University Of Auckland
New scholarship to study link of dance and dementia
A new Scholarship to research dance and dementia has been established. The Lady Rosemary Buchanan Dance Scholarship is named after the high-profile Kiwi Expat and will encourage and support a PhD… Audio
Kids wear cameras for research on healthy products' marketing
A University of Auckland researcher has won $300,000 in funding to study young children's perceptions of products marketed to them as healthy. Sixteen children from two schools will wear portable… Audio
University club fight forces competition to restart
A row has broken out between an anti-abortion group and a feminist group during an University of Auckland student club competition, forcing organisers to shut it down and start again. Students choose… Audio
Top flight flutist in Auckland
University of Auckland celebrates the appointment of new flute lecturer Eric Lamb to the School of Music. American born, Eric has an ongoing performing career working at a top level with Sydney's… Audio
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
Pianist Henry Wong Doe plays Modest Mussorgsky's 'Pictures at an exhibition'. Audio
Auckland’s Graduation Gala Concerto Competition
The University of Auckland presents the 10th anniversary of its Graduation Gala Concerto Competition tomorrow night. Sara Lee (piano), Joella Pinto (violin) and Julie Park (viola), will each perform… Audio
Obese kids watch more TV, study finds
Overweight New Zealand children watch an average of two-and-a-half hours of television every day, according to a new study.
Nights' Culture - Hip Hop
University of Auckland ethnomusicologist Dr Kirsten Zemke looks at some key moments in hip hop this year; the long awaited return of A Tribe Called Quest, the continued prominence of Southern hip hop… Audio
Doubts over increase to Auckland law school roll
The University of Auckland has defied the wishes of many of its own staff and pushed ahead with plans to expand the intake of law school.
'The dream is to rule the world'
How two young Tongan women became the first Pacific academics at the University of Auckland's Business School. Audio
Taking part in the Tattoo
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is the famous display of military bands on the esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, that hundreds of thousands of people see come to see every year. In 2016 Charlotte… Audio
Ethical considerations in mathematics
Professor Steven Galbraith from the University of Auckland's Mathematics Department on ethical considerations in maths and the changes technology is bringing to some fields of mathematics. His… Audio
Paula Morris - Academy of NZ Literature
A newly launched academy for New Zealand literature has sparked a war of words between writers who're for and against it. Writer Paula Morris wants to support mid career authors by encouraging… Audio
Genetics and Neurological Disorders
Professor James Gusella and Professor Marcy MacDonald are genetic scientists from Harvard University who are working to find therapies to treat neurodevelopmental disorders, especially Autism Spectrum… Audio
Nancy November
Musicologist Dr Nancy November from the School of Music at the University of Auckland has been awarded a Marsden Fund grant to investigate the social role of chamber music in 1800s Vienna. The grant… Audio
Poem For The Queen - Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh
Pacific poet, Dr Selina Tusitala Marsh, has been commissioned to write a poem for the Queen. And she's off to Westminster Abbey soon, to recite it for Her Majesty at the Commonwealth Day Observance on… Audio
Fish Talk - Lucy van Oosterom
Lucy van Oosterom is from the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland. And she's made a bit of a breakthrough for Lucy and marine scientists. She been listening to fish talk. Audio
Who does medical trials?
Medical trials depend on people being prepared to try new drugs or to take part in experimental procedures which may not help them now, but might help others in the future. There are many reason not… Audio
Elam marks 125 years of teaching New Zealand's artists
The Elam School of Fine Arts is marking 125 years of producing artists who've gone on to great things here and overseas, as well as unleashing its graduates of 2015. Audio, Gallery
Top science prize for myth-busting bone research team
The 2015 Prime Minister's Science Prize goes to osteoporosis researchers Ian Reid, Mark Bolland and Andrew Grey. Ian Reid also won the Rutherford Medal and Liley Medal Audio
