Culture and society news

Share the Elevator

A new podcast shines a bright light on the inequities and challenges experienced by young women of colour starting their careers in Aotearoa.

Taking care seriously in education

The government is in year three of a 10-year plan to build a ‘planned and coherent’ education ecosystem – but it has failed to make any tangible progress.

Law School scholars, supporters honoured

An evening of excitement and excellence – those words aptly describe the recent 2022 AUT Law Awards, an annual event that recognises our top law scholars.

2022 Pat Hanly Creativity Awards

On 8 September Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki hosted to the 2022 Pat Hanly Creativity Awards, recognizing 89 talented students from 47 secondary schools

Artwork responds to climate crisis

Combining matauranga Māori and western science, an online artwork tracks the decline of Haupapa Tasman Glacier.

The city as laboratory

Learning about urban recovery and transformation in post-quake Christchurch.

Being radical in time of climate crisis

AUT Law School hosted a public lecture by Environmental Law Professor Liz Fisher, a distinguished legal academic from Oxford University.

Documenting Shama

Documentary research project showcases ethnic trusts work with migrant women in the Waikato region.

Punch in cinemas today

Today is the official release of Punch, the debut feature film written and directed by AUT professor of Art & Design, Welby Ings.