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Distance - the key to active transport

Distance is the strongest determining factor for how teenagers feel about walking or cycling to school according to new research.

LGBT policies impact investor behaviour

New research shows companies that adopted LGBT-supportive policies for the first time can affect the attitudes and activities of investors.

NZ Trees app gets update

AUT’s popular NZ Trees app has been updated with more than double the number of native plants now included as well as an offline feature.

Te Tiriti: Two perspectives

Q+A with ‘Te Tiriti-based futures + Anti-racism 2022’ event organisers – Heather Came (Pākehā activist-scholar) and Eridani Baker (Māori student-activist).

A bakery programme with heart

Nine former refugees have been learning the art of bread making thanks to a new social enterprise, The Bread Collective.

If she be worthy - backlash to Thor film

The sexist and negative response from Redditors following Natalie Portman’s return to the Thor franchise raises issues within the film industry.

Breaking bias must take effort

In New Zealand, attracting women into science is a major problem. The issue is retaining and enabling them to advance at the same rate as men.

Thesis Survivor Stories

An updated book reveals the deeply personal struggles of PhD candidates – and their practical advice for those who follow in their footsteps.

The masculine discourse of men who knit

Men who knit use language on social media that justifies their participation in the craft.

Techweek 2022: 16 - 22 May

AUT is excited to once again be a strategic partner for Techweek.