Social sciences and public policy news

Consider the costs of long COVID

Governments easing pandemic restrictions need to consider the cost of long COVID, writes Richard Meade.

CSDA screening tool in the spotlight

The work of AUT's Centre for Social Data Analytics in using computer algorithms for social good has been getting a lot of international news attention.

Homeschooling with limited English

Parents scrambled to homeschool their children during the Covid-19 lockdowns, but those who speak English as a second language found it particularly tough.

AUT: How we managed to kill the ‘bill’

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

Dame Marilyn Waring on new WHO Council

The World Health Organisation has asked Dame Marilyn Waring to help come up with new strategies to build healthy societies.

Timely unemployment data now available

New Zealand decision makers now have access to more frequent unemployment statistics thanks to a new tool.

NZ's climate change efforts

All the plans and strategies in the world to lower our emissions are of no practical worth unless someone invests in the outcomes.

New research on school readiness

The children of teen mothers in New Zealand have lower baseline school readiness levels than other children and should be prioritised for support.

Celebrating AUTs women academics

Today is International Women’s Day. Read a sample of the research from AUT’s women academics who are working to improve the lives of women in our society.

Covid-19 stimulus a lost opportunity

Did the NZ government embrace the call to "build back better" by directing COVID-19 stimulus towards a low-emission economy?