Most University services and facilities, including our libraries and student hubs, will close at 3pm today, Thursday 21 December, and reopen on Wednesday 3 January 2024.
See all summer hours: bit.ly/4778hb5

Meri Kirihimete me ngā mihi o te Tau Hou. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday period! 🎄

Huge congratulations to all our Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences and Liggins Institute students who are graduating today! 🎉🎓💐

Live streams:
🎥 Ceremony 1, 10am: youtube.com/watch?v=Xw36Gh2TWSs
🎥 Ceremony 2, 1pm: youtube.com/watch?v=UFSJetjHUfQ
🎥 Ceremony 3, 4pm: youtube.com/watch?v=dKp_m9nsorE

Our billboards at Newmarket Campus along Khyber Pass are getting a makeover! ✨
The new series of billboards highlights the range and depth of research underway at Waipapa Taumata Rau, the University of Auckland.
Read more on our website: bit.ly/3RkDZLY

The University of Auckland has been ranked 1st in Oceania and 5th in the world for sustainability in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024. 🎉

Read more about the rankings and the University’s commitment to sustainability: bit.ly/46FPT8N 🌿🌏

Floods, quakes and cyclones expose the fragility of New Zealand’s essential services, housing and transport systems. In this article, University of Auckland researchers across several faculties discuss how we can build resilience. bit.ly/3urs2fQ #eqnz #cyclonegabrielle

Congratulations to Physics Professor @nicgaston.bsky.social, who was awarded the Thomson Medal by the @royalsocietynz.bsky.social for transformative leadership for the research, science & innovation sector, and as a ‘driver of change’ towards equity for women in science.
Read more: bit.ly/3QRJ4MI

Congratulations to our 2023 40 under 40 recipients! These inspirational alumni are making their mark in six different fields: Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Disrupters and Innovators, Humanitarians, Performers, and Influencers.
Check out the full list here: bit.ly/3kmERQO

Congratulations to our researchers who have been awarded
@marsdenfund.bsky.social grants! See the website for a full list of recipients here: bit.ly/3Mq2BBk

The University's long-standing Velocity programme, which offers opportunities from start-up competitions to incubation labs, has won the Global Entrepreneurship Network New Zealand award for Academic Initiative of the Year. ✨ bit.ly/40eYPk5

Congratulations to Emma Nolan, Emma Sharp and Kelly Burrowes, who have been awarded prestigious fellowships by the @royalsocietynz.bsky.social, recognising their excellence and the importance of their areas of research. Read more at: bit.ly/3Mmu2MB

At our second Taumata Rau Conversation this week, some of the country’s leading cybersecurity experts explored the risks and potential impacts of modern cyber threats in the context of New Zealand’s national security strategy.
Read more at: bit.ly/3FAsudO

The University acknowledged researchers and their work at the 2023 Celebrating Research Excellence Awards presentation event last week, themed 'Hīkina kia Tutuki - Rise to Meet the Challenge'. The awards recognise excellence in research from doctoral candidates to senior academics: bit.ly/496ki2B