Amanda Yates, 20 Sep 2022 | AUT News In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years ago, impromptu and transitional organisations kickstarted the city’s recovery. On the many vacant sites in the demolished city, they supported pop-up shops, installations and events to keep city life and urban wellbeing going…
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AUT News | 17 Oct 2022 Master of Architecture (Professional) graduate Matangireia Yates-Francis, and School of Future Environments Associate Professor Dr Kathy Waghorn have added to AUT’s total haul at the Best Awards 2022. The Design Institute of New Zealand’s annual Best Awards recognises excellence in graphic, toitanga, digital, moving image, spatial and product design.…
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University of Canterbury News Kiwi volcanologists and engineers have finished testing an automated system that provides a warning when an eruption on Whakaari (White Island) becomes more likely. The new system, which uses machine learning to detect patterns in seismic data, provides constant monitoring in real-time, and could provide warnings hours or days before an…
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Innovate Young Minds | Scoop News A New Zealand organisation dedicated to introducing and encouraging women to pursue careers in STEMM is expanding its work following a resoundingly successful residential programme this year. Founded in 2017 by Rotary Hutt City and supported by Hutt City Council, Innovative Young Minds (IYM) is a programme designed to…
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Gordon Campbell | Scoop News Well, that didn’t take long. Briefly, the pageantry of the royal funeral had made Britain look like a world power again. But last Friday’s package of tax cuts and borrowing announced by the UK’s new Chancellor, Kwasi Karteng, has spooked investors, caused markets to tumble, and sent the pound crashing…
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A new University of Waikato-led study, published this week in Climatic Change, has provided a comprehensive assessment of the risks associated with extreme heat in Aotearoa for the first time. Study offers first comprehensive assessment of extreme heat risks across Aotearoa | News and Opinion: University of Waikato Led by Dr Luke Harrington, a Senior Lecturer in…
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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in construction engineering graduate Hayley Ngo has been recognised by the National Association of Women in Construction NZ (NAWIC) with a Student of the Year-highly commended award. Win for construction engineering grad | AUT News The annual NAWIC Excellence Awards celebrate women working in the construction sector. Hayley was recognised for her student…
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A funding injection of more than $8 million will boost Auckland University of Technology research into eliminating earthquake damage in buildings. The $8,231,624 grant is for the five-year research programme Sustainable Earthquake Resilient Buildings for a Better Future, led by engineer Dr Shahab Ramhormozian, a Senior Lecturer at AUT’s School of Future Environments. The grant comes…
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The University of Waikato | Waikato hub for Sustainability Summit Series The University of Waikato, Waikato Tainui, Te Pūkenga, and the Waikato Wellbeing Project are proud to be co-hosting the 4th Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit Series. The series kicks off with an online event this month: ‘Sustaining Te Taiao’ on 30 August 2022, bringing…
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University of Canterbury | How many New Zealanders haven’t caught Covid-19? – Expert Q&A University of Canterbury Professor Michael Plank says at least half of New Zealanders have been infected with Covid-19, while those who haven’t are a “significant minority”. New Zealand’s second Omicron wave might just be easing up, with the latest data showing…
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