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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.

NZ’s leading futurist talks AI at AUT

Futurist and strategic technologist Ben Reid discussed AI and Aotearoa with Vice-Chancellor Damon Salesa at the AUT Technology in Society speaker series.

AUT Professor awarded 2024 Thomson Medal

Professor Sergei Gulyaev has been awarded the 2024 Thomson Medal by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

BITS student joins electronics project

A Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) Pilani student has recently interned at AUT working on a specialised electronics project.

AUT innovators named as finalists in Kiw

Two AUT innovators whose research and entrepreneurship are on a path to disrupt the global surfactant industry have been named finalists in...

Take a look inside AUT's Living Labs

A new video looks at how AUT's Living Labs project is connecting people to nature by interweaving ecological science and mātauranga Māori.

Q&A – Alumn redefines virtual travel

Meet Sean Mascarenhas, an AUT alumnus who is using virtual technology to change how we see travel.

Hollywood film technology now at AUT

AUT’s virtual production studio is open now, with technology used to create shows like The Mandalorian- now in the hands of today’s students.

Lean Construction conference at AUT

New Zealand’s first ever conference of The International Group for Lean Construction takes place at Auckland University of Technology from 1 to 6 July.

Aorere students study ocean with AUT

AUT scientists and 23 biology students from Aorere College have collected data from Mahurangi Harbour to measure environmental change.