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Spotlight on sustainability

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

Lockdown shows “digital user divide”

AUT’s NZ Work Research Institute (NZWRI), in collaboration with InternetNZ, has released the latest New Zealand World Internet Project (WIP) report.

Highly commended for Reo-Māori story

A te reo Māori short story by AUT lecturer Dr Atakohu Middleton has won an award in a national fiction competition

Voices of the Future to be livestreamed

Participants will hear from international speakers at Voices of the Future. AUT alumna Tracy Han describes her experience with the AUT-hosted global event.

Gravitational waves Marsden success

Deciphering gravitational waves and decoding signals from the Universe.

Four Marsden fund grants for AUT

Four AUT research projects have been granted more than $2.8 million in the 2021 Marsden Fund round.

Rutherford postdoctoral fellow award

Dr Syrie Hermans, has been awarded a Rutherford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship to research how microbes in the soil benefit agricultural ecosystems.

New Professors and Associate Professors

Eight AUT academics have been promoted to the position of Professor, and a further 22 have been appointed as Associate Professors.

The sustainable in-tent: fashion design

For final-year fashion student Molly Whitehead, sustainability and bringing old back has been central to her study at AUT.

Vaccines: AUT student accommodation

AUT has confirmed COVID-19 vaccination will be a condition of residence at its student accommodation in 2022.