Alumni news

Meet the 2021 X Challenge Finalists

Read about the eight finalists who will be battling to win $20,000 of cash and prizes in AUT's entrepreneurship competition.

Users at the centre of new vaxx.nz site

A group of AUT alumni is behind the Vaxx.nz vaccine information site, helping people identify available vaccine slots close to them before booking them.

AUT climbs up the global rankings

AUT continues to climb up the global university rankings joining the University of Otago in second place in NZ and the top 250 universities in the world.

ORCA success for AUT students

Advertising Creativity Team Reece O’Gorman and Connor Cully have taken second place at the Outstanding Radio Creative Awards (ORCA).

Support for iwi checkpoints

New research supports the use of community checkpoints, as implemented by Māori during the pandemic.

Creating change in the community

Meet Kelly Luo, recipient of the 2021 Freemasons University Scholarship, who is passionate about creating change in her community.

Search for new AUT V.C begins

Work has begun to find a new leader for New Zealand’s top modern university.

AUT’s Clinical Medicine first equal

AUT’s Clinical Medicine has been ranked joint first place amongst New Zealand universities.

The mahi behind Māori graduates

In the midst of a global pandemic, unprecedented health sector reform and cultural change, Māori health students are still graduating.

Public fine dining in prisons is popular

Opening prison restaurants in New Zealand has the potential to cut reoffending – while being a great experience for diners.