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AUT VC wins Ockham Book Award

Professor Damon Salesa’s book recognised takes prize in non-fiction category.

Shonda Rhimes: the queen of romance

Rebecca Trelease examines the art form behind some of the most beloved romance shows of our time, produced or directed by romance mastermind, Shona Rhimes.

Film documents AUT research

Wellbeing-Centred Cities shows how Aotearoa’s urban centres are acting to meet current complex crises in climate, biodiversity and human wellbeing.

Collective purpose motivates new cohort

Ten new kaihoe (appointees) have been inducted into AUT’s Eke Tangaroa Programme for early-career Māori and Pacific academics.

AUT joins exclusive hospitality Alliance

AUT has been welcomed into an exclusive alliance with 25 other leading hospitality and culinary schools around the globe.

An outsider on the inside

Paul Moon explores photographer Ans Westra 'national photo album', which captures NZ's history over the past six decades.

Successful launch of WIPCE 2025

AUT hosted a launch event on May 9 for the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025.

AUT student Axl Rogers heads to NASA

He’s been a cleaner, mowed lawns and worked as a builder, but now Axl Rogers is close to completing a PhD in astrophysics and is jetting off to NASA.

AUT student wins $15k Springboard Award

AUT doctoral candidate Emily Parr (Ngāi Te Rangi, Moana, Pākehā) is the 2024 recipient of an Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi Springboard Award.

Repurposing New Zealand CBDs

Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez examines how NZ central business districts can forge a future where our cities are sustainable, vibrant and culturally rich.