Language and culture news

Sign Language at AUT

Adapting signs to suit Deaf students

Language and culture
23 Feb, 2024
AUT’s NZSL interpreters have been working with Ko Taku Reo – Deaf Education New Zealand to review signs used in various subject areas.
Siobhan holding a book in a classroom, smiling at the camera, with a view over Auckland through windows behind her.

Landfall win – a Q&A with Siobhan Harvey

Language and culture
27 Nov, 2023
Acclaimed author, and AUT academic, Siobhan Harvey has won the 2023 Landfall Essay Competition.
A person with sunglasses on standing in front of a magnificent old orange building with a canal in front.

Study while working part-time in Spain

Language and culture
17 Oct, 2023
A new online course allows students to continue their degree and have an overseas experience while working in Spain.
An auditorium full of people watching speakers on stage.

Building cultural understanding

Language and culture
12 Oct, 2023
With societies becoming more diverse, the risk of intercultural misunderstanding is very real.
A screenshot from the movie Ainbo.

LASFF film festival growing each year

Language and culture
11 Oct, 2023
More than 1000 theatregoers attended the 2023 Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LASFF) at AUT.
Graduates at heart of futuristic play

Graduates at heart of futuristic play

19 Jun, 2023
Two talented AUT graduates are at the heart of an exciting new futuristic play, Basmati Bitch.
Sports and language revitalisation

Sports and language revitalisation

24 May, 2023
AUT research shows that Māori and Pacific sports stars are helping revitalise vulnerable languages, with a genuine surge of language use in elite sport.
New professors and associate professors

New professors and associate professors

17 Nov, 2022
AUT is delighted to announce the promotion of 15 of its academics to the position of Professor and 30 to Associate Professor.
Record ranking for AUT

Record ranking for AUT

12 Oct, 2022
AUT has claimed its highest-ever place among New Zealand universities in the latest global rankings.
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Game changer

Language and culture
09 Jun, 2022
Nick Jones’ fascination with storytelling started in his childhood. Now he’s joined Swedish games creator Sharkmob in London. AUT’s Insight meets him.

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