Postgraduate and researchers news

AUT at Best Awards 2021

AUT’s Art and Design students have won a total of 40 awards at 2021’s Best Awards, including 14 Gold, 12 Silver and 14 Bronze.

Happy workers are hybrid workers

New data show that hybrid workers – those who combine working from home and the office – are the happiest and most innovative employees.

Predicting changes in clinical status

New research in palliative care shows that machine learning can predict changes in patients’ clinical status, enabling early medical interventions.

Wellbeing at work expert wins top award

AUT has awarded its preeminent academic award, the AUT University Medal, to the Business School’s Professor Jarrod Haar (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta).

‘Switching on’ drugs to target disease

To improve drug treatment outcomes and reduce side effects, researchers are looking for ways to more accurately target drugs to work on diseased cells.

Leaps of discovery in sports research

Imagine analysing the way a person hopped could help predict and improve their sprint performance. That is what AUT PhD candidate Ant Sharp is exploring.

SHARP TOOLS REDUCE INFECTION

Researchers have uncovered a link between the sharpness of surgical implements and the risk of post-surgery infection.

Deprivation a poor predictor of health

An AUT study shows that the perceived amenity of your neighbourhood is a better predictor of health-related quality of life than socioeconomic status.

Health report: NZ male ex-rugby players

AUT study commissioned by World Rugby to better understand the longer-term impacts of sport’s participation and to inform welfare advances.

RespirAq secures $1.5m investment

A company formed to commercialise innovative respiratory technology, RespirAq, developed by AUT researchers has secured $1.5m of investment.