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Auspicious start to inaugural law course

Law
18 Mar, 2025
Dean of AUT Law School, Ahorangi Professor Khylee Quince welcomed nearly 300 students to the first lecture on tikanga Māori and Aotearoa NZ’s legal system.
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Job hurdles for trans, non-binary Kiwis

Business
17 Mar, 2025
New research shows employment challenges and wage gaps for people in the trans and non-binary community.
Professor standing outside of building.

Hey big spenders

Architecture and built environment
13 Mar, 2025
AUT construction professor John Tookey on what foreign investors really want from the government's Infrastructure Investment Summit.
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Business news

Young person in casual attire working from home in living room

Job hurdles for trans, non-binary Kiwis

Business
17 Mar, 2025
New research shows employment challenges and wage gaps for people in the trans and non-binary community.
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Time to change NZ’s tax exemption system

Business
24 Feb, 2025
New research shows the current tax exemption system in New Zealand is neither fair nor equitable. It is past time for this to change.
Unemployment rate under the glass

Rising unemployment has broad impacts

Business
20 Feb, 2025
Job losses in male-dominated industries may signal shifts in household income dynamics, particularly for families that depend on a male breadwinner.
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Culture and society news

AUT's Ngā Wai o Horotiu marae

Auspicious start to inaugural law course

Law
18 Mar, 2025
Dean of AUT Law School, Ahorangi Professor Khylee Quince welcomed nearly 300 students to the first lecture on tikanga Māori and Aotearoa NZ’s legal system.
Professor standing outside of building.

Hey big spenders

Architecture and built environment
13 Mar, 2025
AUT construction professor John Tookey on what foreign investors really want from the government's Infrastructure Investment Summit.
AUT graduate

Uniting policy, business & people

Social sciences and public policy
12 Mar, 2025
Meet AUT alumnus Mohamud Mohamed, a visionary leader dedicated to diversity, resilience, and bridging gaps in policy, business and community.
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Health news

AUT academic Mangor Pederson sitting at AUT City Campus.

New podcast: concussions in sport

Health sciences
24 Jan, 2025
AUT’s new podcast features academics and former All Blacks to demystify concussions and give insight into the risks and benefits of playing contact sports.
AUT Professor Erica Hinckson standing infront of Cop29 sign.

Climate change impacts on our health

Health sciences
03 Dec, 2024
Health and wellbeing were featured topics at COP29 this year and must be a top priority according to AUT Professor, Erica Hinckson.
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.
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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

AUT's UniPrep cohort 2025

AUT celebrates 2025 UniPrep graduates

11 Mar, 2025
AUT’s South Campus was one of celebration recently as 206 school leavers graduated from the University’s UniPrep programme.
New MOU to address skills shortages

New MOU to address skills shortages

04 Mar, 2025
AUT has expanded its commitment to increase educational opportunities in Viet Nam through a new MOU.
Six New Kaihoe Join AUT's Eke Tangaroa

Six new Kaihoe join AUT's Eke Tangaroa

03 Mar, 2025
AUT welcomes six new Kaihoe to Eke Tangaroa, a key initiative supporting Māori and Pacific academics' growth and success within the University.
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Celebrating success

Professor Tracy Berno

Professor Tracy Berno

26 Feb 2025
Professor Tracy Berno has been recognised as one of the most influential and inspiring women in food and drink for the second year in a row.
Associate Professor Wei Qi Yan

Associate Professor Wei Qi Yan

26 Feb 2025
Associate Professor Wei Qi Yan recently became a fellow of Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau.
Professor Ben Wooliscroft

Professor Ben Wooliscroft

26 Feb 2025
Professor Ben Wooliscroft from the AUT Business School is the new co-editor of the Journal of Macromarketing.
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