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Can big oil help save the planet?

Culpability for past actions aside, there might be a way we can use the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change.

To prosecute or not?

Decisions to prosecute must be supported by transparency and oversight to ensure the process is consistent, equitable and reflects public input.

Wellbeing at work expert wins top award

AUT has awarded its preeminent academic award, the AUT University Medal, to the Business School’s Professor Jarrod Haar (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Mahuta).

Preparing students to make an impact

There’s growing recognition of the value of entrepreneurial skills, and the AUT Business School’s entrepreneurship courses help students make an impact.

Engineering the future of air travel

Technical skills are only one part of the job for software engineers, which is why AUT engineering students spend hundreds of hours working with industry.

‘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.