ResearchRangahau

AUT research is focused on real-world impact, and we're proud of our reputation as a leading research university and have been awarded five stars for research by QS. We have more than 60 research centres and institutes delivering innovative research – from artificial intelligence and robotics to ecology and public health. Our research addresses issues facing the environment, society and the world, and also feeds back into the classroom to benefit our students.

Latest university research

AUT marine geologist Dr Marta Ribó on a boat in the ocean.

AUT academics on groundbreaking voyage

Science
Dr Marta Ribó, a marine geologist and researcher at AUT’s School of Science, has set sail on an exciting scientific expedition to Tonga.
Two academics standing against plain background.

HRC wins for Business School

Business
Two academics from AUT Business School, Dr Alex Plum and Dr Anca Yallop, have received significant funding from the Health Research Council.
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Taylor Swift is filling a ‘blank space’ in academic research

Communication studies
A new book explores how Swift studies is bringing the cultural phenomena of Taylor Swift into academia.
Typing in a social world

New model accurately detects AI text

Engineering, computer and mathematical sciences
Auckland University of Technology researchers have developed a model that accurately detects social media content created by generative AI-driven bots.

Our world-leading researchers

You can see some of our expert researchers below. Want to see more researchers? Refresh this page to see different academic staff or search for a researcher.

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Andrew Lowe

Professor Andrew Lowe’s research focuses on making clinical-quality measurements available in home, primary and community care settings to enable new models of patient-centric healthcare.

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Xiaowen Yuan

Professor Xiaowen Yuan is exploring the potential of agricultural resources to create bio composite materials for energy storage, construction and medical applications.

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Valery Feigin

Professor Valery Feigin is globally known as an expert on stroke, traumatic brain injury prevention, epidemiology and treatment/rehabilitation.

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Deborah Heke

Dr Deborah Heke is known for her expertise in Indigenous methodologies and practices, with a particular interest in prioritising the knowledge systems of Māori/Indigenous women.

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Rita V. Krishnamurthi

Professor Rita Krishnamurthi is an expert on dementia, stroke and epidemiology, and was part of the team that won the New Zealand Prime Minister’s Science Prize.

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Jack Chen

An expert in chemical synthesis and supramolecular chemistry, Dr Jack Chen researches stimuli-responsive systems with exciting possibilities for the development of smart materials.

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Ineke Crezee

Professor Ineke Crezee is known for her expertise in health interpreter education and is the author of internationally recognised key textbooks on this subject.

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Mangor Pedersen

Associate Professor Mangor Pedersen has significantly contributed to the ability to model brain dysfunction in people with epilepsy and traumatic brain injury.

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W. Lindsey White

Professor Lindsey White is an authority on seaweed utilisation, both by humans and by marine herbivores, including the use of Undaria pinnatifida and Durvillaea spp.

Research institutes and networks AUT is involved in

Postgraduate study and research

AUT is New Zealand’s fastest growing postgraduate study destination, offering a wide range of programmes.

Use AUT's research facilities

Many of our modern research facilities and equipment can be used by external researchers.

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Research commercialisation

AUT Ventures provides commercialisation advice, consultancy and investment opportunities.

AUT Ventures website

Contact us

Get in touch with us to find out more about research at AUT or to partner with us on a research project.

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