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The pandemic and our social lives

As COVID-19 restrictions are slowly lifted, people should plan to reconnect as soon as it is safe to do so, researchers say.

Good design and normalising disability

Harnessing the lived experience of disabled people is key to changing the face of disability and design at both a societal and personal level.

A firefighter wellbeing project

Firefighter and AUT student, Josh Darby, is part of a core team leading a $500,000 project to improve the psychological wellbeing of firefighters.

Names and indigenous knowledge matter

What's in a name? Two Auckland academics have just released a report arguing for a change to naming conventions for native plants.

Epigenetic research in breast cancer

The International Breast Cancer Consortium for Epigenetic Discovery will be announced at the opening of the AUT-hosted Breast Cancer Research Symposium.

AUT appoints Dr Damon Salesa as new VC

Pacific scholar and senior university sector leader Dr Damon Salesa has been appointed to be the next Vice-Chancellor of AUT.

Legal aid crisis erodes right to justice

Just as access to health is a good thing, so is access to justice - they are both prerequisites for a decent society, writes Law Professor Kris Gledhill.

The “great resignation”, NZ-style

New research from the Business School shows more and more Kiwi workers are thinking about either changing or throwing in the job towel.

Spotlight on sustainability

AUT’s inaugural Sustainability Report assesses our progress in creating a greener and more sustainable future.

Is school ‘hot desking’ beneficial?

In recent years some schools have replaced individual desks with circular booths and shared tables for collaborative work.