Social sciences and public policy news

AUT awards five Professors Emeriti

Vice-Chancellor Derek McCormack has awarded the honorary title of Professor Emeritus to five senior professors.

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.

Reflecting two months after the shooting

Muslim and AUT PhD student Najmah Usman writes how she is heartened and has learnt a lot in wake of the tragedy.

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 Sharyn Graham Davies.

Economics Professor to lead the social sciences

The new Head of School for AUT's School of Social Sciences and Public Policy is to be Professor Tim Maloney.

The Political Years

Professor Marilyn Waring’s autobiographical account of her extraordinary years in parliament, will be explored at the Auckland Writers Festival.

Full scholarship to study fertility

A $81,000 scholarship up for grabs will help ensure the disadvantaged can access fertility treatment.

62% increase in AUT researchers

Growing expertise to help New Zealand and the world

Giving women real choices

Associate Professor Sharyn Graham Davies has been defending women's right to choose what they wear.

Christchurch

The tragic event in Christchurch today devastates us. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the victims, their friends and families.