Science news

AUT Marsden and Mana Tūāpapa success

AUT academics have been recognised in 2025’s Marsden Fund and Mana Tūāpapa Future Leader Fellowships.

AUT hosts FAST! Symposium

Strengthening science and technology ties between France, Aotearoa and the Pacific was the theme of the recent FAST! Symposium, hosted at AUT.

Know your rhodium from your ruthenium

Tom Lehrer wrote a song about it, Daniel Radcliffe knows it off by heart, and now the Periodic Table in all its glory has come to AUT.

AUT academics on groundbreaking voyage

Dr Marta Ribó, a marine geologist and researcher at AUT’s School of Science, has set sail on an exciting scientific expedition to Tonga.

Science academic chairs CoRE research

AUT Associate Professor Armagan Sabetian is now chair of the research committee for the Coastal People: Southern Skies Centre of Research Excellence.

Squid squad makes waves with baby squid

The head of AUT Squid Squad, Dr Kat Bolstad, made headlines worldwide recently after verifying the first live footage of a baby colossal squid.

Shift in NZ snapper behaviour

An AUT led team of scientists have uncovered a dramatic shift in the movement patterns of New Zealand’s snapper, which could aid restoration initiatives.

AUT helps warriors draw go with a bang

Chemistry Professor Allan Blackman stars in a fun new NZ Warriors social media campaign highlighting the NRL’s 2025 draw.

Take a look inside AUT's Living Labs

A new video looks at how AUT's Living Labs project is connecting people to nature by interweaving ecological science and mātauranga Māori.

Aorere students study ocean with AUT

AUT scientists and 23 biology students from Aorere College have collected data from Mahurangi Harbour to measure environmental change.