AUT News

Two people trying on shoes with new shoelace called 'woo-lace'.

AUT designed Woo-Laces now on sale

Art and design
29 Nov, 2024
Forget boring shoelaces, meet the Woo-lace. Created by AUT student Jacob Smith, the award-winning Woo-lace makes an ideal stocking filler.
Boy addicted to playing video games

Online gaming leading to gambling harm

Health sciences
29 Nov, 2024
New research from AUT’s Pacific Islands Families shows regular online gaming as a teenager is a significant predictor of gambling harm at aged 22.
Young unidentifiable teenage boy holding the wired garden at the correctional institute in black and white, conceptual image of juvenile delinquency, focus on the boys hand.

New youth crime laws unlikely to work

Law
28 Nov, 2024
Science shows the brain is being rewired during adolescence, up to age 25. But the government’s proposed law reforms overlook these biological influences.
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Business news

Women sitting on the floor with depression.

1 in 7 Kiwis experience economic harm

Business
22 Nov, 2024
Like other forms of family violence, economic harm affects victims’ physical and mental health, and increases housing instability and financial insecurity.
AUT finance students- Team Alpha

Global win for AUT finance students

Business
20 Nov, 2024
Congratulations to a team of AUT finance students who have won a prestigious international case competition.
Different rubbish bins

NZ must adapt to the circular economy

Business
18 Nov, 2024
New research examines if and how NZ food manufacturers prioritise the four circular elements of reducing, reusing, recycling and recovering.
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Culture and society news

Two people trying on shoes with new shoelace called 'woo-lace'.

AUT designed Woo-Laces now on sale

Art and design
29 Nov, 2024
Forget boring shoelaces, meet the Woo-lace. Created by AUT student Jacob Smith, the award-winning Woo-lace makes an ideal stocking filler.
Boy addicted to playing video games

Online gaming leading to gambling harm

Health sciences
29 Nov, 2024
New research from AUT’s Pacific Islands Families shows regular online gaming as a teenager is a significant predictor of gambling harm at aged 22.
Young unidentifiable teenage boy holding the wired garden at the correctional institute in black and white, conceptual image of juvenile delinquency, focus on the boys hand.

New youth crime laws unlikely to work

Law
28 Nov, 2024
Science shows the brain is being rewired during adolescence, up to age 25. But the government’s proposed law reforms overlook these biological influences.
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Health news

Midwifery graduates at AUT

Record number of midwifery graduates

Health sciences
27 Nov, 2024
AUT is celebrating the graduation of the largest-ever cohort of midwifery students.
Dr Chris Puli’uvea, from the School of Science

Top award for AUT scientist

Health sciences
21 Nov, 2024
Dr Chris Puli’uvea, from the School of Science, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Notepad with Mental Flexibility written.

Mental flexibility and vaccine attitude

Social sciences and public policy
06 Nov, 2024
Making decisions about our health – including whether or not to get vaccinated – appears to depend on more than just receiving the 'right' information.
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Science and technology news

Sergei Gulyaev

AUT Professor awarded 2024 Thomson Medal

Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
20 Nov, 2024
Professor Sergei Gulyaev has been awarded the 2024 Thomson Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
BITS student intern and professors

BITS student joins electronics project

Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
24 Oct, 2024
A Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani student has recently interned at AUT working on a specialised electronics project.

AUT innovators named as finalists in Kiw

30 Aug, 2024
Two AUT innovators whose research and entrepreneurship are on a path to disrupt the global surfactant industry have been named finalists in...
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University news

Solomon Language week

Solomon Islands Pidgin Language Week '24

26 Nov, 2024
An AUT Admissions Assessor, Jillian Sabetian, shares her language learning journey as part of Aotearoa’s inaugural Solomon Aelan Pijin Langguis Wik.
Sergei Gulyaev

AUT Professor awarded 2024 Thomson Medal

Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
20 Nov, 2024
Professor Sergei Gulyaev has been awarded the 2024 Thomson Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
AUT city campus

AUT recognised at 2024 Green Gown Awards

19 Nov, 2024
AUT’s commitment to reduce waste to landfill by 50% by 2025 has been recognised with a Highly Commended award at the 2024 Green Gown Awards Australasia.
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Celebrating success

Dr Chris Puli’uvea

Dr Chris Puli’uvea

29 Nov 2024
Dr Chris Puli’uvea, from the School of Science, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Dr Dion Enari

Dr Dion Enari

29 Nov 2024
Dr Dion Enari from AUT’s School of Sport and Recreation has won the prestigious Pacific Education Award at the 2024 Sunpix Pacific Peoples Awards.
Dr Jack Chen

Dr Jack Chen

04 Sep 2024
Dr Jack Chen, a senior lecturer in chemistry, has been named a finalist in the 2024 KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards.
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