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

Interns on the front line

Trade Commissioner and Consul-General Matt Ritchie was pleased to have alumni Alex Mackenzie and Ayaka Archer in his Vancouver team when the pandemic hit.

Independent NZ media ownership booms

The 2020 JMAD Media Ownership report highlights key trends, including the impact of COVID-19 on readership, ad revenue and journalism jobs.

BCIS final projects showcase diversity

Bachelor of Computer and Information Sciences graduating students’ industry projects have developed solutions for a range of organisations.

New Professors and Associate Professors

Nine academics have been appointed to the position of Professor, effective from 1 January 2021. 19 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.

Stamping out the racism epidemic

Graduating Industrial Design student Phoebe Lee has imagined a future Aotearoa where the epidemic of racism has been stamped out.

AD20 virtual showcase

Graduating Art and Design students’ work has been showcased in a virtual exhibition for the first time.

Best Awards Winners 2020

AUT has had another successful year at the Best Awards – the Design Institute of New Zealand’s annual awards recognising excellence in design.

What could this become?

Staff member Monique Jansen from the School of Art & Design and renowned artist Xin Cheng have given new life to AUT’s waste.

Evocative new work at the Art Gallery

AQI2020 is a new commission by New Zealand performance and installation artist and AUT alumna, Alicia Frankovich.

Data Science for Mental Health

AUT has secured more than $2.1m to develop new data science technology for mental health diagnosis in MBIE Catalyst Programme.