Alumni news

Saving our seasonal growers and workers

It’s time to find a new approach to managed isolation – one that allows migrant workers to help save our seasonal crops industry, writes Swati Nagar.

Masking a good thing

Whether we’re in the throes of, or at the tail-end of this (or any other) pandemic, the lessons from lockdowns are applicable, writes Kate Kearins.

Best Awards Winners 2020

AUT has had another successful year at the Best Awards – the Design Institute of New Zealand’s annual awards recognising excellence in design.

Scorchers: A climate-fiction anthology

A new antipodean anthology of climate change short fiction might just contribute to humanity imagining its way out of this existential crisis.

AUT success with Marsden funding

Two AUT academics have won 2020 Marsden funding for research projects.

A roadmap to action for climate finance

AUT academics have helped put together a comprehensive new report on how we can reform our financial system to help fight the climate crisis.

Business School wins health funding

The Health Research Council (HRC) has awarded funding to two research proposals led by academics in the Business School.

David Towns awarded professor emeritus

One of NZ’s most influential conservation scientists, Professor David Towns, has been awarded the title of professor emeritus.

A special book on modern Maori cuisine

When Associate Professor Tracy Berno was asked by Chef Monique Fiso to help write Hiakai she was “absolutely blown away” and jumped at the opportunity.

Business School excellence at AI event

Lena Waizenegger (Business Information Systems) welcomed the chance to share her research in person at the recent Artificial Intelligence show in Auckland.