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Nobel Prize science in use across New Zealand in Dodd-Walls Centre labs
15 October 2018Read more about the 2018 Nobel Prize winners in physics. Their prize winning tools are used in our labs across the country and contribute to new product development and services that we are working on to grow the New Zealand economy. -
Cyberattacks, cybersecurity and protection
21 September 2018Dr Rizwan Asghar talks about the risk of cyberattacks and how New Zealand must find ways to counter this growing threat. Read his Newsroom article. -
Women in science – a celebration of NZ pioneers
19 September 2018Pioneering women scientists who helped pave the way for others are being honoured as part of Women’s Suffrage 125 celebrations by having the University of Auckland’s science departments and schools named after them for one week. -
Major funding for University of Auckland science research
13 September 2018A non-invasive laser probe to detect prostate cancer and developing high-value products from seaweed are just two research projects at the University of Auckland awarded funding from this year’s Endeavour and Smart Ideas science fund allocation. -
International prize for encouraging diversity
11 September 2018Promoting gender parity in conference speaker line-ups and helping the Department of Physics at the University of Auckland win an award for promoting diversity and inclusivity have won Dr Frederique Vanholsbeeck an award from the Optical Society of America (OSA). -
Kiwi whiz kid Tristan Pang's next big test
10 September 2018Sixteen-year-old Tristan Pang was 13 when he became the youngest undergraduate to study math at the University of Auckland. The hard-studying Auckland teen has made it his next test to beat a handful of other bright young minds from around the world and take out a coveted science prize. Find out how to support his bid. -
Gary Bold | brilliant physicist, inspired educator
10 July 2018Associate Professor Gary Bold died unexpectedly on 3 July this year after a short time in hospital. -
University of Auckland professor announced as new Chief Science Advisor
12 June 2018Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits the University of Auckland today to announce Professor Juliet Gerrard will take up the role of Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor. -
Curious kids explore the super STEM Fair at MOTAT
23 April 2018MOTAT was inundated with a gaggle of excited and curious young scientists in early April at the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Fair -
New PhD Leadership Development Programme launches this month
20 April 2018Four doctoral candidates from the Faculty of Science have been accepted into a new leadership development programme with The New Zealand Leadership Institute (NZLI). -
Faculty of Science Postdoctoral Society
09 March 2018The Postdoctoral Society is going from strength to strength since their inaugural research symposium in 2016. -
Astronomers question NZ's super-scope commitment
13 February 2018Leading figures from New Zealand's astronomy community, including head of department Professor Richard Easther, have questioned New Zealand's involvement in building the planet's largest radio telescope. -
Travelling the universe with Richard Easther
18 January 2018In this four-part summer series join Professor Richard Easther as he talks to Radio NZ about travelling to Mars and Pluto, getting close to a black hole and time-travelling back to the Big Bang. -
Science made simple: binary stars
06 January 2018Dr JJ Elridge studies binary stars by creating numerical models to understand what happens when the two stars interact. He talks to the NZ Herald's Jamie Morton about what's involved in his work. -
Science made simple: lasers
03 January 2018Professor Cather Simpson studies how substances convert light energy into more useful forms. She talks to the NZ Herald's Jamie Morton about applying intellectual exploration values to practical entrepreneurship, and more. -
Does NZ really have a science denial problem?
03 December 2017People rejecting facts is a problem around the world. Sir Peter Gluckman and Professor Shaun Hendy discuss whether there is a growing trend towards 'science denialism' whereby proven science facts are ignored or denied. -
Top NZ scientist talks about entrepreneurship and the role of universities
20 November 2017Professor Simpson is a passionate believer in making science accessible to people of all ages and from all walks of life. -
Life, the universe and everything
03 November 2017Is our universe part of a larger multiverse? What types of planets circle circle other stars in the galaxy? Professor Richard Easter talks about the work of Te Ao Mārama, a new centre asking the big questions in science. -
Major funding boost for Science at University of Auckland
02 November 2017Thirteen research projects across mathematics, computer science, cosmology, astrobiology, biological sciences, statistics, chemistry and psychology are funded with $8,778,000 from the Marsden Fund for 2017. -
Teaching digital technologies? Win a scholarship (worth approx $1,000) to study COMPSCI 101
30 October 2017We are funding 10 scholarships (worth approximately $1,000 each) for digital technologies teachers to study COMPSCI 101 at the 2018 Summer School.
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