Science and technology news

Art meets science at AUT

An unlikely collaboration is behind a critically acclaimed artwork by the School of Future Environments’ Clinton Watkins.

Indigenous knowledge for climate change

A new podcast features AUT research into nature-based solutions to climate change rooted in indigenous knowledges.

AUT hosts future engineers with Epro8

More than 100 school students from Auckland and Northland visited AUT to participate in the 2023 Inter-School Science and Engineering Challenge.

AI affecting diverse creative sectors

RNZ’s Mediawatch’s round up of the AI + Communications Symposium highlights the myriad ways AI will affect the creative sector.

The roots of success

Year 13 St Kentigern College student Ivy Wang has won a top science prize – and she credits one of AUT’s professors for her success.

Meet Cornelia - AUT's robot turtle

The underwater robot turtle sheds light on the animals’ mysterious and efficient swimming style - and could help with future ocean conservation.

Rare squid found

AUT’s resident squid expert Kat Bolstad appeared on RNZ Nights last week to talk about the Squid Squad and their annual Squidmas research trip.

IIT Madras intern at AUT

Bindushree Basavanna, a BTech Aerospace Engineering student at IIT Madras, interned at AUT’s School of Engineering, Computer & Mathematical Sciences.

AUT hosts AI + communication symposium

AUT will host the AI + Communication Symposium, an all-day open event, to share research and create discussion on September 6 2023.

School science and mātauranga Māori

There is a need for careful reading and thoughtfulness in the discussion over mātauranga Māori and school science, Professor Georgina Tuari Stewart says.