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Should we be wary of brand activism?

Through “transformative branding”, companies can work with customers, communities and competitors to create brands that lead on market and social fronts.

Students go global with APEC logo design

Five AUT design students are thrilled their work has gone global, after they created the APEC Voices of the Future 2021 logo on behalf of New Zealand.

Pacific language videos: Tokelau

The final episode of this year’s AUT Pacific Language Week video series is live.

Avoid an Auckland business bonfire

Deep into a delta lockdown, businesses in New Zealand’s biggest city urgently need a new form of support, writes Richard Meade.

Barriers for Māori with prostate cancer

The Oranga Tū project funded by Movember has mapped ‘the cancer pathway’ for Māori men and their whānau after diagnosis of prostate cancer.

AUT celebrates China-based postgrads

International travel might be on hold, but that hasn’t stopped an inaugural cohort of China-based students graduating as AUT Masters of Applied Finance.

Creating a healing environment

Katie Twisleton’s master's research looked at how graphic design could be used in a stroke ward to improve experiences of healthcare.

Worst of times bring out the best in us

Maybe – just maybe – our perspectives and priorities around what really matters have fundamentally changed, writes Business School Dean, Kate Kearins.

Teaching sustainability in design

For Industrial Design students at AUT, light-proof milk bottles are a valuable resource to be reimagined in a circular economy challenge.

Research: offshore fish farms

AUT is leading a large 36-month international project to develop a technique to assess the environmental impact of offshore aquaculture.