Sport and recreation news

Five questions: Professor Lesley Ferkins

We asked Professor Lesley Ferkins five questions about her research ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address.

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.

AUT sports science delivers in the US

AUT pioneers US programmes with Texas-based Athlete Training and Health

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.

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.

AUT awards five Professors Emeriti

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

AUT to co-host ISBNPA conference in 2020

Staff from the School of Sport and Recreation have helped win the bid to host a conference dedicated to behavioural nutrition and physical activity.

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?