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Trailblazer at AUT AI collaboration

21 May, 2025
AUT hosted renowned video designer, Maru Nihoniho, at a livestreamed event held in collaboration with the Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne.
An AUT series about technology

BBC expert explores AI impact

21 May, 2025
Laura Ellis in discussion with Professor Damon Saleasa
Funds to help start-ups at AUT

AUT launches $5 Million Innovation Fund

15 May, 2025
AUT today launches the AUT Innovation Fund with an allocation of $5 million to invest into spinout companies and impact initiatives.
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Business news

Counting on success

Careers beyond the numbers

Business
19 May, 2025
The recent event Counting on Success: How Accounting and Finance Can Lead to Different Career Pathways showcased the diversity within accounting.
Kate Kearin, Professor at AUT smiling at camera.

Are you planning to retire or “rewire”?

Business
14 May, 2025
Increasingly, employees appear open to different ways of combining some paid work alongside increased leisure and/or family time, writes Kate Kearins.
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Are clean slates for criminals working?

Business
06 May, 2025
The question of what to do with people with convictions when it comes to employment has been considered by policymakers and justice campaigners globally.
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Culture and society news

Rangitoto Island forms a backdrop to the wave-cut platform off Achilles Point, Auckland.

Panel discussion: Auckland’s volcanoes 

Art and design
23 May, 2025
A panel discussion on 29 May at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) will explore the volcanoes and lava caves of Tāmaki Makaurau. 
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Why we need a national languages policy

14 May, 2025
A national languages policy would ensure that all citizens are able to participate fully and equitably in society.
Flooded rural road during cyclone Gabrielle

The complex realities of managed retreat

Architecture and built environment
14 May, 2025
With large parts of NZ recently pummelled by Cyclone Tam and heavy rain, it’s important to remember that natural hazards have long shaped our cities.
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Health news

Gait Lab reopens at AUT

Gait Lab Reopens to Help Kiwi Kids

Health sciences
15 May, 2025
The Lindsay Foundation Gait Lab at AUT North Campus has reopened after major upgrades to better support children across New Zealand.
AUT is set to host the prestigious, annual International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference in Auckland next month.

AUT hosting prestigious conference

09 May, 2025
AUT is set to host the prestigious, annual International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Conference in Auckland next month.
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A virtual vision for research

Health sciences
17 Apr, 2025
AUT hosted a workshop “Developing Virtual Reality Therapeutic Potential in Forensic Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Services in Aotearoa”.
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Science and technology news

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Trailblazer at AUT AI collaboration

21 May, 2025
AUT hosted renowned video designer, Maru Nihoniho, at a livestreamed event held in collaboration with the Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne.
Associate Professor Dr Kat Bolstad and her team defrosting squid remains.

Squid squad makes waves with baby squid

Science
29 Apr, 2025
The head of AUT Squid Squad, Dr Kat Bolstad, made headlines worldwide recently after verifying the first live footage of a baby colossal squid.
An AUT series about technology

NZ’s leading futurist talks AI at AUT

Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
07 Apr, 2025
Futurist and strategic technologist Ben Reid discussed AI and Aotearoa with Vice-Chancellor Damon Salesa at the AUT Technology in Society speaker series.
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University news

An AUT series about technology

BBC expert explores AI impact

21 May, 2025
Laura Ellis in discussion with Professor Damon Saleasa
Gait Lab reopens at AUT

Gait Lab Reopens to Help Kiwi Kids

Health sciences
15 May, 2025
The Lindsay Foundation Gait Lab at AUT North Campus has reopened after major upgrades to better support children across New Zealand.
Funds to help start-ups at AUT

AUT launches $5 Million Innovation Fund

15 May, 2025
AUT today launches the AUT Innovation Fund with an allocation of $5 million to invest into spinout companies and impact initiatives.
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Celebrating success

Associate Professor Kat Bolstad

Associate Professor Kat Bolstad

30 Apr 2025
The head of the AUT Squid Squad, Associate Professor Kat Bolstad, made headlines worldwide after verifying the first live footage of a baby colossal squid.
Dr Marta Ribó

Dr Marta Ribó

30 Apr 2025
Dr Marta Ribó, a senior lecturer in marine geosciences, has been awarded $6.9 million under MBIE’s Endeavour Programme.
Dr Adrienne Paul

Dr Adrienne Paul

30 Apr 2025
AUT Law School’s Dr Adrienne Paul has joined the Aotearoa Marine Carbon Forum, which provides independent information about marine carbon dioxide removal.
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