Health sciences news
AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings
19 first in family scholarships awarded
Making rural New Zealand age-friendly
AUT podiatry partnership with DHB
Mobile medical clinics a world first
Five questions: Prof. Stephen Neville
Student collab enhances patient care
Ethnic disparities in child protection
Five questions: Valerie Wright-St Clair
Pacific youth gambling begins at home
Inequality in access to life-saving AEDs
Traumatic Brain Injury Network
AUT professor joins Stroke Central
AUT professor joins Stroke Central
62% increase in AUT researchers
Social interaction impaired by mild-TBI
Digital divide for aged care residents
Volunteering sparks a flame for Eloise
Education key to fight gender inequality
Marginalisation on health policy groups
Research lift for breast cancer treatment
Technology and hands-on practice
Young adults at risk of stroke
World-leading stroke research at AUT
Celebrating AUT through the years
Gaining skills for the workplace
NZ has the world's highest MND mortality
Researching inflammation and depression
Global Burden of Disease Brain Summit
Empowering-underprivileged-girls
Oral therapy student intake to increase
AUT ranked #1 in NZ for health subjects
Can you help the Foodie Godmother?
New Professors and Associate Professors announced
Minister launches sustainable blueprint
Our Food. Our People. Our Future.
THE rankings place AUT in NZ top three
Professor honoured for stroke prevention
AUT 2019 domestic and international fees
ISBS honours AUT Vice Chancellor
Nursing: from picket lines to policymaking
Indigenous health: power & politics
Pacific youth at risk if mothers gamble
Debunking perceptions of safety
AUT and PharmaCann collaborate
Students praised for quick response
What Māori men think about exercise
Microsoft takes AUT student across globe
Disparity in chronic pain services
AUT alumnus awarded bravery medal
New clinic delivers vital support
New book sheds light on fasting
4 questions with Professor Duncan Reid
AUT increases presence in QS subject rankings
AUT Health, Auckland University of Technology’s clinical services hub based near AUT North Campus, was officially opened by the Vice-Chancellor yesterday. He was joined by North Campus Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Health & Environmental Sciences, Professor Max Abbott, as well as staff, industry partners and neighbouring health providers.
AUT helping students build mental strength
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has marked Mental Health Awareness Week with the release of a new Resilience App for staff and students, the first of its kind by a New Zealand university.
Money not the key to Kiwi happiness, but it’s a start
Money may not buy happiness but material conditions are a significant factor in determining quality of life, according to a visiting academic.
Bath University’s Professor Suzanne Skevington is speaking the 2010 Quality of Life Conference which starts today (February 22-24) at AUT University and will discuss how material conditions affect quality of life and the implications this has for social policy.
New fatigue fighting tool offers MS patients hope
A new app is now available to help those with multiple sclerosis (MS) cope with fatigue. The app, MS Energise, launched last week and uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) principles to help users self-manage the fatigue they experience as a result of their condition.
Māori and Pacific Early Career Academic Programme
A new generation of Māori and Pacific lecturers is taking up residence at Auckland University of Technology (AUT).
The 2018 Early Career Academic Programme offers up to six Māori and Pacific scholars their first, full-time, permanent appointments as research-active lecturers.
Rural medicine school well intended but misplaced
National’s election announcement of funding to establish a new school of rural medicine is well intended but misplaced, according to Auckland University of Technology Dean of Health and Environmental Sciences Professor Max Abbott.
United Nations to review the state of NZ racism
A New Zealand collective will today present to the United Nations in Geneva, drawing attention to the existence, prevalence and entrenchment of institutional racism targeting Māori in Aotearoa.
Pacific mental health expert scoops national leadership award
Dr Monique Faleafa was last week named winner of the 2017 eHealth Innovation Leadership Award by AUT’s Centre for eHealth.
Third med school a “shag on a rock” says professor
Professor Max Abbott, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences at Auckland University of Technology (AUT), says a third medical school at Waikato University would be a “shag on a rock” and will not address urgent, longer-term rural health needs.
Big result for Pacific health research at AUT
AUT’s Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study has been awarded three research grants, each worth $1.2 million over three years, by the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
Working together for healthy communities
Professor Elaine Rush is calling for the food industry and healthy eating campaigners to work together to create a healthier South Auckland.
International Day of the Midwife
AUT celebrates 10 years of educating student midwives at Middlemore Hospital as part of a unique collaboration with Counties Manukau Health.
AUT Professor appointed Chief Education Health & Nutrition Advisor
AUT’s Professor Grant Schofield has been announced the Ministry of Education’s new Chief Education Health and Nutrition Advisor, an appointment aimed at helping New Zealand learners reach their full potential.
AUT receives funding for Pacific health study on ageing
The Pacific Islands Families (PIF) Study at AUT South Campus has been awarded almost $1 million for innovative research as part of the ‘Ageing Well’ National Science Challenge.
Top paramedics compete in Ferno Sim Challenge
Australasia’s top paramedics assembled at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) to compete in the annual Ferno Sim Challenge – a world-class, high-fidelity, emergency response simulation designed to test their mettle and clinical skills.
AUT academic awarded Young Psychologist of the Year
Dr Alice Theadom, Deputy Director of AUT’s National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences (NISAN), has been honoured by the New Zealand Psychological Society for her research accomplishments. The senior psychology lecturer was awarded the G.V. Goddard Early Career Award, in recognition of her scholarly contributions to the field of applied professional psychology.
AUT scholars receive prestigious HRC awards
Five AUT scholars were yesterday announced as recipients of the Health Research Council’s 2017 career development awards.
Young Nurse of the Year goes to AUT lecturer
AUT nursing lecturer Dr Jed Montayre has been named Young Nurse of the Year by the New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNO).
The award recognises outstanding practice, contribution to nursing and entrepreneurship in young nurses.
World Mental Health Day event explores psychological first-aid
World Mental Health Day (WMHD) was celebrated on Monday 10 October with a thought-provoking event at AUT’s North Campus.
The event focussed on the WMHD 2016 theme of psychological and mental health first-aid, highlighting the fact that we each have a role to play in the health of our social networks. A panel of industry-leading speakers talked about how to provide effective psychological first-aid, and the current climate of mental health in New Zealand.
Paramedicine students visit trauma capital
Three paramedicine students from AUT South Campus recently returned from clinical placement in Cape Town – ‘the trauma capital of the world’.
Zoe Farmer, Brody Mangos and Sam Rabone are completing the second year of a Bachelor of Health Science in Paramedicine.
New groups to tackle loneliness in older people
Two new groups launched yesterday, with the shared objective of promoting active ageing and advancing the health and wellbeing of older people. Ensuring communities are inclusive and encourage social engagement is key to achieving this goal.
Research scholarship to shed light on racism in NZ health system
AUT Masters student Emma Rawson has been awarded the inaugural Whakauae Pae Tawhiti Scholarship for Māori Health Research, to further her work investigating institutional racism in public health units’ human resources practices.
Ending institutional racism in public health organisations
Academics and public health practitioners have come together to host New Zealand’s first ever symposium on ending institutional racism in the public health sector.
AUT crash simulation stops traffic
Paramedicine students from AUT South Campus were put through their paces during a lifelike crash simulation in Auckland Central on August 27.
AUT academics receive Health Research Council honours
The Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) has honoured AUT health researchers Professor Valery Feigin and Dr Alice Theadom for their contributions to health research excellence.
AUT ‘Nothing Else’ snack bar to take on commercial market
A healthier muesli bar developed by Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is set to take on the commercial snack bar market this month.
Key New Zealand health target must change, says Professor
One of New Zealand’s top six priority health targets needs revision, according to the lead author of a study published in Nature Reviews Neurology.
Widespread support for cannabis law reform
A recent assembly at the Auckland Town Hall has put the spotlight on New Zealand’s cannabis laws. The public event, Start the Conversation, addressed the impact of current cannabis laws on New Zealanders, and called for legislative reform to curb the harm caused by the country’s current approach to drug use.
Public forum to unlock debate on cannabis
AUT Professor Max Abbott is set to speak at a public event on Monday evening, addressing growing community concern about cannabis use and legislation.
Air pollution a major contributor to stroke burden, finds new study
New research has uncovered that air pollution contributes to around one third of strokes worldwide. The startling findings, published last week in The Lancet Neurology, are the result of work led by Professor Valery Feigin - Director of AUT's National Institute for Stroke and Applied Neurosciences.
AUT inspires Seychelles’ response to childhood obesity
AUT South Campus recently played host to Director of Family Health and Nutrition Programmes for the Seychelles Islands, Rosie Bistoquet.
Mentor initiative drive Pacific midwives numbers up
Pacific midwife numbers are on the rise in South Auckland, thanks to a mentoring initiative led by Pasifika Midwives Aotearoa, supported by AUT midwifery department.
AUT Centre for eHealth signs formal relationship agreement with the Health Promotion Agency
Professor of Psychology & Public Health receives national honour
Professor Max Abbott, Dean of AUT’s Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) at an investiture ceremony in Auckland last week.
NZ a world leader in island conservation, says new research
An international study has shown that mammal eradication on islands has delivered great conservation gains for New Zealand’s native species and island biodiversity.