Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences news

Flexibility essential in home design

Designers and builders will have to become more creative in how housing and infrastructure matches our expectations, writes Professor John Tookey.

Built futures at AUT Architecture Lab

AUT collaborated with the New Zealand Green Building Council to hold a pecha kucha event

Architects vs Engineers Debate Brief

Architects in New Zealand have joined with UK and Australian architects to declare we are in a climate emergency. The Great Debate - Architects vs Engineer

AUT secures $13M in MBIE Endeavour Fund

AUT researchers have secured $13m in funding through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Endeavour Fund.

Blissfully ignorant about recycling?

Most NZers might be happy with their recycling service, but the reality is quite different and councils need to up their game, Dr Jeff Seadon writes.

AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings

AUT is now in the top 1% of world universities and in the top 50 for research citations.

19 first in family scholarships awarded

19 AUT students were awarded Woolf Fisher First-in-Family AUT Scholarships at a celebration event at the AUT South Campus on Thursday 29 August.

The digital quest for immortality

Immortality has been a topic of discussion since the legend of the Holy Grail, writes David Evans Bailey.

AUT AI experts discover link between mindfulness and improved cognitive function

AUT KEDRI scientists have discovered a link between mindfulness training and improved cognitive function.

Student hackathon works to reduce waste

AUT students recently collaborated with industry to tackle environmental issues producing potential solutions in just eight hours.