News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha

Revolutionising quake-resistant building

An innovation by NZ academics will change the way buildings are constructed, and how they perform in earthquakes, writes AUT’s Dr Shahab Ramhormozian.

New MENA student mentoring programme

A newly developed mentoring programme aims to support AUT’s Middle Eastern and North African students, its founder Nabil Sabra says.

Win for construction engineering grad

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) graduate Hayley Ngo has been recognised by the National Association of Women in Construction NZ.

Win for construction engineering grad

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) graduate Hayley Ngo has been recognised by the National Association of Women in Construction NZ.

AI for the environment hackathon

In September AUT will host the female-led AI hackathon AI for the environment in a weekend of creative problem-solving.

AUT finalists at Best Awards 2022

Forty-two AUT student projects are finalists in the prestigious Best Awards.

Fashion student ‘level above the rest’

Sheetol Chawla’s spirituality-inspired collection saw her take home the supreme award and close to $18k at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

Racism, exclusion and tokenism

Given most universities have goals for increasing Māori and Pacific student and staff, we need to ask why numbers still remain low in the research sector.

A bold new research framework for ECMS

The School of Engineering, Computer Science & Mathematics’ vision is to produce industry and future-ready graduates for a globally connected world.

Festival grows young filmmakers

The inaugural New Zealand Youth Film Festival will take place in December 2022, with the gala opening night being hosted at AUT’s City Campus.