Alumni news

Prosthetic fins for injured sea turtles

Researchers from AUT BioDesign Lab have developed a prosthetic fin to rehabilitate injured sea turtles.

Te Ara ō Hine – Tapu Ora

Under a new government initiative, AUT will work to increase the number of midwives in our Māori and Pacific communities.

Mind over matter

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to health sciences alumna Alexis (Lex) Pritchard who now helps people build the mental skills to smash their goals.

Space for creativity

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to textile design alumna April Gourdie who has become known as the ‘knit person’ of Allbirds’ product team.

Immunising for misinformation

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to communication studies alumna Diane Abad-Vergara about what it’s like to work for the WHO during a global pandemic.

Giving voice to indigenous stories

Insight, AUT’s alumni magazine, talks to globally acclaimed indigenous storyteller and AUT communication studies alumna Chelsea Winstanley.

New Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellows

Three AUT academics have been elected as Fellows to the Academy of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Coveted EQUIS award for Business School

In gaining EQUIS accreditation, AUT Business School joins an elite group of business schools around the world.

Visual arts alumna revives Niuean art

Artist and AUT visual arts graduate Cora-Allan Wickliffe is reviving the ancient Niuean art of hiapo.

New low cost COVID-19 antibody test

A new Kode Technology COVID-19 antibody test costs a fraction of current diagnostics using existing laboratory technology.