Health sciences news

AUT provides expertise in equity

Associate Professor Jacquie Kidd is the Equity Lead on a five-year HRC funded project exploring accessible interventions for osteoarthritis.

Assisted dying and nursing care

AUT-led research highlights the need to support nurses, procedurally and psychologically, as they increasingly encounter assisted dying.

Meet our staff: Rita Krishnamurthi

Associate Professor Rita Krishnamurthi balances her work as a public health researcher with her role as the deputy director of NISAN at AUT.

Families affected by gambling

A Ministry of Health funded report on problem gambling shows that more can be done to develop a whānau inclusive offering.

Therapy shown to reduce gambling harms

A Ministry of Health funded report examines the long-term effectiveness of counselling treatments for gambling disorders.

HRC funding boosts nGVS research

AUT-led neurological rehabilitation project investigates brain stimulation intervention for inner ear-related imbalance and blurred vision.

Meet our staff: Leon Iusitini

As a Pacific researcher at AUT, Dr Leon Iusitini’s role is both research and promoting the interests of Pacific people in New Zealand.

Five Questions: Professor Nicola Kayes

We asked Nicola five questions ahead of her Inaugural Professorial Address

Atawhai: Responding to family violence

AUT-led research is making it easier for healthcare workers to respond to family violence, by connecting primary care services with community knowledge.

For the greater good

Dr Mangor Pedersen is harnessing the power of AI to revolutionise the treatment of epilepsy, traumatic brain injury and dementia. AUT’s Insight meets him.