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Celebrating Research Excellence Awards 2022 Congratulating Maria Armoudian, Research Excellence Medal recipient
We are delighted to share that Ngā Ara Whetū co-director Maria Armoudian (Arts) has been awarded the University of Auckland’sResearch Excellence Medal. Maria has published three critically-acclaimed books, including Lawyers Beyond Borders: Advancing International...
University Research Centres – Transdisciplinary Research for Complex Challenges
Persistent and urgent challenges faced by Aotearoa New Zealand have led to the establishment of seven flagship University Research Centres at the University of Auckland, including Ngā Ara Whetū. The University’s strategy Taumata Teitei focuses researchers and...
CleanTech Networking Event – The climate tech landscape: what’s real and what’s just hot air?
On Tuesday 8 November, we welcomed Ben Soltoff, Entrepreneur in Residence and Ecosystem-Builder at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Martin Trust Center to the Unleash Space for our CleanTech Networking Event in collaboration with the Business School's...
Ngā Ara Whetū Doctoral Scholarships 2023
Ngā Ara Whetū PhD scholarships The Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland (UoA) research centre Ngā Ara Whetū - Climate, Biodiversity and Society has three UoA doctoral scholarships to award in 2023. These scholarships will support our mission to undertake...
Newsroom | NZ should lead the climate change fight, not just pay reparation – Ngā Ara Whetū
We need to invest in clean technologies and circular economies to build a sustainable, diversified economy. And that will also lessen our dependence on carbon-emitting industries, say leading Auckland academics. Continue reading
Our policy submission to the Ministry for the Environment pricing agricultural emissions
The Ministry asked for advice on pricing agricultural emission. Here is our response.
Project for Media in the Public Interest
Want to understand the world better? Get some context around some of the big questions? Have a fresh light shed on global issues and political debate?
The Project for Media in the Public Interest (PMPI) is a website connecting audiences to informed dialogue about science, economics, arts and politics. Academics from across disciplines at the University of Auckland, across America, Europe, Australia and other universities discuss their research on important topics via videos, podcasts, interviews, symposia and opinion pieces.
“We are aiming to elevate critical thinking, raise the level of public debate, and counter the trend towards soft news,” says the project’s founding director, political scientist Dr Maria Armoudian.
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