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Researchers from The University of Auckland have developed advanced rehabilitation devices to help stroke patients strengthen their muscles while at the same time playing computer games.
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In work that may revolutionise rehabilitation for stroke patients, researchers from The University of Auckland and the Auckland District Health Board have shown it is possible to predict an individual’s potential for recovery of hand and arm function after a stroke.
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The value and contribution of the country’s leading health researchers are to be introduced first-hand to New Zealanders in a road-show that will tour the country over the next 24 months.
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Physical inactivity is one of the greatest health problems of the 21st century.
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Sore paws and broken bones are likely to be typical complaints at the second annual Teddy Bear Hospital, taking place this year at the Otara Leisure Centre in South Auckland on Saturday 28 July and also at Starship Children’s Hospital on Saturday 4 August.
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Technology created by researchers from The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI), which makes it possible to convert human movement into battery power, could in the future enable people to charge their electronic devices while they walk.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Have you ever wanted to get up close and personal with your best-loved author? Now you can at a special event to be held at the Gus Fisher Gallery at The University of Auckland, ahead of the New Zealand Post Book Awards.
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University of Auckland researchers, with colleagues from Massey University and representatives from health and social care organisations, have conducted research examining the views and experiences of staff caring for older lesbians and gay men in residential aged care facilities.
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Research from The University of Auckland and Starship Children’s Hospital has given a new understanding of the risk factors for iron deficiency in young children.
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Associate Professor Toeolesulusulu Damon Salesa’s Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire, was last night announced the winner of the prestigious Ernest Scott Prize at the annual Australian History Association Conference in Adelaide.
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The country’s largest research institution has welcomed today’s announcement of the establishment of the Advanced Technology Institute, (ATI).
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AUCKLAND CITY — The University of Auckland’s Faculty of Arts is this month hosting four Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Visitors who will each deliver a free, one hour public lecture.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Involvement in the first major group exhibition of contemporary Pacific art held in New Zealand since 1994 is something Nina Tonga, Professional Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Pacific Studies and PhD student in the Art History Department, is relishing.
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A new collaborative online service for New Zealand universities and Crown Research Institutes officially launches today.
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Racial Crossings: Race, Intermarriage, and the Victorian British Empire, by Associate Professor Damon Ieremia Salesa from the Centre for Pacific Studies at The University of Auckland, has been short-listed for the prestigious Ernest Scott Prize.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand’s visionary image-maker Vincent Ward will be holding two public exhibitions simultaneously in Auckland this July.
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The opening of the new Medical and Health Sciences complex at the University of Auckland signals the end of a massive four-year redevelopment and marks the beginning of a new era in New Zealand’s medical education and research.
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New Zealand is missing out on opportunities in the global Asian Halal economy by concentrating on food exports and ignoring other avenues worth billions of dollars, The University of Auckland Business School is warning.
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A site-specific artwork by Auckland-based artist Peter Robinson has been picked as one of the highlights of the 18th Biennale of Sydney.
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The University of Auckland is to invest more than $200 million in a major redevelopment that will provide state of the art research and teaching facilities for its Faculty of Science and a new entranceway to the University.
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Researchers from The University of Auckland are calling for carers of older people with dementia to take part in a study looking at the availability and adequacy of support in their communities.
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A review of the current global position of nutrigenomics, published in Nature Reviews Gastroenterology and Hepatology, calls for the science and medical community to recognise how this science could increase understanding of how to treat Crohn’s disease patients.
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The University of Auckland is encouraging Year 13 high school girls studying physics and calculus to explore the possibility of a career as an engineer at its upcoming Enginuity Day on Thursday 28 June.
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The traditional view that hand picking of grapes is needed to produce the best wine is being challenged, with University of Auckland research showing that machine harvesting produces higher levels of the aromas characteristic of award-winning New Zealand Sauvignon blanc.
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Two short films by upcoming student filmmakers from The University of Auckland's Screen Production Programme will screen at the country’s premier film event, the New Zealand International Film Festival.
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The annual New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge gets under way next week, 27 June, at The University of Auckland More than 200 Year 11 students from secondary schools all over the North Island will be converging at the University’s Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences to compete for the illustrious title.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Now is the time to sign up for a stimulating week of learning at The University of Auckland’s 2012 Winter Week on Campus.
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AUCKLAND CITY — What makes a good doctor? Why are there bad doctors still practising and how can we protect patients, increase trust and improve medical care? These are the issues author Ron Paterson, Health Law and Policy Professor at The University of Auckland brings to the fore in his book, The Good Doctor: What Patients Want, launched in Auckland this week.
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Auckland Business School academics whose research was responsible for revealing widespread human rights violations aboard foreign chartered fishing vessels trolling New Zealand waters are welcoming the hint of arrests within Korea.
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AUCKLAND CITY — New Zealand’s visionary image-maker Vincent Ward will be holding two public exhibitions simultaneously in Auckland this July.
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A new book on the work of Athfield Architects reveals how contemporary architecture can transform the way we live.
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University of Auckland scientists have provided the first experimental explanation of how sexual reproduction helps species adapt in challenging real-world environments, solving a classic conundrum in evolutionary biology.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A large-scale temporary outdoor sculpture titled ‘Landshaft’ designed to entice passers by is just one part of a new exhibition ‘Constituent Parts: Objects and Their Discontents’ by artist Derrick Cherrie at Te Tuhi in Pakuranga.
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For the first time in New Zealand, a unique workshop brought together scientists and researchers on stem cells, people who have spinal cord injuries and their carers, along with the health professionals who provide support.
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Recent research from The University of Auckland, published in BMJ Open, has shown that GPs are broadly satisfied with the current range of medicines available in New Zealand, but that financial barriers could be created for some patients by funding changes (such as those in the recent budget).
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How can we most effectively prevent blindness in the Pacific? This is a key question University of Auckland researchers will be tackling as the result of targeted funding from The Fred Hollows Foundation NZ.
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AUCKLAND — In a feat of artistic innovation, the life and work of one of this country’s most inventive artists will soon be immortalised in an original New Zealand opera.
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A jet-injection device that can administer drugs with less pain and more accuracy than syringes and hypodermic needles has been developed by researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.
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A new book has just been published that surveys the ground–breaking collaborations between choreographers, composers, artists and dancers on the pre-war stage in Paris, France.
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Faculty of Arts academic and acclaimed writer Dr Peter Simpson has been awarded the 2012 Creative New Zealand Michael King Writer’s Fellowship.
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Goldie Wines have been invited to submit one of their premium wines into the Five Nations Wine Challenge by New Zealand’s own Master of Wines Bob Campbell.
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Four years is too long to implement Government policy changes requiring foreign charter fishing vessels to be reflagged and crew treated like New Zealand workers, one of The University of Auckland Business School academics responsible for revealing shocking human rights abuses says.
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AUCKLAND — The work of New Zealand’s top emerging artists from Elam School of Fine Arts at The University of Auckland has been published in a new book.
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The University of Auckland’s Screen Production Programme (Department of Film Television and Media Studies) has joined the ranks of the world’s best film and television schools.
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Estrella - a rare form of piano quartet consisting of two pianos with four pianists - will be showcasing the music of New Zealand's leading composers during their upcoming UK tour.
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Dr Nicholas Rowe, a senior lecturer in Dance Studies at The University of Auckland, has snapped up two prestigious awards recognising both his teaching and research achievements.
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The University of Auckland has received the 2012 Randstad Award for the most attractive employer in the Education sector.
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Professor Robert Greenberg, a high-ranking academic from the City University of New York (CUNY), has been appointed the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
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AUCKLAND CITY — South Korean-born pianist Nayoung (Jane) Koo was awarded the top prize at Saturday night’s University of Auckland Graduation Gala Concerto Competition.
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A new exhibition by Elam School of Fine Arts Graduates (2005) at the Gus Fisher Gallery challenges viewers to reconsider their expectations and relationship with art.
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Child Poverty Action Group says changes to the repayment of student loans announced today will make a bad situation worse for many struggling young families.
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The University of Auckland’s Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh is taking part in the largest gathering of the world’s poets in history.
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The Faculty of Engineering is to undergo a multi-million dollar redevelopment, which includes the creation of high-tech laboratories, a new engineering research facility and the expansion of an existing building.
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Commercialisation Medals to reward and recognise the commercialisation of university research were awarded at a special ceremony at The University of Auckland this evening.
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A student from The University of Auckland is a member of the winning team who will represent New Zealand at the 2012 Microsoft Imagine Cup worldwide finals in Sydney in July.
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Art and science patron Chris Mace (Ngāti Porou, Te-Whānau-ā-Apānui) has been named winner of the Aotearoa New Zealand Māori Business Leaders premier award for 2011 - the first in the event’s history to specifically honour artistic and scientific endeavour.
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Among the exceptional literary talent appearing at the May Writers and Readers Festival are several authors from The University of Auckland.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Central Auckland will take on a celebratory air next week as thousands of graduates and their families converge for The University of Auckland’s Autumn Graduation.
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Sweet-tasting apples and New Zealand’s breath-taking natural beauty have conspired to see two Asian students win the first-ever $85,000 three-year scholarships in the newly initiated Dean’s Asia Scholarships to study at The University of Auckland Business School.
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An innovative computer-based intervention for depressed young people, developed by researchers from The University of Auckland, has been shown to be at least as effective as standard treatments mainly comprising face-to-face therapy.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Three virtuosos from The University of Auckland’s School of Music will vie for supremacy at the annual Graduation Gala Concerto Competition at the Auckland Town Hall next month.
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New Zealand’s fast foods on average contain 8 percent more sodium than comparable foods in the UK and a massive 18 percent more than those in France, as shown in an international study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
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Goldie Wines has received an excellent five star review for its latest release – the 2010 Goldie Cabernet Merlot Franc.
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Researchers from The University of Auckland have discovered why people feel as though they have jet-lag after surgery, and the findings may have implications for post-operative recovery.
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Older Māori who are engaged in cultural practices and connected to their traditional community have a higher quality of life, according to a ground-breaking study by researchers at The University of Auckland.
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Thirty-one top engineering students have been awarded Kick Start Scholarships from The University of Auckland.
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The University of Auckland Law School has been placed in the top four in the world’s largest and most prestigious moot court contest.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The University of Auckland is to host the World Kid’s Lit Quiz, a literature competition for children, later this year.
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Professor Jane Kelsey is briefing the Maori Affairs select committee this morning on the TPPA at their request.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Internationally acclaimed architects, designers, writers, artists and curators feature in this year’s Communiqué Autumn Lecture Series at The University of Auckland.
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AUCKLAND CITY — A collective of artists, scientists, educators and environmental researchers seeking to raise awareness of water issues in Auckland City have created a unique interactive art event which will open to coincide with World Water Day.
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After an international search, Professor John Fraser has been appointed as Dean of Medical and Health Sciences at The University of Auckland, becoming both the first alumnus and the first non-clinician to hold the position.
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Digging up the past: Archaeology for the young and curious by Auckland heritage expert David Veart, published by Auckland University Press, is one of five finalists in the non-fiction section of the NZ Post Children’s Book Awards.
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Young New Zealand Māori business leaders will be targeted by a new fellowship aimed at supporting and growing initiatives based around the development of talented Māori students.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Strong crowds are again expected to attend the brain-fitness themed Brain Day at The University of Auckland on Saturday 17 March.
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AUCKLAND CITY — The Governor-General of Australia, Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, is visiting The University of Auckland for a Pacific Island academics and community leaders forum next Monday 27 February (2.30-4.30pm).
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Research from The University of Auckland on changes in cloud height in the decade to 2010 has provided the first hint of a cooling mechanism that may be in play in the Earth’s climate.
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Innovative research has revealed why Bryde’s whales are so vulnerable to being killed by ships in the Hauraki Gulf, and University of Auckland scientists Dr Rochelle Constantine and Dr Natacha Aguilar are calling for speed restrictions to protect the endangered species.
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Last year was a challenging one around the world, and nowhere more so than in New Zealand.
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Youth and how they are coping in today’s tough economic conditions is an issue of national importance, and the theme of a symposium to be held at The University of Auckland this week.
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AUCKLAND — An ultra-modern hall of residence in Whitaker Place for 442 University of Auckland students opens this week.
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Research at The University of Auckland has shed light on an area of medicine which has intrigued the international scientific community for decades.
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El Niño and La Niña weather patterns will become even more dominant in New Zealand with climate change, according to research from The University of Auckland published in Nature Climate Change.
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Mike Rann, one of Australia’s most experienced parliamentarians, has joined the Political Studies Department of The University of Auckland as Visiting Senior Research Fellow.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Students at The University of Auckland will kick off the academic year in style with a free concert headlined by multiple award-winning New Zealand band, The Naked And Famous.
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Eleven associate professors at The University of Auckland have been promoted to professor.
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What you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health according to a new report by researchers from The University of Auckland and King’s College London.
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The University of Auckland is bestowing honorary doctorates on two prominent New Zealand business figures, Hugh Fletcher and Owen G Glenn ONZM, in recognition of their major contributions to New Zealand and to the University’s well-being in recent years.
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A pioneering research project, which is helping underachieving secondary school students succeed at school, is growing rapidly in scope.
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The future for global arts education looks significantly brighter following the adoption and support of The Seoul Agenda: Goals for the Development of Arts Education by UNESCO.
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A University of Auckland graduate student will discuss his proposed nuclear user-pays model at a US meeting of nuclear experts in Washington DC.
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From 20 January - 3 March the Gus Fisher Gallery hosts exhibitions by Reuben Paterson and Christine Hellyar, which both reflect on time, memory and taonga.
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Working-age adults who take combinations of prescription medication may be doubling their risk of serious falls at home according to research from The University of Auckland.
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A University of Auckland Debating Society team was placed in the top 16 at the World Universities’ Debating Championships held in Manila, Philippines earlier this month.
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Lizzie Chan, who is finishing an LLB(Hons) dissertation at The University of Auckland, has been selected as one of the three finalists for the Young New Zealander of the Year Award.
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