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At AUT, collaboration and partnerships underpin everything we do. We foster deep working relationships with industry leaders and employers, partnering with them to share resources and expertise, source student and graduate talent, and to research real-world solutions – for today and tomorrow.

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Find and connect with AUT's research expertise

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News

Young unidentifiable teenage boy holding the wired garden at the correctional institute in black and white, conceptual image of juvenile delinquency, focus on the boys hand.

Chemistry Professor Allan Blackman creating an explosion.

Dr Chris Puli’uvea, from the School of Science

AUT designed Woo-Laces now on sale

29 Nov, 2024

Forget boring shoelaces, meet the Woo-lace. Created by AUT student Jacob Smith, the award-winning Woo-lace makes an ideal stocking filler.

Online gaming leading to gambling harm

29 Nov, 2024

New research from AUT’s Pacific Islands Families shows regular online gaming as a teenager is a significant predictor of gambling harm at aged 22.

New youth crime laws unlikely to work

28 Nov, 2024

Science shows the brain is being rewired during adolescence, up to age 25. But the government’s proposed law reforms overlook these biological influences.

AUT helps warriors draw go with a bang

26 Nov, 2024

Chemistry Professor Allan Blackman stars in a fun new NZ Warriors social media campaign highlighting the NRL’s 2025 draw.

Top award for AUT scientist

21 Nov, 2024

Dr Chris Puli’uvea, from the School of Science, has been awarded a prestigious fellowship by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

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Ways to work with us

Partnering with MYOB: AUT students and grads in demand

Business management platform MYOB partners with AUT to host interns and employ graduates from AUT Business School and software engineering and computer science programmes. Watch the video to find out why graduates enjoy being part of the MYOB team – and why MYOB is so keen to recruit them.

Watch ‘MYOB Virtual Office Tour’

BioDesign Lab: collaborating with industry to develop biomedical solutions

Learn about recent projects including prosthetic fins for injured sea turtles, a smart wrist brace to track patient progress, and the development of new facemask technology.

The BioDesign Lab’s team of engineers, designers, researchers and clinicians from across AUT works with industry and community partners to develop new medical technologies and therapies – for all living things. Learn about recent projects including prosthetic fins for injured sea turtles, a smart wrist brace to track patient progress, and the development of new facemask technology.

Visit the BioDesign Lab website

Partner with staff and students at AUT Business SchoolAUT Business School can offer the expertise and specialist services you need when your business is responding to changes and challenges. The skills and talents of our researchers, graduates and students, along with AUT's resources will allow you to respond efficiently to those challenges.

Learn more about how you can partner with us.

AUT Business School can offer the expertise and specialist services you need when your business is responding to changes and challenges.

The skills and talents of our researchers, graduates and students - along with AUT's resources - will allow you to respond efficiently to those challenges.

Learn more about how you can partner with us.

Become an industry partner: engineering, computer and mathematical sciencesPartner with AUT to access top ICT and engineering talent, share your passion and help shape the future of computing and engineering. AUT’s School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences is proud of its strong industry links – find out how we can work together.

Partner with AUT to:

- Access top ICT and engineering talent
- Share your passion
- Help shape the future of computing and engineering

AUT’s School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences is proud of its strong industry links – find out how we can work together.

Upskill: professional development for hospitality workersDevelop the skills of your own workforce – our range of courses covers issues relevant to hospitality and tourism workplaces, with skills and understanding crucial to your employees, and your business.

Develop the skills of your own workforce – our range of courses covers issues relevant to hospitality and tourism workplaces, with skills and understanding crucial to your employees, and your business.

Learn how our programmes are tailored to meet the needs of a busy industry.

Events

AUT hosts first Indigenous nursing research summit

Monday 9 Dec, 9am - Wednesday 11 Dec, 4pm

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Why and how to partner with AUT

Find out how our rankings, research and campus facilities set us apart from the rest.

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