Study predicts changes in marine ecosystems
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Study predicts changes in marine ecosystems A new study based on the first global survey of marine life by scuba divers has provided fresh insights into how climate change may affect marine ecosystems. The research, published in the research journal Science Advances, predicts that […]
Read More →Taking probiotics may reduce postnatal depression
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Taking probiotics may reduce postnatal depression Researchers from the University of Auckland and Otago have found evidence that a probiotic given in pregnancy can help prevent or treat symptoms of postnatal depression and anxiety. The Probiotics in Pregnancy Study is a two-centre study (Wellington and […]
Read More →Major MBIE funding for new sensor technology
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Major MBIE funding for new sensor technology Researchers from the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) have won $12 million to develop multi-purpose smart sensors that will give new insight into diseases such as heart failure and urinary function. The ABI’s s Implantable Devices Group will use […]
Read More →Infrared cameras study found pregnant women should sleep on their side
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Infrared cameras study found pregnant women should sleep on their side New University of Auckland research has found that expectant mothers should sleep on their side towards the end of pregnancy, after the research found that women who sleep on their backs in late pregnancy […]
Read More →Northland’s unique Pūkawakawa Programme marks ten years
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Northland’s unique Pūkawakawa Programme marks ten years A celebration marking ten years of a groundbreaking training initiative to encourage more graduating doctors to Northland is to be held at Toll Stadium in Whangarei. The Pūkawakawa Programme was the first partnership of its kind between a […]
Read More →Meet the inaugural 40 under 40
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Meet the inaugural 40 under 40 Forty exceptional individuals in fields from plastic surgery to psychedelic rock music have been named in the University of Auckland’s inaugural 40 Under 40 list. The list recognises graduates who are making a significant contribution to their field and […]
Read More →Rutherford recipient will lead research into post-pancreatitis diabetes
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Rutherford recipient will lead research into post-pancreatitis diabetes The University of Auckland’s Dr Max Petrov, an expert in diseases of the pancreas, metabolism, and nutrition, has been awarded Rutherford Discovery Fellowship to research post-pancreatitis diabetes. Dr Petrov, of the University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, […]
Read More →Royal Society of NZ research honours
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Royal Society of NZ research honours Six University of Auckland researchers were awarded top honours by the Royal Society of New Zealand and the Health Research Council of New Zealand at a research honours dinner in Auckland last night (10 October 2017). Honours awarded to […]
Read More →Early career research award to inequality researcher
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Early career research award to inequality researcher Senior Lecturer of political psychology Danny Osborne from the University of Auckland has been awarded the inaugural Te Apārangi early career research award in social sciences from the New Zealand Royal Society. Dr Osborne joined the University’s School […]
Read More →Spin on Health wins Royal Society Award
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Spin on Health wins Royal Society Award Doctoral student Kate Riegle van West from the University of Auckland has won a prestigious award for a video that showcases her research into the health benefits of poi. Kate won the Future Leader Award and $4,000 in […]
Read More →“Vision” enhances students’ leadership potential and career aspirations
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: “Vision” enhances students’ leadership potential and career aspirations Six talented Business School students were chosen for an all-expenses-paid trip to Sydney last month, to participate in the inaugural inter-university Vision Leadership and Career Development Program. The students are: Miro Harre (Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce), […]
Read More →Commerce students chosen for US Leadership Tour
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Commerce students chosen for US Leadership Tour Te Wai Coulston (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou) is one of a delegation of 16 university students selected for the United States Leadership Tour next year. They will represent New Zealand at the Harvard National Model United […]
Read More →Malfoy the wasp no longer unknown to Science
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Malfoy the wasp no longer unknown to Science It’s one of our least-loved insects, with a particularly gruesome reproductive technique, but University of Auckland doctoral student Tom Saunders is on a mission to rescue our native wasps from their bad name. Unlike their introduced cousins […]
Read More →Free happy texts at Late Night Art
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: Free happy texts at Late Night Art During ArtWeek, look out for a small wooden pyramid, housing an artist and his mobile phone. Called Generation Text, the work by Matt Liggins from the University of Auckland, is an interactive technology-based performance that highlights the impact […]
Read More →Interactive display picks library books based on your mood and the weather
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Interactive display picks library books based on your mood and the weather The inventors, students at the University of Auckland, are piloting the book recommender at the Auckland Central City Library. Second-year student Jamie McDonald, who’s studying commerce and computer science, remembers sitting around […]
Read More →New survey asks how Māori identity shapes financial choices
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement: Headline: New survey asks how Māori identity shapes financial choices The largest ever survey of Māori financial attitudes is underway, with 100,000 questionnaires posted to people who indicated Māori descent on the electoral roll. The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study (MIFAS), Te Rangahau o Te […]
Read More →ED stays decreased but with strings attached
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement: Headline: ED stays decreased but with strings attached Research into hospital emergency department waiting times has shown that waiting times are lower than ten years ago but significant challenges remain for treating patients in a timely manner. The study, published in BioMed Central Health Services […]
Read More →Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications: study
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Progesterone does not prevent preterm birth or complications: study An increasingly popular hormonal “treatment” for pregnant women with a history of preterm birth does not work, a major new international study shows. A total of 789 women from 39 Australian, New Zealand, and Canadian […]
Read More →Companies need to shape, not predict, the market
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Press Release/Statement: Headline: Companies need to shape, not predict, the market Instead of just gradually improving or creating new products and services, businesses now need to look at everything that impacts on what they make and how it is used – and shape that wider ecosystem. Nearly […]
Read More →BA/BCom student to wrestle with the big issues at Model UN Conference
MIL OSI – Source: University Of Auckland – Release/Statement Headline: BA/BCom student to wrestle with the big issues at Model UN Conference Te Wai Coulston (Ngai Tahu, Ngati Kahungunu, Ngati Porou) is one of a small delegation of students who have been chosen to represent New Zealand at the Harvard National Model United Nations conference, […]
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