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Medicinal cannabis research

AUT and Zeacann Ltd have received approval from the Ministry of Health for medicinal cannabis research and development.

AUT awarded for revolutionising energy

AUT has won the Revolutionising Energy Award at the 2019 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards.

Plan to mitigate neurological disorders

Professor Valery Feigin leads global strategy to bridge the gap between growing burden of neurological disorders and overstretched health resources.

Media ecosystem in trouble

2019 JMAD NZ Media Ownership Report investigates the state of the New Zealand media and the threats facing it.

MPs failing to lead on human rights

Democracy in New Zealand is suffering from a Parliament which under-performs in its scrutiny of human rights, a new report has found.

Empathy needed to reduce family violence

AUT report finds that agencies and services designed to aid wāhine Māori in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment.

New school on the block

At the beginning of next year, AUT will open its new School of Future Environments.

Cookbook sales fund refugee scholarship

AUT students from refugee backgrounds can now apply for a scholarship fund created from the sales of the Tastes of Home cookbook.

AUT helps Microsoft with te reo Māori

Te reo Māori is now available on Microsoft Translator, thanks in part to Te Ara Poutama, staff and students at the Auckland University of Technology.

NZ rates of in-work poverty examined

Research conducted by AUT’s New Zealand Work Research Institute has found more than 50,000 working households live in poverty across Aotearoa.