Culture and society news

Indigenous knowledge for climate change

A new podcast features AUT research into nature-based solutions to climate change rooted in indigenous knowledges.

AUT students tackle food insecurity

With Healthy Families South Auckland and The Southern Initiative, Bachelor of Design students seek to improve food security and sovereignty in communities.

NZ workplace rules will change again

Whether you are a worker or an employer, the office or factory floor is likely to move under your feet over the next three years.

AUT chef students cook for charity

AUT’s culinary arts students had the very special opportunity recently to prepare a delicious three-course meal for 150 guests at a charity gala dinner.

Study while working part-time in Spain

A new online course allows students to continue their degree and have an overseas experience while working in Spain.

Building cultural understanding

With societies becoming more diverse, the risk of intercultural misunderstanding is very real.

LASFF film festival growing each year

More than 1000 theatregoers attended the 2023 Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LASFF) at AUT.

Text messages and sexual assault cases

Are digital communications, such as texts or WhatsApp messages, useful evidence in trials for serious crime? Paulette Benton-Greig examines the issue.

Can meditation affect social media use?

Mindfulness is known to alter our behaviours and responses in the real world, but can it also shape how we use social media? A new study investigates.

The University Era

When Taylor Swift touches down in Australia in 2024, academic Swifties will come together to discuss her influence in the conference the Swiftposium.