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Leave your phone at home this holiday
14 Aug, 2019
What did we do before smartphones? Our devices have become an essential tool for modern life, even when we’re on holiday.
Why plants don’t simply grow faster
14 Aug, 2019
Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) is warming our climate, but it also affects plants directly.
How recycling is actually sorted
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
14 Aug, 2019
Recycling in Australia used to be fairly simple. Our older readers may remember bottle drives, paper/cardboard collections, and the trip to sell metals.
Student hackathon works to reduce waste
14 Aug, 2019
AUT students recently collaborated with industry to tackle environmental issues producing potential solutions in just eight hours.
Five questions with Prof. Matthew Ryan
Business
13 Aug, 2019
We asked Professor Matthew Ryan five questions about his research ahead of his Inaugural Professorial Address.
Scholarships for today and tomorrow
Science
13 Aug, 2019
AUT student Hamideh Gholizadeh, has received not one, but two scholarships. Read her inspiring story.
Language and culture
13 Aug, 2019
For the second consecutive year, AUT is supporting the Going West Books & Writers Festival.
Which element is the most boring?
Science
09 Aug, 2019
Quest for the most boring chemical element not so boring
Card game makes collaboration easy
Art and design
09 Aug, 2019
AUT’s Good Health Design lab have designed a card game, Initiate.Collaborate, to help make teamwork fun.
Melanoma - What's hair got to do with it
Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
07 Aug, 2019
AUT biomedical engineering PhD student Xiyong Huang has been investigating why children are particularly vulnerable to sun exposure.