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

Civilisation and imagined futures

Professor Charles Walker has reflected on the challenge of educating for imagined futures in light of COVID-19 and NZ’s own experience of lock down.

Getting more kids into STEM is crucial

Dr Mahsa Mohaghegh, Director of Women in STEM at AUT says now more than ever getting and maintaining children’s interest in STEM is vital.

AUT grad named international finalist

AUT Fashion Design graduate Imuy Teav is one of the finalists for the 2020 iD International Emerging Designer Awards.

PUNCH: a new film by AUT Welby Ings

The New Zealand Film Commission recently approved production finance for AUT Professor Welby Ings’ feature film PUNCH.

Crisis, disintegration and hope

Professor Wayne Hope from AUT’s School of Communications Studies says only urgent intervention can save New Zealand’s media.

Documentary looks at Māori culture

Experiencing Māori culture while studying on exchange at AUT has inspired two filmmakers from the United States.

Reframe your mindset during COVID-19

AUT student Sharon Lee writes for the Times Higher Education website about the importance of reframing your mindset while studying during COVID-19.

Problem solving even under lock down

This semester, sixty first-year students will work on a solution for an unmet need highlighted by COVID-19 in an online, co-taught studio.

Pacific governments and media crackdown

As fears grow over the coronavirus, some governments stand accused of using tough lockdown rules to silence criticism, writes Professor David Robie.

Face shields for health workers

Associate Professor Tim Pasang and student Nick van Der Geest have been 3D printing medical face shields for frontline health workers.