News in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies - Te Ara Auaha
Christchurch rebuild inspires competition win
Inspiration from the Christchurch rebuild helped a group of Colab students win a top French design competition.
Masters students Sarah Loggie, Jacques Foottit, Lisa Clist and Jenna Gavin travelled to Paris earlier this month for the European Street Design Challenge at the Futur –en-Seine Digital Festival in Paris
Fiji placement enlightens aspiring climate change journalists
A two-week journalism stint in Fiji, dubbed “Bearing Witness”, has lent new perspectives on the effects of climate change on AUT journalism student Ami Dhabuwala and graduate TJ Aumua.
AUT video: the science and history behind Matariki
The bright blue stars known as the Seven Sisters are known for marking the beginning of Matariki- or the Māori New Year.
Experieco CEO Andrew McPherson to speak at STEMprenuers speaker series
The CEO of cloud service provider Andrew McPherson will be the third speaker at this year’s STEMprenuers speaker series.
PMC director calls for ‘voice for the voiceless’ at Pacific human rights forum
Giving voice to the voiceless and championing the rights of all people by telling the truth was the message given to the Human Rights and the Media forum in Fiji organised by the region’s Pacific Community.
Veiqia Project at AUT reawakens women’s role in Fijiian society
The Veiqia Project Exhibition is now open at AUT’s St Pauls St Gallery Three as a result of the journey of seven women reconnecting with a ‘sleeping’ practice.
PMC director gives media awards keynote, research seminar at Pacific university
Pacific Media Centre director Professor David Robie has visited Fiji as the guest of the regional University of the South Pacific to present a keynote address at the annual journalism awards night and to present a research seminar for academics.
Journalism under threat - ‘digital first’ strategies put journalists last
Journalism in New Zealand is threatened by the constant culling of editorial jobs and current affairs programmes. The 2015 JMAD New Zealand Media Ownership Report observes that in this year alone 60-70 jobs were removed from newsrooms and current affairs production. This report is the fifth produced by the AUT’s research centre Journalism, Media and Democracy (JMAD).
Final year fashion students transformed the newly-reopened St James’ Theatre into a fashion hotspot last week.
Journalism Conference gets UNESCO Grant
AUT has won a UNESCO grant to help support the World Journalism Education Congress being hosted at the City Campus in July 2016.