Health sciences news

AUT moves up 50 places in world rankings

AUT is now in the top 1% of world universities and in the top 50 for research citations.

19 first in family scholarships awarded

19 AUT students were awarded Woolf Fisher First-in-Family AUT Scholarships at a celebration event at the AUT South Campus on Thursday 29 August.

Making rural New Zealand age-friendly

Research from the AUT Centre for Active Ageing adds the voice of rural-dwelling older people to recommendations for age-friendly communities.

AUT podiatry partnership with DHB

AUT and Waitematā DHB have teamed-up to provide trainee podiatrists with experience in the diagnosis of foot-related complications from diabetes.

Mobile medical clinics a world first

Dr Lance O’Sullivan, AUT Māori Entrepreneur in Residence, has revealed his plans to launch 200 mobile drive-through medical clinics across NZ by 2021.

Five questions: Prof. Stephen Neville

We asked Professor Stephen Neville five questions about his research ahead of his Inaugural Professorial Address.

Student collab enhances patient care

AUT Integrated Health (AIH) provides primary healthcare, specialised services and programmes for the community.

Ethnic disparities in child protection

AUT research shows that Māori children are almost four times more likely to be placed out of home by child protection services.

Five questions: Valerie Wright-St Clair

We asked Professor Valerie Wright-St Clair five questions about her research ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address.

Pacific youth gambling begins at home

New report funded by the Ministry of Health reveals that gambling among Pacific youth is a social activity that mostly takes place with family and friends.