Education news

NZ histories curriculum at AUT

The Auckland University of Technology is meeting the needs of teachers with the implementation of the new school history curriculum from 2023.

Kiwi kids who read for pleasure do well

Encouraging children to read for pleasure – which is different from it being a school task – has all kinds of benefits.

Is school ‘hot desking’ beneficial?

In recent years some schools have replaced individual desks with circular booths and shared tables for collaborative work.

Four Marsden fund grants for AUT

Four AUT research projects have been granted more than $2.8 million in the 2021 Marsden Fund round.

New Professors and Associate Professors 3

Eight AUT academics have been promoted to the position of Professor, and a further 22 have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Meet the 2021 X Challenge Finalists

Read about the eight finalists who will be battling to win $20,000 of cash and prizes in AUT's entrepreneurship competition.

AUT climbs up the global rankings

AUT continues to climb up the global university rankings joining the University of Otago in second place in NZ and the top 250 universities in the world.

Five questions: Professor Andrew Gibbons

We asked Professor Andrew Gibbons five questions about his research ahead of his Inaugural Professorial Address.

New Professors and Associate Professors

Nine academics have been appointed to the position of Professor, effective from 1 January 2021. 19 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Hope for the Niuean language in Aotearoa

Learning the Niuean language and the culture embedded within it can bring identity and self-esteem, AUT alumna Rosa Kalauni says.