AUT News

World-Leading Concussion Research at AUT

AUT and Abbott launch world-leading research into women’s concussion, using blood biomarker technology.

"Whaea” Ella’s professorial lecture

“Whaea” Ella Henry, AUT Business School’s inaugural Professor of Māori and Indigenous Entrepreneurship, delivered a lecture filled with wairua and aroha.

AUT to host Lifewise Big Sleepout

Helping Auckland’s increasing community of homeless people

Immortality at a price

The quest to defy death – once the domain of scientists and the super rich – is fast becoming a consumer product. But efforts to cheat death are pricey.

KiwiSaver at a crossroads

Changes to KiwiSaver laid out in this year’s budget undermine what was already an underperforming scheme, writes Professor of Finance, Aaron Gilbert.

Careers beyond the numbers

The recent event Counting on Success: How Accounting and Finance Can Lead to Different Career Pathways showcased the diversity within accounting.

Helping disenfranchised young people

An AUT expert in Alternative Education would like to see vulnerable young people better provided for in mainstream secondary schools.

National politics in local government

The problem with local body candidates aligning with national political parties.

What will NZ decide about seabed mining?

With the world facing competing pressures – climate action and conservation vs demand for resources – NZ must decide how or if it will allow seabed mining.

Podiatry put best foot forward

Podiatrists in NZ will soon be able to prescribe certain medications direct to patients after the Government passed new regulations.

Gait Lab Reopens to Help Kiwi Kids

The Lindsay Foundation Gait Lab at AUT North Campus has reopened after major upgrades to better support children across New Zealand.

AUT hosting prestigious conference

AUT is set to host the prestigious, annual International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference in Auckland next month.

Student receives NZ Space Scholarship

AUT student Asif Rasha will work alongside NASA scientists and engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

Trailblazer at AUT AI collaboration

AUT hosted renowned video designer, Maru Nihoniho, at a livestreamed event held in collaboration with the Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne.

Squid squad makes waves with baby squid

The head of AUT Squid Squad, Dr Kat Bolstad, made headlines worldwide recently after verifying the first live footage of a baby colossal squid.

AUT hosts Prof Rev Upolu Lumā Vaai

AUT hosted the first Vice-Chancellor of the Pasifika Communities University, Prof Rev Upolu Lumā Vaai.

Kiribati Language Week 2025

AUT proudly celebrates Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati - Kiribati Language Week 2025.

AUT to host Lifewise Big Sleepout

Helping Auckland’s increasing community of homeless people