man accused of the murders and attempted murders in the Christchurch mosque attacks is one small but important legal process.
Pacific countries score well in media freedom index, but reality is far worse
When Pacific countries reflect on the state of their media today, marking World Press Freedom Day, they know the reality is much worse than the ticks they got from a global media freedom watchdog last month.
To date there is no objective or quantifiable definition of luxury or the luxury market due to their nebulous nature.
When students don’t work for free
Earlier this year, Muffin Break grabbed headlines when its general manager Natalie Brennan said she had noticed a shift in attitudes among younger workers in New Zealand.
62% increase in AUT researchers
Driving diversity in NZ leadership
Explainer: mosque shootings trial
AUT Law School professor, Kris Gledhill, outlines the judicial process for the trial of the alleged perpetrator of the Christchurch terror attacks.
The SKA: should NZ stay or leave?
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is one of the biggest projects on the planet. But it costs money to stay at the table and in a time of competing budget priorities and rival agendas the debate is heating up. So let’s look at the facts.
High praise for AUT Career Fair
AUT ICT and Engineering Career Fair is a great way to expand students’ understanding of career options and employers’ knowledge of AUT qualifications.