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Real impact starts with listening – to what people actually need. At AUT we tackle real-world challenges, from AI and robotics to public health and ecology. We partner with industry, communities and governments to turn discoveries into action. Awarded five stars by QS, our research changes lives, informs policy and drives meaningful change.
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Our world-leading researchers
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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.
Professor Hannah Buckley is interested in the changes in biodiversity and ecosystem function that occur with restoration, and the social drivers and financial trade-offs of planting trees into farmland.
Professor Xiaowen Yuan is exploring the potential of agricultural resources to create bio composite materials for energy storage, construction and medical applications.
Professor Denise Wilson is a world-leading academic contributing new knowledge to support a positive transformation in wellbeing outcomes, particularly for Māori.
Professor Ineke Crezee is known for her expertise in health interpreter education and is the author of internationally recognised key textbooks on this subject.
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.
Professor Tek Tjing Lie’s research focuses on developing positive impacts of clean energy technology to society, including wind, solar and energy storage characteristics.
Known for his expertise in advanced materials and manufacturing science, Professor Sarat Singamneni has developed a world-class lab for additive manufacturing research.
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.
Postgraduate study and research
AUT is New Zealand’s fastest growing postgraduate study destination, offering a wide range of programmes.
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Many of our modern research facilities and equipment can be used by external researchers.
Research commercialisation
AUT Ventures provides commercialisation advice, consultancy and investment opportunities.
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