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Indigenous Research Symposium creates dialogue of empowerment
Indigenous research should validate and empower indigenous culture and peoples, says AUT University Professor of Māori Media, Dr Ella Henry.
First ever study finds relationship between feng shui and hotel success
A study, the first of its kind, has proved the right kind of desk, or how a reception area looks and smells, can have an impact on hotel success.
AUT research gets funding go-ahead
Four AUT research projects have received funding from AUT Enterprises Ltd (AUTEL) to get their technology and ideas off the ground.
Mysterious Victoria Cross decision unearthed
To be recommended for a Victoria Cross for bravery is an achievement reserved for few but to never have been awarded it, even after extraordinary documented bravery, is a mystery that AUT’s Professor Paul Moon has solved in his latest book about Lance Sergeant Haane Manahi.
Sir Don McKinnon honoured for international conflict work
AUT conferred the university’s highest honour, a Doctor of the Auckland University of Technology, on the Rt. Hon. Sir Donald Charles McKinnon ONZ GCVO for his significant contribution to restorative justice and conflict resolution in national and international forums.
NZ radio astronomy goes global over KAREN
Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand Ltd (REANNZ) and AUT University last week celebrated the successful connection of AUT’s radio telescope at Warkworth to the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN).
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Auckland: Unsafe, polluted, discriminatory
Aucklanders are significantly more likely than other New Zealanders to be the victims of burglary and vehicle offences and although Auckland’s overall crime rate is decreasing, too many Aucklanders continue to feel unsafe.
Birth certificates of a nation
Te Ara Poutama’s Professor Paul Moon is setto release his latest book, this one a textbook on New Zealand’s founding documents.
The leading New Zealand historian has selected 50 founding documents and provided each with a concise description of its historical context and ongoing importance in his new book New Zealand Birth Certificates.
Professor Moon says the book is designed to be more than just a general textbook. It is also aimed at a general readership.
Money not the key to Kiwi happiness, but it’s a start
Money may not buy happiness but material conditions are a significant factor in determining quality of life, according to a visiting academic.
Bath University’s Professor Suzanne Skevington is speaking the 2010 Quality of Life Conference which starts today (February 22-24) at AUT University and will discuss how material conditions affect quality of life and the implications this has for social policy.
AUT Sports stars shine at World University Games
AUT Sports students recently joined more than 7,300 athletes from 134 countries to compete in The World University Games - a major international sporting event held every two years for student athletes from around the world. This year’s Games - also known as the Universiade – were held in Taipei from 19-30 August.