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Trans Tasman AI Collaboration Links High School Students With Trailblazer
Friday, 23 May 2025, 10:19 am | Auckland University of Technology
AUT Vice-Chancellor, Professor Damon Salesa, says that as New Zealand’s only university of technology, AUT is proud to collaborate on initiatives that harness the power of technology to shape a better future. More >>
“RunIt” Contact Event Poses Serious Risk To Brain Health, Says Leading Sports Scientist
Tuesday, 20 May 2025, 9:48 am | Auckland University of Technology
The “RunIt” event, which involves participants sprinting directly at each other in high-speed collisions, has been widely criticised by medical professionals and researchers. Despite its viral popularity online, Professor Hume says the format ... More >>
Lindsay Foundation Gait Lab Reopens To Support NZ Children
Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 1:28 pm | Auckland University of Technology
The lab, which has been a cornerstone of the National Clinical Gait Analysis Service in conjunction with Starship Child Health for over a decade, continues its mission to assess and support children and young people with complex walking issues. More >>
Auckland At 15 - Auckland Is United On What Matters Yet Divided On Delivery
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 3:48 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Latest research sets scene for a new Auckland agenda. More >>
AUT And Abbott Team Up To Tackle Concussions & Women’s Health
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 12:10 pm | AUT
Under the collaboration, Abbott has installed the ARCHITECT® ci4100 analyser, one of its Core Laboratory platforms, in AUT’s SPRINZ biochemistry lab at AUT Millennium, a hub for many of New Zealand’s high-performance sports organisations and Olympic ... More >>
Revolutionising Fitness With Eccentric Exercise: AUT's "Strength Made Easy" Technology
Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 12:44 pm | Auckland University of Technology
The AUT technology, named Eccentric Fitness Ltd, is designed to enhance both upper and lower body strength. This innovative design creates a highly effective workout without excessive strain or fatigue. More >>
AUT Academics, Ex-All Blacks Feature On New Concussion Podcast
Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 2:21 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Dr Pedersen says the podcast intends to generate a healthy and balanced debate on the risks and benefits of sports from experts and people with lived experience. More >>
Reading Helps Children Face A Difficult Future
Friday, 22 November 2024, 8:49 am | Auckland University of Technology
The AUT-led study Relationships Between Reading For Pleasure And Children’s Wellbeing In Aotearoa New Zealand looked at the pandemic lockdown experience of 2421 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand (GUiNZ) study who were 11 years old at the time. More >>
New AUT Research Shows Online Gaming A Predictor Of Gambling Harm
Thursday, 14 November 2024, 6:30 am | Auckland University of Technology
The study showed that gambling participation by the group was low and infrequent, and risk factors and gambling harms were not specific to Pacific people in that they were generally as would be expected among the general population. More >>
Alarming Differences In Incidence And Mortality Of Devastating Brain Haemorrhage Across NZ
Monday, 14 October 2024, 2:58 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Despite a relatively low mean age among the working-age population in Aotearoa, SAH is the most devastating type of stroke, killing almost half of those affected. More >>
New Study Reveals “Massive” Impact Of Concussions On NZ Incomes And Employment
Thursday, 26 September 2024, 7:18 am | AUT
The study found that after sustaining a brain injury, employment and earnings do not recover quickly; instead, they continue to decline over time. The study found that earning losses reach more than $3,000 in the first year after the injury and ... More >>
How Aotearoa Should Deal With Increased Global Stroke Risks Identified In New Lancet Neurology Study
Thursday, 19 September 2024, 11:51 am | Auckland University of Technology
"The NZ priorities should be in implementing effective primary stroke prevention strategies for all individuals at increased risk of stroke, regardless of the level of the increased risk," Professor Feigin says. More >>
Innovative AUT Collaboration With Southern Cross Health Trust Provides Financial Boost To Nursing Students
Wednesday, 21 August 2024, 8:13 am | AUT
A new partnership between AUT and the Southern Cross Health Trust offers student nurses an unprecedented level of support as they navigate their studies and clinical placements. More >>
Unclear Roadside Drug Testing Risks Motorist Delays
Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 12:53 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Theoretically, it is possible for someone to test positive to amphetamine if they are taking dexamphetamine (an ADHD medication) depending on the sensitivity of the test. What happens to these people at the roadside? More >>
Unemployment Looks To Be Getting Worse
Monday, 19 August 2024, 8:19 am | Auckland University of Technology
A model designed to give an early warning of a downturn in the economy is suggesting continued weakening in the labour market with an unemployment rate that may have already reached 4.8 per cent. More >>
New AUT Concussion Research Could Revolutionise Understanding And Recovery
Wednesday, 14 August 2024, 1:06 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Newly published research from AUT has the potential to revolutionise the understanding of concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), including the impact of brain inflammation and ways to predict improved chances of recovery. More >>
AUT Collaborates With Māori Urban Artist For Space Planning Of New Building, Tukutuku
Monday, 24 June 2024, 10:06 am | Auckland University of Technology
Tukutuku, at around 9000m2, is the largest development at the University’s North Campus and will accommodate around 2000 students and 200 staff. It is also AUT’s most sustainable building yet and on track to be the country’s most efficiently ... More >>
Innovative Dual Health Qualification Addresses Workforce Issues
Thursday, 13 June 2024, 11:17 am | Auckland University of Technology
Auckland University of Technology (AUT) has launched for the first time a double health degree and dual registration pathway within a continuous four-year course of study. More >>
New Project Aims To Transform Health Care Response To Family Violence
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 12:58 pm | Auckland University of Technology
Funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand, ‘Atawhai’ recognises family violence seriously impacts the health, wellbeing and hauora of all members of whānau and families, yet there is currently limited system support to help primary health ... More >>
Protecting NZ’s Children From The Impacts Of Some Of World’s Highest Screen Time
Tuesday, 21 May 2024, 11:56 am | Auckland University of Technology
The purpose of the recommendations is to ensure New Zealand students maximise the learning benefits that screen-based digital tools can offer, while minimising risks to health and wellbeing as they grow. More >>
