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‘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.

Te ao Māori lens key to media major

AUT’s Māori Media major offers many opportunities for students like Zayne Collier (Ngāti Porou me Te Rarawa) to create their own short films and apps.

CS4HS open to more digital technology teachers

The CS4HS workshop will take place online on Thursday 10 February and will now be able to host even more teachers from throughout New Zealand.

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.

No university is an ivory tower

How can universities overcome common problems today? Professor Guy Littlefair talks to The Brand Education.

RespirAq secures $1.5m investment

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

Interdisciplinary team wins health grant

An interdisciplinary team of AUT researchers has won a major grant from the Health Research Council.